Tag: retail
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Hobby Lobby on the move to southern Colorado Springs from city’s west side
Arts and crafts retailer Hobby Lobby is drawing up a new store location in Colorado Springs. The Oklahoma City-based chain is moving from its nearly 30-year-old home at 525 S. Eighth St. on the city’s west side to the Broadmoor Towne Center shopping center, southeast of Nevada Avenue and Southgate Road in southern Colorado Springs.…
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Third-party vendor laying off 200 employees from Amazon facilities in Colorado
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Nearly 200 employees of a global company that provides operational and maintenance services for airports and industrial customers will be laid off in April from their jobs at Amazon fulfillment centers in Colorado Springs and Thornton and a sortation center in Aurora. Daifuku Services America…
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Third-party vendor laying off 200 employees from Amazon facilities in Colorado
Nearly 200 employees of a global company that provides operational and maintenance services for airports and industrial customers will be laid off in April from their jobs at Amazon fulfillment centers in Colorado Springs and Thornton and a sortation center in Aurora. Daifuku Services America of suburban Dallas notified the Colorado Department of Labor and…
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Colorado Springs sales tax collections finish out 2023 on a down note
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado Springs sales tax collections, a key city government revenue source, slumped at year’s end after an up-and-down performance during 2023. In January, the city collected $22.3 million in revenue from the tax it levies on consumer and business purchases of items such as TVs,…
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Colorado Springs sales tax collections finish out 2023 on a down note
Colorado Springs sales tax collections, a key city government revenue source, slumped at year’s end after an up-and-down performance during 2023. In January, the city collected $22.3 million in revenue from the tax it levies on consumer and business purchases of items such as TVs, appliances, motor vehicles, clothing and building materials — a 4.7%…
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Downtown Colorado Springs businesses displaced by fire ponder next steps after manager terminates leases
The property manager of a building in downtown Colorado Springs said he is terminating leases with business owners after an electrical fire inside the building Dec. 4. Slawek Pietraszek, managing director at New Vision Hotels, said Tuesday that he is releasing tenants from their leases in the Majestic Building, 3-15 E. Bijou St., which houses…
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King Soopers debuts in fast-growing Falcon, just outside Colorado Springs
Grocery giant King Soopers will open one of its large-format marketplace stores at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday in the Falcon Marketplace shopping center, northwest of Woodmen and Meridian roads in unincorporated Falcon, just outside Colorado Springs. A grand-opening ceremony — with a ribbon-cutting, donation to the USO and gift card giveaways — will take place a half-hour later at…
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8 businesses in Colorado Springs we said goodbye to in 2021
In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic clobbered restaurants and retailers in Colorado Springs, leading to dozens of temporary and permanent closures. This past year appears to have been less devastating for businesses, even as the pandemic continues to cast a long shadow. CLOSINGS • Bed Bath & Beyond: The New Jersey-based home furnishings retailer, which closed several…
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10 businesses that came to Colorado Springs in 2021
In 2021, growth for restaurants and retailers in Colorado Springs, was evident even as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to cast a long shadow. Here are some businesses that came to the Pikes Peak region this past year. • Birdcall: The Denver-based, fast-casual chain that specializes in all-natural chicken sandwiches opened its first Springs restaurant east…
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American Furniture Warehouse revives plan for Colorado Springs expansion
American Furniture Warehouse, one of Colorado’s largest furniture retailers, has revived a decade-old plan to add a second store on Colorado Springs’ fast-growing northeast side. The suburban Denver-based chain intends to construct a 355,000-square-foot showroom and warehouse on 25 acres southeast of Powers Boulevard and Woodmen Road, just west of Tutt Boulevard and Templeton Gap…