Ibotta's latest report latest report combines surveys of more than 3,000 Ibotta Savers and general U.S.-based consumers. It examines current sentiments ahead of the holiday shopping season and how consumer preferences and behaviors, both in-store and online, will shift in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.
When one of the largest outbreaks of COVID-19 shut down JBS USA's meatpacking plant in Greeley for nine days in April, it sent a shockwave through the beef supply chain.
Some in Colorado’s cannabis industry took a hit as the coronavirus pandemic prompted Gov. Jared Polis to shut down the state, but being considered an essential business has helped others.
Three Colorado companies — Dardano's, Knotty Tie Co., and Moore Collection — began making masks when stay-at-home orders started to go into affect. Now, the companies are figuring out how to get back to business
The close-knit community of independent businesses in downtown Arvada has always supported and looked out for each other, but the pandemic heightened those bonds.
Thirty miles west of Pueblo, the small town of Florence is often associated with ADX Florence, or Supermax, the highest of high-security prisons. But it's not readily apparent that prisons are a dominant industry when you wander the streets of Florence. Public art abounds, as do antique stores and eateries, and there's charm and personality to the spare.
The San Luis Valley, the world’s largest alpine valley, is often associated with the Great Sand Dunes, UFOs and vortexes. But its potato industry is another big, if more mundane, calling card.
Due to social-distancing restrictions brought on by COVID-19, the Boulder County Farmers Markets announced plans for a “virtual market,” with online ordering and curbside pickup at Boulder County Fairgrounds in Longmont. Other farmers markets are offering curbside pickup.
Beer sales are up, but not all breweries are benefiting. Here's what Colorado is drinking and how the state’s fabled craft brewers are innovating to stay afloat.
Along with travel-tourism, no Colorado industry has suffered more as a result of COVID-19 restrictions than restaurants. And as layoffs in state's restaurant industry surpass 150,000, uncertainty abounds. Here's what the head of the Colorado Restaurant Association had to say about it.
Not only is Luna Gourmet Coffee and Tea (which also owns Boyer’s Coffee) recovering from business disruptions due to COVID-19 closures, but they’re rebuilding after a fire took out their historic coffee roastery in North Denver. From lessons learned, to small victories achieved, here’s what the company’s owners, the Barrow brothers, are taking forward.
After months of shutdown, initial Mesa County public health variances prevented breweries in the region from re-opening, causing sales to plummet even further than they already had. Now able to reopen, here is the story of how two Mesa County Breweries are dealing with the process of recovery.
Three years after its inception, Spark Grills is launching its sleek charcoal grill, app, and proprietary wood and charcoal Briqs system, which was invented by food and biomass scientists in Boulder. The startup’s system is meant to bring new precision and ease to charcoal grilling.
ColoradoBiz sat down with Nick Armstrong, CEO of WTF Marketing (the event organizer), to learn more about the event including insider tips, must-attend events and what’s new in the events fifth year.
Local entrepreneurs say consumers looking for variety in their diet are driving the current trend, and turning the nonmeat category into a booming business.
As the retail mix begins to shift from brick-and-mortar to online and from big department stores to locally-owned shops, one type of shopping experience appears to be rising — flea markets.
Since 2013, Colorado State University, Metropolitan State University of Denver, Regis University, University of Northern Colorado and Front Range Community College have all brought brewing to the curriculum in a big way.
In recent years, significant trends and research in business gifting have emerged. Here are five of the biggest trends to keep in mind when gifting to clients and employees this holiday season.
Building a successful brand takes a lot and, according to a new report from art consulting and curation firm, Nine dot Arts, curating art that expresses an organization’s brand, mission and vision can help your company stand out in an increasingly competitive marketplace.
As a team-building exercise, few experiences can beat “escape rooms,” hour-long games in which participants solve puzzles and perform tasks to free themselves.
The ranking was based off of the percentage of female-only owned businesses, the unemployment rate for women, the pay differences between women and men and the number of new businesses per capita.
Kicking off Oct. 17 (and carrying through Oct. 25), Denver Design Week offers tours, panels, keynotes and discussions on how design contributes to the city’s economic, social and cultural quality of life.
Food halls are on fire in Colorado: There were about 10 in Denver at last count, several more on the Front Range, and projects in the works in Boulder, Golden, Colorado Springs and Edgewater.
Despite the ubiquitous impact of online shopping, brick-and-mortar stores are proving foundational to the contemporary shopping experience. Given the pervasiveness of online retailing, that resiliency may be surprising.
