Tag: Q39

KC retailers: Swifties with cash outscored NFL Draft on economic impact for small businesses

By Tommy Felts / July 13, 2023

Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour weekend felt like the perfect night to dress up like hipsters and support Kansas City retailers, local small businesses reported. “We saw crowds of Swifties stop by after brunch, even after breakfast time and shop,” said Rick Nunez, store manager at Westside Storey, a local boutique carrying casual streetwear, accessories, home…

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Rob Magee, Q39; Photo courtesy of Q39

Q39 savors doubled sales as barbecue-craving Kansas City drives pandemic survival to-go

By Tommy Felts / December 28, 2020

Kansas City’s restaurant scene will come roaring back in 2021, predicted Rob Magee, serving up a look back at Q39’s wildest year in business and offering his take on what’s made the fast-casual barbecue joint so popular with customers.  “We’re going to get through this pandemic. Kansas City will rise right back up to the…

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Jack Stack Barbecue

KC’s favorite BBQ: Interest in these 10 restaurants surged with curbside curiosity, Lelex Prime says

By Tommy Felts / December 28, 2020

Editor’s note: The following report was produced with analytical support from Lelex Prime, a non-financial, content partner of Startland News. Kansas Citians had impressive appetites in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, Brendan Reilly said, downloading a massive haul of Lelex Prime-collected data that analyzed trends in one of the metro’s favorite categories — barbecue. …

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