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americas news inbrief

NORDSTROM FLAGSHIP TO GO BIG ON ICONIC CANADIAN RETAILER
FOOD IN NEW YORK CITY SETS FOOT IN CHICAGO HOPE & HENRY AGREES DEAL
An online start-up brand founded by the
former CEO of Gymboree is taking on brick-
Food is set to have a pivotal presence in Nordstrom’s first-ever Roots has opened its largest location to date, and-mortar. Simon announced that Hope &
flagship in New York City. The 320,000sq ft store which is due to an 11,448sq ft two-level experiential store Henry will open more than 15 stores at Simon
open on 24 October near Columbus Circle in Manhattan, will feature on Michigan Avenue in Chicago. centres throughout the US by the end of the
six food and beverage offerings. The location, Roots’ eighth in the US, is third quarter 2019. The brand made its retail
The fashion retailer is partnering with famed Seattle-based chefs designed to immerse customers in the brand. debut in 2018 in Garden City, New York.
Ethan Stowell, a James Beard Award nominee and one of Food & Done in the retailer’s “cabin-meets-city-
Wine’s Best New Chefs in America, and Tom Douglas, a James Beard style,” the store showcases Roots’ character,
Award recipient for Best Chef Northwest and Best Restaurateur. heritage and products, with each referencing UNIQLO TO OPEN IN ALBERTA
The six offerings are Wolf, a homage from Ethan Stowell to the brand’s DNA. The assortment includes Opening in Edmonton, the store marks Uniqlo’s
his award-winnning restaurant, How to Cook a Wolf, Jeannie’s, a men’s, women’s and children’s offerings as official entry into Alberta and first store
contemporary pizza, pasta and salad restaurant, Hani Pacific, which well as leather goods. outside of Toronto and Vancouver, kickstarting
will feature Pacific Rim-influenced dishes, Broadway Bar, which will Throughout the space, dedicated sections the brand’s national expansion. The first
feature inventive cocktails and small plates from the bar’s second- celebrate iconic Roots products, including Uniqlo store in Alberta will be located in West
floor vantage point, Bistro Verde, which offers fare including soups, a “Salt & Pepper Sweatbar,” a nod to the Edmonton Mall.
salads, a variety of pizzas and pastas, meats and seafoods, and tempting brand’s signature salt-and-pepper sweats.
desserts. The final offering will be Shoe Bar, a cocktail-destination. Whilst a “Leather Lounge” puts the spotlight
on the company’s handcrafted leather goods. MONICA VINADER TO EXPAND
Located at 989 Madison Avenue, the 667sq ft
boutique is located near The Met Breuer as well
SEARS GOES SMALLER WITH as the Mark, Carlyle and Surrey hotels. In addition
NEW HOME & LIFE STORES to the new boutique opening, Monica Vinader is
further boosting its North American presence
with an update to its Nordstrom partnership.
Sears has unveiled its next chapter, Sears and our Home Services offering,” said Peter
Home & Life, opening stores in Lafayette, Boutros, Chief Brand Officer for Sears and
Louisiana, Overland Park, Kansas and Kmart and President of Kenmore, Craftsman NEW CONCEPT FOR DULUTH
Anchorage, Alaska. and DieHard brands. “Our customers also Duluth Trading Co. is stepping up its game.
The apparel-free, smaller-sized format will have access to our entire product The men’s and women’s casual clothing and
(the footprint ranges from 10,000sq ft to offering through the online Search Bar.” workwear brand will debut a new concept
15,000sq ft) is focused on selling major The new Home & Life stores carry Sears’ store this fall at Mall of America. The outpost
and small kitchen appliances, mattresses, longtime signature brands such as Kenmore will carry an assortment of Duluth Trading’s
tools, connected home products and home appliances and craftsman tools, along with a top-selling styles.
services. Artwork and photos in the streets mix of other major brands, including Sealy,
include images of the local community. Tempur-Pedic and Simmons mattresses
Sears has said the Home & Life concept and Stanley tools. Appliances are displayed IT’SUGAR BETS BIG ON VEGAS
was developed based on insights from the in kitchen and laundry vignettes. A curated It’Sugar has opened a flagship on the Las
RECENTLY, MID-MARKET BRAND GANNI ANNOUNCED THE UPCOMING OPENINGS FOR GANNI MERCER & GANNI MELROSE STORES, WHICH ARE BOTH DUE TO OPEN IN THE FALL. THE company’s Sears Appliances & Mattresses assortment of “smart” or connected home Vegas Strip. The nation’s largest specialty candy
SCANDINAVIAN BRAND, STARTED IN 2000, HAS PREVIOUSLY BEEN AVAILABLE ONLINE IN THE STATES THROUGH ITS OWN US E-COMMERCE PLATFORM, AS WELL AS THROUGH RETAILERS format, which debuted in 2017, in Pharr, products is also featured. Shoppers will also
LIKE SAKS FIFTH AVENUE, NET-A-PORTER AND NEED SUPPLY CO. IN 2018, GANNI ANNOUNCED IT WOULD OPEN A BRICK-AND-MORTAR STORE IN LONDON’S SOHO DISTRICT. THE NEW YORK retailer has opened a 6,000sq ft store at the
CITY AND LA STORES WILL MARK THE BRAND’S FIRST PHYSICAL LOCATIONS OUTSIDE OF EUROPE. TO DATE THE BRAND IS CARRIED BY OVER 400 RETAILERS WORLDWIDE. Texas, and was followed by a handful of be able to learn how to set up a smart home Grand Bazaar Shops. It is the fourth outpost in
additional locations. with reliable appliances that are compatible the Las Vegas area, and joins existing stores at
“We’ve been listening to our customers, with Alexa and Google Assistant. the Venetian Grand Canal Shops, Town Square
SARAH JESSICA PARKER MIDWEST MAKERS FIND A and they told us they want our best In addition, there is also a big emphasis on Las Vegas and Downtown Summerland.
TO EXPAND BRAND NEW MARKETPLACE categories - appliances, mattresses, tools Sears’ home service offerings.

