Retail

North 40 eyes new store on western edge of Spokane

Farm-and-ranch store chain files early plans

February 2, 2017

North 40 Outfitters, the Great Falls, Mont.-based chain of farm-and-ranch stores, is considering constructing a new store on the western edge of Spokane, less than a mile from vacant land the company bought more than four years ago in Airway Heights. Dre

Deer Park pet grooming business builds new home

Facility designed to handle large dogs, segregate cats

January 19, 2017

Leslie Stansbury, owner of Grrs 'n' Purrs Grooming Inc., plans to make her current location her last. Stansbury and her husband, Dan Stansbury, recently developed an 1,800-square-foot building at 212 W. South in Deer Park to house the 25-year-old pet

Trovato Interiors LLC: Interior discoveries

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January 19, 2017

LeAnn Bjerken

Spokane Valley design consultant Susan Usai has years of retail experience working with homeowners to improve the furnishings and look of their residences, so finally getting to operate her own furnishings store was like a dream come true, she says. She

Project on KXLY site poised to start

Grocer first to commit to South Hill shopping center

January 19, 2017

Mike McLean

A broadcast media company and a pair of Spokane commercial real estate brokers are teaming up to develop a retail center on 17 acres of land on the upper South Hill. Carl Guenzel, a broker with Kiemle & Hagood who is involved in the project, says the dev

Cash&Carry erects new store in north Coeur d'Alene

$1.8 million wholesale outlet to open in spring

January 19, 2017

Mike McLean

Portland-based food distributor and warehouse market Cash&Carry Smart Foodservice is erecting its first North Idaho store in Coeur d'Alene. Cash&Carry obtained a building permit to erect the $1.8 million building in mid-December and hopes to open the C

Retail sales rising faster than income hereâ€”for now

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December 15, 2016

LeAnn Bjerken

As has been the case for a couple of years now, retailers here are again predicting sales growth for 2017. However, some of industry representatives and observers interviewed are skeptical as to how long this period of gains will continue. Grant Forsyth

Q&A with Adam Hegsted: Driven by innovative dishes

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December 15, 2016

Chris Street

Since opening the Wandering Table in May 2014, chef Adam Hegsted has built a small culinary empire, with five dining properties in Spokane and Coeur d' Alene. Hegsted began to expand his brand in 2013, by forming the Eat Good Group LLC, which manages

Tiffeny's Temptations: Tempting the taste buds

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December 1, 2016

Samantha Peone

Tiffeny Wycoff has been baking since she was 5 years old. 'I had the Easy Bake oven,â€ she remembers. 'Grandma would always save batter out of the cake. We'd put it in those little pans, pop it in (the oven), and make the little tarts and things.â

Holiday sales outpace 2015, Spokane retailers say

More seasonal employees brought on this year as well

December 1, 2016

LeAnn Bjerken

Following a busy Thanksgiving shopping weekend, a number of Spokane-area retailers say they are on track for stronger holiday sales this year than they had last year. The National Retail Federation said in October that it expects sales in November and

Mall visitors get parking availability app

Valley shoppers can use new feature at that site

December 1, 2016

Samantha Peone

Chicago-based General Growth Properties Inc. says it has expanded a digital parking tool to most of its regional shopping centers in the U.S., including the Spokane Valley Mall. The tool uses heat maps enabled by GPS to identify available parking spaces