The Arc of Spokane plans to open a thrift store next month in the former CompUSA building, at 808 N. Ruby north of downtown, having ended its longstanding relationship with Value Village, says Greg Falk, Arc's executive director.Arc, a nonprofit
Red Lion Hotels Corp., of Spokane, reported today third-quarter net income of $1.2 million, or 6 cents a diluted share, compared with a net loss of $906,000, or 5 cents a share, in the year-earlier period.James P. Evans, Red Lion's interim and in
The National Retail Federation is forecasting an increase of almost 4 percent in retail sales for the months of November and December this year. This is slightly higher than 2012's actual increase of 3.5 percent and the 10-year average holiday of a
Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, a Lakewood, Colo.-based specialty grocery chain, plans to open its third Idaho store in Coeur d'Alene next spring, says Merrideth Branscombe, a spokeswoman for the company.Natural Grocers will hire about 25 to
North Idaho restaurateurs Larry Leavitt and Paul Henderson plan to open a Golden Corral Buffet & Grill restaurant early next year in Coeur d'Alene.The restaurant will be located at 3458 N. Fruitland Lane in the northern part of the city, west of
Spokane-based Etailz Inc., the e-commerce company that formerly operated under the name Green Cupboards Inc., says it will open a retail store this fall in the South Perry Business District to carry a mix of products available on the websites it to
Greenstone CEO Jim Frank and Spokane City Councilman Jon Snyder are campaigning to allow Washington establishments to serve alcoholic beverages in outdoor seating areas without having to fence them in.Under current Washington State Liquor Board
Some online prognosticators have predicted that Sandpoint-based specialty women's apparel retailer Coldwater Creek might soon succumb to bankruptcy, and a pair of market observers contacted by the Journal of Business have somewhat mixed opinions of