Denver and its suburbs welcomed 14 new businesses — from retailers to law firms to franchises — over the past few months.
• Furniture retailer Joybird opened a Denver showroom at 121 Clayton Lane in Cherry Creek at the end of the summer, selling customizable pieces.
• Cannabis company LivWell Enlightened Health opened a dispensary in Denver Tech Center at 7795 E. Belleview Ave. as its 27th location in the state. “The booming areas of the Denver Tech Center and nearby Greenwood Village comprise one of the region’s most affluent and diverse populations,” said vice president of retail Rick Baughman. “Our DTC location has regular customers that run the gamut from seniors to young couples just starting out.”
• Law firm Olson Grimsley Kawanabe Hinchcliff & Murray LLC, headquartered in Denver, launched in early September. Its five trial lawyers offer their services to plaintiffs as a public interest firm.
• Financial services provider Apex Group opened its new Denver office at 4700 S. Syracuse St. in September. It plans to expand its team over the next year, adding to its existing client service delivery teams.
• Facial spa chain Heyday opened its third Colorado location in the University Hills neighborhood at 2770 S. Colorado Blvd. on Sept. 29, occupying an almost 2,000-square-foot shop.
• Buck Mason, a Los Angeles-based clothing brand, opened its first store in Colorado last month in the Cherry Creek Shopping Center at 3000 E. First Avenue. “The Denver area has always shown us so much love,” said co-founder Erik Allen Ford. “It’s great to finally have a space where customers can fully experience the brand and collection.”
• Veterinary clinic chain GoodVets signed a lease last month at 990 Bannock St. in Denver, with construction set for early next year. Its tentative opening is next summer. GoodVets anticipates that three other locations will open by the end of 2023 in south Denver, LoHi and Castle Rock respectively.
Denver’s suburbs
And outside of the Mile High City, more businesses are setting up shop.
• Department store chain Nordstrom Rack opened a 29,000-square-foot store at Aurora’s Southlands shopping mall at 24101 E. Orchard Road.
• Retail furniture chain American Freight opened a 25,000-square-foot store in Centennial at 9667 E. County Line Road on Sept. 1. The location offers same-day delivery on all of its items in stock.
• Metal Supermarkets, a supplier of small-quantity metals, opened its Sheridan location at 1500 W. Hampden Ave. on Oct. 9 as its third store in the Denver area.
• Fitness center franchise Planet Fitness opened a 27,800-square-foot gym in Littleton in the Jefferson Marketplace Shopping Center at 8194 S. Kipling Highway on Oct. 14.
• Department store retailer Burlington Stores Inc. opened a new store in Lakewood at 7350 W. Alameda Ave. on Oct. 27 — its 15th location in Colorado.
• Milano Nail Spa Belmar — the first Colorado outpost of the Texas-based nail salon chain Nails of America | Milano Nail Spa — will open in Lakewood at 340 S. Teller St. on Nov. 19, taking over a 5,056-square-foot space.
• Mathnasium Learning Centers is reopening its tutoring center at 10443 Town Center Dr. in south Westminster on Nov. 11 under new ownership. “Being able to re-open this location is critical for so many students, because we know there is no better approach to math challenges in 2023 than what Mathnasium offers,” said franchisee Karen Lossing.