“It wasn’t in the plan at all, yet here we are,” said XO Gift Co. co-owner Kat Furr. “I saw it was for lease, and kept driving by and had to check it out.”
Gift shop opens second Tennyson Street store within blocks of first
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Proposed flavored tobacco ban delayed, menthol exemption snuffed
The City Council moved the start date to 2023 and nixed a suggestion to allow sales at age-restricted and specialty vaping stores.
Arc’teryx climbs out of Cherry Creek
The Vancouver-based mountaineering brand, which opened a store at 250 Columbine St. in 2018, said it is “committed” to having a Denver location.
Cold weather apparel retailer Cotopaxi hot on Larimer Square
It opened its first Denver store in Cherry Creek Shopping Center last year and plans to open another at 1410 Larimer St. in December.
RiNo loses another auto repair shop as owners sell property for $2.2M
The buyer of the 0.22-acre lot at 3726 Brighton Blvd. is planning to build apartments with ground-floor retail space.
East West Partners to redevelop west side of Cherry Creek mall
The firm is planning a $1 billion mixed-use project with retail, office and residential space in seven structures up to 12 stories tall.
Denver’s ban on flavored tobacco to exempt hookahs, hand-rolled cigars
A vaping store owner said the measure, if approved by the City Council, would put his business “in a desperate situation.”
Caffeinated jerky maker cites supply chain issues as it files for Chapter 11
“It’s sad because the consumer demand is still there,” said Perky Jerky co-founder Brian Levin. “It’s purely been a perfect storm of supply chain hell.”
Littleton narrowly approves plans to redevelop Aspen Grove mall
Up to 2,000 residential units could be built and existing retail space cut to as little as 125,000 square feet from the current 270,000 square feet.
Redevelopment of Aspen Grove mall in Littleton going to council for vote
Gerrity Group, which bought the mall in 2016, wants to cut retail space in half to 125,000 square feet and add 2,000 residential units.
