Press
2020
February 3 - Denver Award Program - Spruce Receives 2020 Denver Award
January 2 - Style in Progress - The Future - Why? Spruce/Denver The One-Stop-Shop
2019
October 9 - Denver Dweller - Denver Personal Stylists: 10 Shops to Get Star Treatment on Every Budget
August 7 - Rocky Mountain Bride Magazine - The Gent's Guide
July 15 - Voyage Denver - Conversations with the Inspiring Becca Romero
June 18 - Colorado Public Television - Street Level Startups - Episode 5: Startups to Watch
April 29 - Denver Style Magazine - Where to Menswear
2018
November 1 - ISBN International SalonSpa Business Network - IoT, AI, AGI, WTF
October 1 - Man Magazine - Best in Shop
September 22 - The Denver Post - Independent gear shop moves from bungalow to century-old theater as gentrification alters Denver’s Berkeley neighborhood
September 20
- Denver Style Magazine - Summer Summer Summertime
- Denver Style Magazine - Tools to Tame Your Mane
September 12
- Courageous Faces Foundation - Johnny Living Differently
- Westword - Tennyson Street Businesses Try to Stay Afloat Through Construction, Scrape-offs
July 10 - Zippia - 20 Best Companies to Work for in Denver, CO 2018
May 8 - Salon Today - Facebook Live at ISBN
April 26 - The List - Crazy Cool Barber Shops Across America
April 6
- Denver Style Magazine - Spring Gift Guide
- Denver Style Magazine - Active Mom on the Move
- Denver Style Magazine - Layer Cake
April 1 - Men's Journal - America's Coolest Barbershops
March 16 - 303 Magazine - 11 Events to Celebrate Denver Fashion Week
February 12 - 303 Magazine - The 303 Guide to What to Wear for Valentine's Day
2017
December 4 - 5280 Magazine - Gift Guide 2017: Fashionable Stocking Stuffers for Him
November 1 - Press Release - Get Naked (Or Cedar, Or Citrus) With Spruce Denver Men’s Salon & Style Shop: Launches Its Own Brand of Grooming Products
October 31
- Denver Style Magazine - Layer Up
- Denver Style Magazine - 5 Ways to Wear Scarves
October 27 - 303 Magazine - Last Minute Halloween Costumes Anyone in Denver Has in their Closet
October 4 - Insider Trends - Stores run by bots? Why Spruce sees retail tech as an enabler of guest experience
September 18 - Built in Colorado - 5 Colorado fashion tech startups that can help you freshen up your fall wardrobe
September 14
- Denver Style Magazine - Nifty Shades of Gray
- Denver Style Magazine - Fall in Love
June 21 - 303 Magazine - The 303 Guide to Denver Summer Style
June 13 - Fox 31 Denver - Pops N’ Cocktails for Father’s Day
May 9 - CB Insights - The Beauty Tech Market Map: 70+ Startups Attacking Beauty & Grooming
May 5 - 303 Magazine - 70+ Local Denver Boutiques You Should Know About
April 20 - Monday Creations - People of Monday: Taylor Romero
April 19 - 303 Magazine - 17 Stylish People in Denver You Should Follow on Instagram
April 1 - 303 Magazine - 303 Award Winners 2016-2017 Best Boutique – Fan Favorite: Spruce
April 3 - ADCD - Paper Fashion Show Judge: Taylor Romero
March 20 - Denver A-List - Spruce Named Best Men's Clothing by Denver A-List Voters
February 22 - Denver Style Magazine - Where to Wear: Denim Dictionary
February 10 - Westword - The Ten Best Fashion Events in February
February 4 - ABH Reviews - Spruce for Men
January 26 - 303 Magazine - Challenging Gender Norms, Denver’s Spruce Aims to Change How You Shop
January 25 - Shop Tennyson - Denver A-List Nominations: A-list of Denver's own Tennyson Street favorites
January 12 - Techstars - Techstars and Target: Driving Innovation for Retail
January 6 - CNBC - New tech will help you skip the checkout line
January 4 - Yahoo! Sports - 5 Great Places to Shop in Denver
2016
December 21 - Vik Bangia - Something's Always Brewing!
December 17 - Denver Life Weddings - Bridal Buzz: Grooming the Groom
December 9 - Denver Dweller - Lazy Shopper’s Denver Holiday Gift Guide: 1 Hour on Tennyson Street
December 8 - Techstars - Techstars Holiday Gift Guide 2016
December 1 - 5280 Magazine - The 5280 Guide to Shopping In Denver
November 28 - Shop Tennyson - Small Business Saturday on Tennyson St. / Berkeley – Don’t Miss Out!
