Retail – North Bay Business Journal - North San Francisco Bay Area, Sonoma, Marin, Napa counties

Target submits plans for Coddingtown store

February 8th, 2012

SANTA ROSA — Target Corp. wants to replace the vacant Gottschalks store building at Coddingtown Mall with a 144,000-square-foot store.
SRJC wines to be the taste of The Wineyard

January 16th, 2012

SANTA ROSA — Santa Rosa Junior College’s Shone Farm Winery, part of the community college’s winemaking and viticulture training program, has teamed up with a new collective tasting room in the city to provide a higher-profile venue for the school’s award-winning wines and eventually other planned packaged agricultural products from the 365-acre west Sonoma County property.
Stevenson Supply acquires Vallejo store from Ruoff

December 16th, 2011

SANTA ROSA — Stevenson Supply, which specializes in products to manage rainwater runoff and the dirt it moves, made its a further step toward expanding sales further into the Bay Area by acquiring Al Ruoff & Son in Vallejo.
More than wine from these vines

November 7th, 2011

SANTA ROSA — Barbara Banke, chairwoman of Jackson Family Wines, and Chalk Hill Winery co-founder Peggy Furth are launching WholeVine, intended to eventually become a charitable business developing products from as many of the parts of vine as possible with quality as premium as the winegrapes.
Lowe’s backs out of Petaluma project

October 18th, 2011

PETALUMA — Lowe’s Home Improvement has opted not to build a store that was set to anchor a planned 346,000-square-foot mixed-use project on along the east side of Highway 101 in Petaluma because of project delays, the developer announced today.
Tom Scott, Oliver’s Market: Be in touch with your customers

October 17th, 2011

Oliver’s Markets operates three supermarkets in Sonoma County. We are locally owned and offer a wide variety natural and conventional groceries, high quality perishables and restaurant-quality prepared foods; focusing on local products whenever possible.
Fast-growing online furniture retailer expands

October 3rd, 2011

SANTA ROSA — Internet furniture retailer Humble Abode Inc., started as a dot-com entrepreneur’s side project a dozen years ago, has turned into one of fastest growing companies in the U.S. To accommodate that growth, Humble Abode will be expanding into in the business parks near Charles M. Schulz–Sonoma County Airport in early October.
Business news: Week of Oct. 3, 2011

October 3rd, 2011

Business Associations The Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Sonoma County was recognized with the ‘Northern Region Chamber of the Year’ Award at the California Hispanic Chambers of Commerce 32nd Annual Convention, which was held Aug. 10-12. Retail Good Earth Natural Foods’ new store location at 720 Center Blvd. in Fairfax (former site of Albertsons) was recently [...]
Legislature sends Amazon.com sales tax bill to governor

September 19th, 2011

The California Senate and Assembly last week passed a modified version of Assembly Bill 155, a bill of interest to anyone who’s followed the Amazon.com tax battle that could impact some 10,000 affiliates of the online giant retailer. … A California appellate court has for the first time addressed when paid leave offered to an employee as a sabbatical is considered “paid vacation.”
Sutter to relocate northwest Santa Rosa thrift store

September 5th, 2011

SANTA ROSA — Sutter Care at Home, which recently changed its name from Sutter VNA & Hospice, is relocating its Piner Road thrift store to a larger, more visible space in northwest Santa Rosa this month.
CamelBak acquired for $257 million

August 25th, 2011

PETALUMA — CamelBak Products, LLC, best known for its line of backpack canteens, was acquired by a Connecticut-based publicly traded investment group for $257.5 million.
People: Week of Aug. 15, 2011

August 15th, 2011

Technology Autodesk announced that Tamra Muir, senior director of Americas Distribution and Alliances, has been recognized by Everything Channel’s CRN Magazine as one of 2011’s “Power 100 Women of the Channel.” It is the second time Muir has been included on CRN’s annual list, which honors female executives exemplifying success within the IT channel and have reached [...]
Perfect Fitness to pay $425,000 to settle product-defect allegations

August 10th, 2011

SAUSALITO — The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission today announced Perfect Fitness has agreed to pay a $425,000 civil penalty relating to a defect in a prior version of its Perfect Pullup exercise device.
Largest paintball, laser tag and airsoft center to open in Santa Rosa

August 1st, 2011

SANTA ROSA — Billed as the largest indoor paintball, laser tag and airsoft center west of the Mississippi River, the new Playland is scheduled to have a soft opening the week of Aug. 5 at 170 Todd Road, pending final approvals from the county.
Zobha women’s activewear maker acquired

July 27th, 2011

MILL VALLEY — Fashion apparel conglomerate Kellwood of St. Louis acquired Mill Valley-based yoga and fitness wear maker Zobha.
Athleta plans to nearly double HQ size

July 25th, 2011

PETALUMA — Women’s activewear retailer Athleta, a division of San Francisco-based apparel giant Gap Inc., plans to nearly double the size of its 200-employee headquarters office in Petaluma this fall as the brand’s brick-and-mortar retail initiative picks up the pace.
Atlanta private-equity firm acquires Il Fornaio

June 13th, 2011

CORTE MADERA — Il Fornaio (America) Corp., which owns the Corner Bakery Cafe and Il Fornaio Restaurants and Bakeries chains, has been acquired by affiliates of Roark Capital Group, an Atlanta-based private equity firm.
Dharma Trading Co. to move order-fulfillment to Petaluma

June 13th, 2011

SAN RAFAEL — Dharma Trading Co., which has been selling supplies for decorating yarn and fabrics since the late 1960s, plans to relocate its growing mail-order and e-commerce business under one larger Petaluma roof this year.
Lydia’s Organics to expand in Petaluma

June 6th, 2011

PETALUMA — A Fairfax-based organic and raw foods maker and kitchen is moving much of its operations to northern Petaluma as part of an expansion of production and to open up a larger café and holistic center.
Santa Rosa Wednesday Night Market cancelled due to rain

May 25th, 2011

SANTA ROSA — The downtown Santa Rosa Wednesday Night Market will be canceled today because organizers don’t foresee rain letting up by the time the market opens this evening.