Alive and well: Missoulaâs retail sector eyes growth, expansion in coming year
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Shoppers browse the stores in downtown Missoula. The cityâs retail sector is performing better than the national average is showing signs of expansion over the next year.
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MISSOULA â With one of the largest regional draws in the state and a growing population, Missoulaâs retail sector survived the pandemic relatively unscathed and is showing signs of expanding over the coming year.
Connor McMahon, a retail specialist with Sterling CRE Advisors, said Wednesday that a number of national brands are eyeing the Missoula market and will likely follow the likes of WinCo Foods, Chick-fil-a and SCHEELs into the city.
Crazed Customers Travel Miles for the New Missoula Grocery Store
The newly opened Winco Foods grocery store in Missoula, Montana, is booming with business as customers visit for the “Winco Hype” and affordable shopping.
Winco Foods, a new store a part of a larger nationwide chain, has been packed with customers since opening on Feb. 22, 2021. Some customers have been driving as far as 30 miles to check out the new store, and shop the warehouse-like building’s low prices.
“We’re here to see what the hype is all about,” said Brooke Cousins, who had driven from her home in Lolo, MT. “So far, it’s cheaper than the Super 1 in the Bitterroot.” This was Cousins’ first time at Winco, and she wasn’t alone in being a first time shopper.
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Imagine our surprise when we saw this.
For the last two weeks, probably ten days or so, the snow has rapidly disappeared from the Mid Columbia. Even Rattlesnake Mtn. doesn t appear to have any left.
But a day ago, we came across this drift. Obviously plowed areas left behind large mounds that take a lot longer to go away. But even the giant ones seen at Winco Foods or around Walmart melted off like nothing.
It appears to be the last of the snow in the Tri-Cities? Some of you may have had a skiff here and there, but this is the largest remaining one we found, and considering it was this week, surprising.
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