REI Co-op giving members 10% back despite not making a profit in 2020

The Denver Post (Food Retail) 3/2 6:53A John Meyer, The Know

REI Co-op members are getting a nice surprise in their email inboxes this week. Normally this is the time of year when members find out how much of a dividend they will receive from what they spent at...

Wheels of commerce are rolling, but COVID-19 fallout still causing kinks in supply chains

The Denver Post (Food Retail) 3/1 1:00A Judith Kohler

When COVID-19 started spreading and state and health officials restricted nonessential businesses and activities, the owners of the Colorado Boat Center in Johnstown sat down and wrote three different...

Tattered Cover sets closing date for LoDo store ahead of move to new space

The Denver Post (Food Retail) 2/23 4:01A The Know

Tattered Cover is closing a chapter on its presence in LoDo. The bookshop chain’s 12,500-square-foot store on the corner of Wynkoop and 16th streets will shut down on March 17, according to new owner Kwame Spearman. BusinessDen  broke the news...

Denver’s Green Valley Ranch will be getting a Sprouts Farmers Market store this year

The Denver Post (Food Retail) 2/16 1:00A Joe Rubino

A Sprouts Farmers Market is on track to open in Green Valley Ranch later this year, bringing another option to the far northeast Denver neighborhood that has long been light on grocers . Developer...

Amazon faces biggest union push in its history

The Denver Post (Food Retail) 2/12 7:00A Joseph Pisani

NEW YORK The second Jennifer Bates walks away from her post at the Amazon warehouse where she works, the clock starts ticking. She has precisely 30 minutes to get to the cafeteria and back for her lunch break. That means traversing a warehouse...

Denver Mart to close doors in spring after defaulting on loan

The Denver Post (Food Retail) 2/12 1:00A Jon Murray

The sprawling Denver Mart in Adams County will close its doors this spring after more than five decades of operation, according to a recent letter sent to vendors and a statement on its website. The ownership of the longtime host of wholesale...

Colorado-based eco-friendly ski wax startup strikes deal with two “Shark Tank” investors

The Denver Post (Food Retail) 2/11 5:44A Lily O Neill

Peter Arlein almost deleted the email that ultimately got him a primetime spot on ABC’s “Shark Tank.” The founder of Carbondale-based MountainFlow, which sells eco-friendly wax for skis and...

Colorado marijuana sales hit $2.2 billion in highest-selling year yet

The Denver Post (Food Retail) 2/9 7:07A Tiney Ricciardi

Despite a global pandemic that disrupted many facets of commerce, Colorado’s marijuana industry experienced its most lucrative year on record with $2.2 billion in sales in 2020. According to figures released Tuesday by the state Department of...

Littleton to gun store owners: Lock up your firearms at night

The Denver Post (Food Retail) 2/8 1:00A John Aguilar

Littleton has gone further than any other Colorado community in trying to put an end to brazen smash-and-grab burglaries at gun shops by requiring the businesses to secure their firearms after hours...

Amazon wants to open a delivery warehouse in Arvada but some neighbors think it’s a bad fit

The Denver Post (Food Retail) 1/29 9:20A John Aguilar

Amazon is eyeing Arvada for its next metro area distribution hub, hoping to add another cog to a machine that’s worth more than $1.5 trillion, and buoyed by a global pandemic that’s generated a surge of online shopping . Despite the potential for...

Evo buys on Lincoln Street to gear up rental business

The Denver Post (Food Retail) 1/26 11:51A BusinessDen

By Lily O Neill, BusinessDen Evo has bought, so that more may rent. Earlier this month, the Seattle-based outdoor gear retailer paid $1.2 million for the 6,240-square-foot former pawn shop building at 845 N. Lincoln St. in Denver, across an alley...

In Cherry Creek, a leather retailer given the boot will be replaced by another

The Denver Post (Food Retail) 1/22 8:08A Lily O Neill

One leather boot retailer has walked away, but a second is lacing up. Denver-based retailer Freebird is taking over The Frye Co.’s former unit at 2929 E. 2nd Ave. in Cherry Creek, leaving behind the Cherry Creek Shopping Center. A store employee...

Banner year earns Crocs execs millions in bonuses

The Denver Post (Food Retail) 1/18 1:04A Lucas High

Just days after Crocs Inc. accountants proclaimed 2020 to likely be the firm’s best revenue year ever , the footwear maker announced executive bonuses in the form of company shares worth millions of dollars. Crocs CEO Andrew Rees was given...

November marijuana sales push Colorado’s industry to $2 billion annually for the first time

The Denver Post (Food Retail) 1/13 1:00A Tiney Ricciardi

Colorado marijuana sales in November pushed the industry’s annual revenue to $2 billion for the first time. In November, dispensaries sold $175.1 million worth of products , according to figures released by the Department of Revenue on Tuesday....

EMW Carpets & Furniture calls it a century on South Broadway in Denver, making way for apartments

The Denver Post (Food Retail) 1/10 6:00A Joe Rubino

Eric and J.C. Helmstaedter have a trove of stories about EMW Carpets & Furniture, naturally. The brothers were the third generation to run the family business that operated on Broadway just south of...