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BRITISH ARCHITECTURE FIRM COMPLETES FRED NEW TOPGOLF SUITE ENHANCES

PERRY’S FLAGSHIP IN NEW YORK CITY FOXWOODS RESORT CASINO APPARAEL BRAND ADDS STORE
Fitness-wear retailer Lululemon is set to open
its second-largest location within Mall of
BuckleyGrayYeoman has finished the latest international flagship Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, America. The apparel retailer has opened a new
store for the renowned British heritage brand Fred Perry. The latest Connecticut is among the largest casinos in 19,700sq ft store in Bloomington, Minneapolis.
completed project signs off ten years of work as the worldwide the US, which features nine million square The format for the store is taken directly from
consultant for the company, having completed stores in Stockholm, feet of gaming, entertainment, fine dining the brands experiential opening from July this
Seoul, Munich and Bangkok, and the retailer’s own head offices in and more. year in Chicago.
London’s Mount Pleasant in 2017. The site has added Topgolf Swing Suite
Founded by the famous Wimbledon-champion in 1962, the 700sq to its offering, demonstrating Foxwoods
ft space has transformed the bottom floor shopfront of a historic continued commitment to being a full- ADORE ME OPENS SIXTH UNIT
building which is situated on Broome Street in Lower Manhattan, service resort destination, offering an Direct-to-consumer lingerie brand Adore Me
which for the last three and a half decades has been used as an unparalleled array of experiences for guests has opened its sixth retail location, this unit is
antiques dealership. over the age of 21 to enjoy. situated at Hamilton Place Mall in Chattanooga,
“The Fred Perry brand is a part of the UK’s international The new Swing Suite features two which is the largest shopping complex in
sporting and cultural heritage and it has been fantastic to work simulator bays, each capable of fitting Tennessee. The 7,000sq ft space is the largest
on a project which fuses this contemporary British narrative with eight people each and allowing them the Adore Me store yet.
the iconic culture of New York City, says Amr Assaad, Director at opportunity to play the popular Topgolf
BuckleyGrayYeoman.” Swing Suite target game along with crowd
favourites such as Zombie Dodgeball. VON MAUR GOES FOR FOUR
Family-owned department store retailer Von
HUDSON YARDS ADDS BRANDS AND Maur has revealed plans to launch a two-level,
122,000sq ft store at The Village of Rochester
FOCUSES ON EXPERIENTIAL RETAIL Hills in Michigan. The store is on course to
open in the fall next year and it will become the
brand’s fourth location in the state.
New York City’s massive new retail centre recently opened stores include luxury
inside the Hudson Yards development retailers Kenzo and Dior.
expects to welcome a new slate of Hudson Yards, which opened in March, RIVERWALK OUTLET ON A ROLL
upscale retail brands and innovative store currently features more than 100 stores Outlet Collection at Riverwalk, in New
experiences to attract millions of additional and dining options - many of which deliver Orleans, Louisiana, is adding brands and food-
consumers through its doors. innovative and immersive experiences. and-beverage options which include Rock N
Located on the Far West Side of Many Hudson Yards retailers are merging Roll Sushi. The Hollister Outlet opened last
Manhattan, The Shops & Restaurants at technology and innovation to attract month in time for holiday shopping and Kate
Hudson Yards is about to up the experiential shoppers, and create more personalised, Spade New York will open in the New Year.
retail ante with a new set of tenants - many immersive experiences inside of their stores.
of which will open their doors this month. For example, b8ta provides an experiential
They will join the likes of Sephora, H&M, environment that enables customers to CHIPOTLE TO ADD NEW UNITS
designer boutiques and Neiman Marcus. “test” a variety of innovative merchandise Chipotle Mexican Grill will open between 150
STARBUCKS COFFEE COMPANY HAS LAUNCHED STARBUCKS RESERVE ROASTERY CHICAGO, WHICH RECENTLY OPENED ITS DOORS TO THE PUBLIC. POSITIONED ON NORTH MICHIGAN and 165 restaurants next year, more than half
AVENUE AND ERIE STREET ON CHICAGO’S MAGNIFICENT MILE, THE LATEST OPENING MARKKS THE SIXTH GLOBAL ROASTERY AND THIRD LOCATION IN THE US. THE LARGEST-EVER The new brands bolstering at the Hudson typically available online. Customers
IMMERSIVE COFFEE EXPERIENCE WILL BE SPREAD AROUND 35,000SQ FT OF RETAIL SPACE AND CELEBRATES THE COMPANY’S HERITAGE AND IS A TRIBUTE TO THE ROASTING AND THE Yards portfolio include Tiffany & Co.; family can also head to Lululemon on Sunday of which will have drive-through windows.
CRAFT OF COFFEE. THE NEW LOCATION IN CHICAGO JOINS THE GROWING LIST OF ROASTERY’S IN SEATTLE, SHANGHAI, MILAN, NEW YORK AND TOKYO. experience store Camp; digitally native mornings for complementary 45-minute Chipotle opened 25 restaurants during the
apparel brands Faherty and Naadam; fine meditation classes. third quarter, and its total new stands at 2,546.
The retail centre expects this formula
NORDSTROM LAUNCH SIMON TO UPGRADE jeweller Marli; Italian watchmaker Panerai’ to ensure it hits its goal of hosting over 20 With these openings, third-quarter revenue
increased by 14,6 per cent to $1.4bn.
sunglass brand Ray-Ban and Belgian
NYC FLAGSHIP ORLANDO OUTLET chocolatier Neuhaus Chocolate. Other million visitors during its inaugural year.

Nordstrom has bet big in one of its biggest markets, with the largest Simon has commenced a large makeover of Orlando Vineland
single-project investment in the brand’s storied history. Premium Outlets that will include a new food hall, improved
The upscale retailer has opened its first full-line department store common areas and new landscaping. The enhancement project is
for women in New York, a towering, seven-level, 320,000sq ft flagship expected to be complete by the end of 2020.
in the heart of Manhattan. The recently-opned Nordstrom is located The company has said that the improvements will create a
at Broadway and West 57th Street, in the base of Central Park Tower, brighter, more inviting atmosphere at the destination with clean
the tallest residential building in the world, and across the street lines and a modern design. Improvements include a reimagined
from the Nordstrom’s Men’s Store, which opened in spring 2018. food hall with new bar-height seating, banquettes and communal- PLACEMAKING
The new Nordstrom is sleek and modern, with an iconic glass style tables. Enhanced common areas throughout the property
wave facade that brings in natural light and provide an interactive will feature modern lounge areas with soft seating. An updated,
viewing experience for customers inside and at street level. The expanded play area will include shade structures, new landscaping
all-transparent facade has no boxed-in windows, making the entire and a palm grove.
store a display window to passers-by. An open, hyper-flexbile floor “This renovation is a culmination of the substantial investments explore...
plan allows for an evolving curation of how products are displayed. we have made in Orlando’s only luxury outlet shopping destination,”
Fifty-four original pieces from up-and-coming artists are located said Don Dooley, Area General Manager. “These enhancements
throughout the space. are designed with our retailers and shoppers in mind.”

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