St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Store moves into rebuilt Broadway Park space
Fourteen months after a Thanksgiving weekend fire destroyed the central section of the Broadway Park shopping center in Boise, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Store now is open in most of the...
View ArticleBenchmark outdoors store is closing on Boise’s Vista Avenue
The Benchmark outdoor adventure equipment store is shutting down as soon all the inventory is sold after 31 years at the same Vista Avenue location on the Boise Bench. Owner Emil Hutton started the...
View ArticleThree-suite retail strip awaits tenants in Kuna
JRW Construction of Eagle is building its first retail strip center in Kuna on a half-acre lot that owner James Wylie has owned for more than 10 years. Wylie and his sons, Jake and Erik, started...
View ArticleFate uncertain for Idaho Mattress Firm stores
Mattress Firm, a Houston-based mattress chain, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, but it is unclear whether any Idaho stores are slated for the first round of 210 store closures announced...
View ArticleOld-school retail flourishes in Idaho
This is the golden age for retail in Idaho, whether that’s a chain store or an independent, downtown or in a mall. National and regional retailers continue to discover the Treasure Valley, local...
View ArticleBuilding local businesses with Small Business Saturday
With a holiday shopping season one week shorter than usual, small businesses need to promote themselves using events such as Small Business Saturday, scheduled for Nov. 30 – the day after Black Friday,...
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