Openings and Closings

Handel’s Homemade Ice Cream, once named the best ice cream on the planet, is opening multiple locations in the Treasure Valley.

After the Boise outlet closed, questions are swirling about the future of Eddie Bauer stores in Idaho.

After years of uncertainty, demolition permits confirm Boise Factory Outlets will be torn down after more than three decades.

After several major closures in 2025, retail experts say more national chains could scale back or close Idaho locations in 2026.

Nearly 50 well-known businesses across the Boise area and Treasure Valley closed permanently in 2025. Here’s a look at which ones didn’t make it.

Boise could soon get its own version of Denver’s Slick City—an indoor park packed with high-speed slides, glow nights, and family fun.

An award-winning Indian restaurant has turned a once-dismissed Meridian building into a booming success — and now it’s expanding to Nampa with a new location opening just in time for the holidays.

Cheapism named Idaho’s “craziest” pizza—and it wasn’t Flying Pie or Pie Hole. It came from Coned Pizza, the Meridian shop that just closed its brick-and-mortar.

Cane’s fever hits Idaho! The first Raising Cane’s opens in Meridian with giveaways, community donations, and chicken fingers that live up to the hype.

The children’s clothing brand plans to shut down 150 stores nationwide, citing rising costs and low profits. Idaho has three current locations.

Treasure Valley favorite Tamales Nelly is closing after a decade in business, but fans can still order their tamales for the 2025 holiday season.

Downtown Boise is losing another familiar name. P.F. Chang’s will close its BoDo location in late October, according to a new lease listing and confirmation from Colliers.