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Bartell Drugs Bought By Rite Aid for $95M

Bartell Drugs Bought By Rite Aid for $95M

The 130-year-old chain’s brand will remain

Bartell Drugs CEO Kathi Lentzsch

Whole Foods Tops Covid-19 Safety Survey

Whole Foods Tops Covid-19 Safety Survey

Whole Foods ranked high in areas such as mask use, sanitizing and enforced social distancing

Whole Foods ranked No. 1 of 33 brands across several industries for its coronavirus health and safety practices.  Whole Foods, which was purchased by Seattle-based tech giant Amazon in 2017 for $13.6 billion, ranked high in areas such as mask use, sanitizing and enforced social distancing, according to the Consumer Health & Safety Index by…

Neiman Marcus to Close Bellevue Store

Neiman Marcus to Close Bellevue Store

The upscale retailer declared bankruptcy in June

Upscale department store Neiman Marcus is closing its Bellevue store. The company said in a filing that it is rejecting leases in several locations across the country. The Dallas-based retailer, which was founded in 1907, filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last month. The Bellevue store is located at 11111 N.E. Eighth St. at The…

The Power of Pop-ups

The Power of Pop-ups

Seattle shop has been a hit with tenants and customers

The retail landscape with which we ended 2020 is not the same one that we see in the first quarter of 2021; the coronavirus pandemic has transformed an already struggling industry for the foreseeable future. According to retail analytics firm Core-sight Research, about 8,400 stores closed across the United States last year.  And it’s no secret that…

Fernish lets you be Fickle about Furniture

Fernish lets you be Fickle about Furniture

If you lack couch commitment, you can rent instead

Fernish co-founders Lucas Dickey, left, and Michael Barlow

Holiday Gift Guide: Stuff Your Stockings

Holiday Gift Guide: Stuff Your Stockings

Go small to go big this holiday season with these unique gifts

First: Tinte Cellars; Second: Tokki; Third: Untamed Humans

Holiday Gift Guide: Independent They Stand

Holiday Gift Guide: Independent They Stand

The holiday season is the perfect time to support local, independent retailers, either in person or online

Frilancy Hoyle, owner of Rebecca Onassis Boutique.

Seattle Retailers Slash Prices For Black Friday

Seattle Retailers Slash Prices For Black Friday

Deals can be had at Amazon, Costco and Nordstrom

Retailers across the United State are offering huge discounts as Black Friday approaches. Locally, Nordstrom on average is slashing prices by 39%, Amazon by 26.5% and Costco by 22%, according to financial services website WalletHub.  Department stores JCPenney, Macy’s and Kohl’s topped the list, offering average discounts of 56.7%, 56% and 51.9%, respectively.  When broken down by…

Whole Foods Offers Early Shoppers 'Turkey Insurance'

Whole Foods Offers Early Shoppers ‘Turkey Insurance’

Grocer is offering a 'turkey protection plan'

Whole Foods and Progressive Insurance are teaming up to ensure that your Thanksgiving meal is mishap-free.  Whole Foods shoppers who buy their turkeys through Nov. 22 are eligible to receive a $35 Whole Foods gift card if their Thanksgiving cooking plans go awry. Starting on Thanksgiving day, the first 1,000 “Turkey Insurance” claims will receive gift cards. …

Bartell Drugs Bought By Rite Aid for $95M

Bartell Drugs Bought By Rite Aid for $95M

The 130-year-old chain’s brand will remain

Bartell Drugs CEO Kathi Lentzsch

Whole Foods Tops Covid-19 Safety Survey

Whole Foods Tops Covid-19 Safety Survey

Whole Foods ranked high in areas such as mask use, sanitizing and enforced social distancing

Whole Foods ranked No. 1 of 33 brands across several industries for its coronavirus health and safety practices.  Whole Foods, which was purchased by Seattle-based tech giant Amazon in 2017 for $13.6 billion, ranked high in areas such as mask use, sanitizing and enforced social distancing, according to the Consumer Health & Safety Index by…

Neiman Marcus to Close Bellevue Store

Neiman Marcus to Close Bellevue Store

The upscale retailer declared bankruptcy in June

Upscale department store Neiman Marcus is closing its Bellevue store. The company said in a filing that it is rejecting leases in several locations across the country. The Dallas-based retailer, which was founded in 1907, filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last month. The Bellevue store is located at 11111 N.E. Eighth St. at The…

PCC Markets Plans Bellevue Store, Kirkland Expansion

PCC Markets Plans Bellevue Store, Kirkland Expansion

The popular grocer will open in Bellevue on August 12

PCC Community Markets is eyeing the Eastside for growth. The Seattle-based grocer – the largest community-owned food market in the United States – will open a store in Bellevue at 11615 N.E. Fourth St. on August 12. The store will also feature a large studio to host PCC’s popular cooking classes, which are currently being…

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