Retail sales in Spokane had a slow start in 2025, with low single-digit percentage growth, says Patrick Jones, executive director of Eastern Washington University’s Institute of Public Policy & Economic Analysis.

When Beau Burdett visited the Inland Northwest in June to check out Kirishian Imports, a Spokane-based rug retailer and cleaner he was considering purchasing, what he found scared him — in a good way.

Aloha Vintage Mercantile LLC has reached full vendor capacity a month after opening its doors to the public at the Trent & Argonne Plaza, in Spokane Valley.

Despite economic uncertainty, downtown Spokane’s 2025 holiday retail forecast looks optimistic.

BuyWander Inc., an e-commerce retail returns marketplace, has opened a fourth warehouse store, this time in West Valley City, Utah, in the greater metropolitan area of Salt Lake City.

A year after setting out to build drive-thru tea shops in Arizona, Revival Tea Co. founder Andrew Henry is steering his company in a new direction — toward the Midwest.

After moving into a new location just east of downtown Spokane, Liberty Ciderworks is seeing growth in both distribution and visits to its family-focused taproom after a major revamp this year.

Crêpe Café Sisters is getting ready to open its second brick-and-mortar location in an area where the company got its start 23 years ago: Liberty Lake.

Driven by a passion for design and a desire to grow her business, Natali Alexander acquired Design Works last year, making her the third owner of the longtime Spokane interior design company.