Actress Sarah Jessica Parker is growing her fledgling retail business. Rose & Loon has reopened with a wide selection of unique
SJP by Sarah Jessica Parker, the growing contemporary brand owned handmade goods from Midwest makers - from pottery to
by Parker and George Malkemus III, will open its first Midwest leather goods, wall art, wooden toys and socks made by youth
location, at Mall of America. experiencing homelessness.
Scheduled to open this summer, the 1,300sq ft store will feature While the 4,000sq ft space is a permanent shop, Rose & Loon
the brand’s iconic line of Italian-handcrafted footwear and accessories rotates its carefully curated collection of uinique handmade
and its signature black dress. The first SJP store opened in December goods, periodically giving new makers the chance to display and
2016, at the MGM National Harbour in Maryland. It has since added sell their items. This is the second inventory turnover since Rose PLACEMAKING
locations in Manhattan, Las Vegas, Houston, Dubai and Abu Dhabi. & Loon opened in the fall of 2018, on the upper level of the Von
“This is an exciting time for us as our company continues to grow,” Maur court.
said Parker and Malkemus in a statement. “We’re thrilled that part of “The public’s keen interest in Rose & Loon confirms our
this growth includes a new partnership with Triple 5.” beliefs - shoppers today appreciate authentic local goods,” said
“Sarah Jessica Parker has revolutionised how we view footwear Lisa Crain, Rosedale Center General Manager. “Within months of
and accessories with her timeless style and now stunning collection,” the store’s opening, sales revenues exceeded our projections. In explore...
said Leasing Manager Ashley Hofmann. “We look forward to SJP fact, some people are driving great distances for these fine-quality,
stepping into our eclectic mix of retailers.” handcrafted goods.”

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