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The key is making going back and forth across the street easier. “We envision a walking neighborhood like Perry Street, but bigger. “What we really believe in is building a strong community in the North Monroe business district,” Jones said.

And unlike some of their North Monroe business counterparts, Jones and Lewis fully support the proposed Monroe Street redesign – in fact, that’s one of the reason’s this location was so attractive to them.

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The location of the store wasn’t happenstance – Jones works full time at Brickyard Barbershop next door, so they’d eyed this spot for awhile. He did the artwork on their storefront as well as the signage for Vessel Coffee Roasters across the street. “They told us to focus on one thing at a time and do that thing really well,” Lewis said. They reached out to other locally owned businesses for feedback. Their three-step plan includes the retail store, the backroom bar and e-commerce. Kingsley is the middle name of Lewis’ son and Scout is the middle name of Jones’ daughter. When they hammered out a business plan, the name came quickly. Jones and Lewis say offering wine and beer will add to the ambience and will help make Kingsley & Scout a destination for men, women and couples to hang out. Construction of a backroom bar is underway. While they’ve branded the store as a men’s mecca, the owners are keenly aware that 50 percent of their shoppers are women. “For every tree they chop down, they plant 100,” said Lewis. The brand appealed to Jones and Lewis because of its sustainability motto. The shop features gourmet Daneson toothpicks in flavors like single malt scotch and bourbon blend. Other available scents include bourbon and tobacco, as well as leather and teak.Įven toothpicks take on a manly flair. No floral or apple pie scents here – this one is a whiskey-and-cola-scented candle made by Craft and Foster. The hand-stitched goods are made by Ben Fine, who also works as a bartender at Durkin’s Liquor Bar downtown.Ī cheerily burning candle offers another reminder that this is a shop for dudes. “It’s a Spokane business, the next address over,” Jones said. Clothing from the Great PNW lines the walls. Supporting other locally-owned business is important to them. “We want to fill the gap between higher end stores like Nordstrom, and stuff you’d find at the mall,” Jones said. “That’s why we wanted to make this a comfortable place for guys to hang out.”īeanies and ball caps fill the shelves, and yes, there are a couple of taxidermy animal heads on the walls. “Most men don’t think ‘Oh, I can’t wait to go shopping!’ ” said Jones, grinning.

In fact, they met 17 years ago while working at a local mall and they know their target market well. Owners Billy Jones, 32, and Nick Lewis, 36, have a combined 25 years of retail experience between them. 4 on North Monroe Street and offers a variety of local clothing brands, men’s accessories and hand-painted signs. Don’t let the turquoise storefront with the purple trim fool you – Kingsley & Scout is a place for men.