Jed Seigle worked as a buyer for a department store, then founded a video game e-commerce company. ‘Bigger guys have been ignored by the apparel industry,’ he said.
Plus-size menswear startup raises $335K, to start selling in February
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Apparel brand Untuckit to open store in Cherry Creek mall
The company sells shirts designed to be left untucked. Untuckit sold its products only online for years, but now is aggressively adding brick-and-mortar locations.
Rooftop tent distributor moving from Evergreen to Wheat Ridge
Altitude Industries has leased 2,500 square feet. Its new home will incorporate a showroom displaying rooftop tents and a drive-in bay for installation on cars.
‘Wellness marketplace’ planned as former school at Federal and Speer sells for $6M
Nurture co-founder: ‘It will operate similar to The Source or Avanti, if you will, but it will have health, wellness, beauty and fitness offerings, anchored by a café.’
Startup looks to rent apparel to infrequent or destination skiers
Sarah Laughlin dreamed up Slope Threads while pursuing an MBA at the University of Denver.
Telluride apparel startup raises nearly $1 million, adds employees
Western Rise aims to make apparel that performs in the wilderness and also is appropriate for urban life.
Children’s hair bow startup, born on Etsy, takes 5K square feet in Sunnyside
Founder Hillary Denham said Wunderkin is on track for $3 million in 2018 revenue.
Asian grocer along South Federal looks to move, expand
Tri Ocean Market owner: ‘From my store to go north to Alameda, I count five or six different ones. And right now my store is the smallest one.’
Husband-and-wife team launches furniture line with ‘a Denver-inspired aesthetic’
Donnie Criswell founded Denver Modern with his wife Lindsey after a decade of custom-making furniture. The collection ranges in price from $400 for a fireplace holder to $5,000 for a dining room table.
Wahoo’s Fish Taco closes Uptown location
The California-based chain had been at 225 E. 20th Ave. for more than a decade.
