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SAKS FIFTH AVENUE DEBUTS BARNEYS AT SAKS

AT NEW YORK FLAGSHIP

Saks Fifth Avenue has unveiled a Barneys at Saks experience on the
fifth floor of its iconic New York flagship. The expansive 54,000sq
ft department is the ultimate destination in New York City for
discovery, the unexpected and fun in luxury fashion with a powerful
roster of emerging and established designers as well as rotating
pop-up shopping experiences. The Barneys at Saks experience also
features the newest location of Honeybrains, an innovative and
delicious eatery dedicated to brain health.
Saks is the exclusive Barneys New York retail stores and
ecommerce destination in the U.S. and Canada through its agreement
with Authentic Brands Group. Barneys at Saks offers a thoughtfully
curated fashion-forward and of-the-moment mix of emerging
and established brands - 16 of which are new to Saks. A sense of
wonder is created on the new floor through an airy, bright open-
floor plan, and an ever-evolving assortment that is both eclectic and
culturally relevant.

THE LEGO GROUP IS PLANNING TO LAUNCH A STRING OF LEGO STORES IN AIRPORTS ACROSS THE US. THE COMPANY’S FIRST US TRAVEL SHOPPING DESTINATION RECENTLY
OPENED ITS DOORS AT SALT LAKE CITY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. BUT IT WONT BE THE LAST: IN CONJUNCTION WITH RETAIL PARTNER MARSHALL RETAIL GROUP (MRG), THE LEGO
GROUP IS APPARENTLY PLANNING TO OPEN UP TO 12 MORE LEGO STORES IN US AIRPORTS IN 2021. “WE’RE TARGETING 12 STORES TO OPEN WITHIN THE NEXT YEAR, BUT IT’S ALL
DEPENDENT ON OPPORTUNITY AND HOW THE TRAVEL MARKET COMES BACK.” MRG PRESIDENT AND CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER DAVID CHARLES TOLD FORBES.

NEW $1BN ‘MINI-CITY’ TORONTO SET FOR NEW
GETS SIGN OFF $1.25BN PARK

The Los Angeles City Council cleared the way for a sprawling The Port Lands in Toronto is being developed to include a new
development planned for the west San Fernando Valley, signing off waterfront park with zip lines, play areas, and even a snow owl
on a new sports arena, two hotels, a 28-storey office tower and shelter. The Port Lands Flood Protection project will create a new
more than 1,400 new apartments. The Promenade 2035 project is island newar downtown Toronto, as well as create a new mouth
expected to cost more than $1bn, replacing a closed shopping mall for the Don River.
in Warner Center with a new downtown district which features a The $1.25bn project includes residential and commercial
supermarket, public plazas, high-density housing and a 10,000-seat buildings as well as two main park areas. Colliers International
entertainment and sports venue. is providing project management and advisory services to the
Councilman Bob Blumenfield, who represents the area, said the project that will revitalise nature in the area and protect nearby
project’s combination of restaurants, stores, homes and workspaces neighbourhoods from flooding during extreme weather.
makes it “the future of green planning.” Promenade 2035 will offer a The parks and river valley are a primary focus of the project
“mini-city... within this larger city,” he said, “where you can get your and reports suggest that Villiers Island will feature two parks - a
culture and entertainment and jobs and work — all in a smaller area North and South park and they will be designed by the landscape
for less of a carbon footprint.” architects Michael van Valkenburgh and Associates. The project
The developer, Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield is hoping to begin will reviatalise more than 290ha of land and the final completion
construction within two years, with the work carried out in phases. date for the scheme is 2024.

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