November 26 - Met Media - Branded: Spruce
November 16 - Insider Trends - Top 50 Retail Tech Startups Worldwide
November 1 - Press Release - The Living Man-nequin: Spruce Launches E-Commerce Site With A Lifestyle Twist
October 21 - Men’s Vows - Denver: Shopping Mecca
October 19 - The DenveReal Deal - Berkeley
October 14 - Denver Style Magazine - Boutique Walk Through Series - Spruce
September 29 - Fox 31 Denver - Denver business uses high-tech bot to enhance shopping experience
September 27 - Forbes - Five Takeaways From The First Target + Techstars' Demo Day
September 26 - Insider Trends - Concept Store: Connected Spaces, Bots, and What it Means for the Future of Retail
September 23 - Fung Global Retail & Tech - Target Techstars Demo Day Sept 20 2016
September 22 - The Collusionist - Brand: Spruce
September 21
- Star Tribune - Target's first tech incubator with Techstars already hatching tangible results
- Target - Startups Make the Pitch of a Lifetime: Your Peek Inside Target + Techstars’ Demo Day
September 20 - Denver Post - Spruce’s shave and a haircut to split off internet bits after Target Techstars accelerator
September 7 - TEDxMile High - Building the Future of Retail
September 5 - Denver Style Magazine - Meet the Empire Starters: Taylor & Becca Romero
August 1 - OWN IT - Spruced Up: We Talk Marketing, Makeovers and Menswear with Shop Owner Taylor Romero
July 27 - Dan Heck - 3 Trends Changing Retail
July 18 - IoT Journal - Taylor Romero's DIY Path to an Internet-Connected Store
July 12 - BusinessDen - The Term Sheet: Startup funding roundup for June
July 11 - BusinessDen - Tennyson St. barbershop lands $120K investment; looking for second location
July 8 - Target - Mentors and Startups Reflect On First Weeks of Target + Techstars Accelerator Program
July 5 - Fox 31 Denver - 5280’s Top Of The Town
July 1 - 5280 Magazine - Top of the Town 2016: Local Men’s Boutique
June 25 - TEDxMile High - Technology will change retail shopping - but it's not what you think
June 23
- Denver Style Magazine - Building Style with Billy Beats
- Denver Style Magazine - Summer Shoe Game
June 17 - Chicago Tribune - Could this Chicago startup make Target search results better?
June 16 - Johnson & Wales University - Internship Success Stories: Zach Schulman ’16
June 15
- Denver Business Journal - 2 Colorado startups picked for Techstars-Target retail accelerator program
- Fast Company - Can Target And Techstars Turn Minnesota Into The Next Silicon Valley?
- Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal - Target + Techstars retail accelerator names first class of startups
- Star Tribune - Techstars choose startups for bootcamp at Target this summer
- Target - Meet the Startups Picked to Be Part of Target’s First-Ever Accelerator
- Tech.MN - Target + Techstars Retail Accelerator Announce Their First Class Of Startups
- Techstars - Announcing the 2016 Class of Techstars Retail, in Partnership with Target in Minneapolis
May 25 - National Retail Federation - America’s Retail Champions
May 17 - TEDxMilehigh - Make + Believe Speaker Q&A with Taylor Romero
May 16 - Press Release - A Year of ManPower: Spruce to Celebrate a Successful First Year of Making Denver Men Dapper
April 21 - Denver Style Magazine - Outerwear Affair
April 14 - Technology Translated - How to Use Technology to Enhance the Offline Customer Experience
April 11 - Westword - The Ten Best Beard Trims in Denver
April 5 - Denver Style Magazine - 80s Trends Made Modern
April 4 - Denver A-List - Spruce named Best Men's Clothing by Denver A-List voters
March 30
- Westword - Best of 2016: Best Neighborhood Shopping District - Tennyson Street Between 38th and 44th avenues
- Westword - Best of 2016: Best New Menswear Boutique/Barbershop - Spruce
March 10 - Fox 31 Denver - Men’s business attire undergoing change to ‘elevated casual’
March 8 - National Franchise Institute - FiG Advertising Awards a Hand-Up Scholarship to Spruce Men’s Barbershop & Clothier
March 4 - Press Release - Grooms Just Wanna Have Fun: Local Clothier + Barber To Offer Groom-Focused Wedding Packages
January 18 - Denver Life Magazine - Meet Spruce: A Denver Men’s Boutique
2015
December 23
- Press Release - The Total Package: Local Men’s Clothier + Barber Teams Up With Gym, Offering Men Real Solutions to Fitness Woes
- Denver Dweller - 13 Last-Minute Holiday Gifts: Shop Local Denver
December 21 - Urbanist - Berkeley's Hipster Barber Shops
December 17 - Denver Style Magazine - Entrepreneur Spotlight: Becca Romero of Spruce
December 16 - Denver Style Magazine - Staff Holiday Gift Guide
December 7 - Westword - Holiday ManCraft Featured Manmade Goods at the Forney
December 1 - Denver Style Magazine - Cloth and Man: Spruce Boutique Review
November 29 - The Denver Ear - Psst… Holiday Gift Guide 2015
November 20 - First Class Fashionista - Best Black Friday Deals for Men
October 9 - Press Release - Through Someone Else’s Eyes: Spruce To Host First “Virtual Reality”-Inspired Haunted House in Denver For--Free
September 8 - First Class Fashionista - Spruce Grand Opening Review and Pictures
September 7 - Denver Style Magazine - Event Gallery: Spruce Grand Opening
September 3 - Westword - Spruce, A Menswear Boutique and Barbershop, Hosts Grand Opening Tonight
August 31 - Debonair Gent - Hot Spots: Spruce Barber and Clothier
August 29 - First Class Fashionista - Spruce Grand Opening Party in Denver
August 5 - Press Release - Can the Clothes Make the Man? New Denver Clothier + Barber Seeks to Empower Men through Personal Style
June 18 - The Denver Egotist - Meet Spruce: Denver's All-In-One Style Consultancy + Barber + Clothier
June 2 - Press Release - Spruce Brings Modern Panache to Berkeley Neighborhood