Downtown Spokane women's clothing retailer Talbots is leaving its 706 W. Main location, effective Aug. 21. Its lease expires the end of this month, a Talbot's employee told us today.

We'll provide some kind of reward -- non-monetary-- for the reader who can convince us they really know who will move into that location.

Disclosure: We work for the Cowles Co., which also operates River Park Square, Talbot's landlord. We asked company officials who would go in there. They were mum, as of Tuesday.

I'm guessing the company taking that spot outbid Talbots when the lease came up for renewal. Whoever that company is, they might feel it's to their advantage to be next door to 710 W. Main, where Apple will open a retail store this fall.

Apple is taking over the location of Eddie Bauer, one door west of Talbots.

River Park Square's Bob Smith, who helps manage RPS, declined to say if the new tenant moving into 706 W. Main was taking that spot because of Apple.

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