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WORK PROGRESSES ON MASSIVE

MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT SEPHORA TO ADD NEW UNITS
The company has announced plans to open 60
new shops in the US and 200 locations inside
Work is continuing on the massive mixed- Kohl’s stores in the country. New standalone
use community set for Dupont and Dufferin Sephora stores will begin opening this month in
Streets in the west end and new renderings regions such as the Pacific Northwest, Florida
and details offer a glimpse at what the and Texas as well as in cities like Los Angeles
project, which will stand where the now- and Nashville.
demolished Galleria Mall once stood, will
look like once completed.
The masterplanned community, called HUDSON OPENS NEW STORE
Galleria on the Park, will feature eight Travel retailer Hudson has opened the doors
residential towers in the midst of the to its new contactless shopping format, Hudson
pedestrian-oriented district, with 2,846 Nonstop. Located near Gate 10, post-security
units of different types and sizes in the at Dallas Love Field Airport, the 500sq ft store
pipeline. The community is also set to host utilises Amazon’s “Just Walk Out” platform.
roughly 3300,000sq ft of retail space for Hudson plans to expand the concept.
boutiques and shops, a large portion of
which will be located inside the 31-storey
residential tower Galleria III. ULTA BEAUTY SET TO EXPAND
Despite feeling the impact of the pandemic
GIANT CO. OPENS TWO LEVEL in the fourth quarter, Ulta Beauty is pushing
forward with 40 new stores this year along with
FLAGSHIP IN PHILADELPHIA the remodelling and relocating of approximately
21 locations. In June, CEO Mary Dillon will step
down, with Dave Kimbell taking over.
The Giant Company has gone big in company’s heritage as well as its Heirloom
Philadelphia, opening a store with a dazzling Market format, with wood elements and its
array of services and amenities that are signature colours of red and black. EDGY BRAND OPENS DOORS
designed to meet the needs and tastes of To make it easier for customers and Cult-favourite menswear brand Psycho Bunny
urban dwellers. employees to shop and work, there is a continues to expand in brick-and-mortar. The
Located in the city’s Logan Square ground-level parking garage with direct brand has opened its doors at Garden State Plaza
neighbourhood, the 65,000sq ft, two- access to the store’s lobby. The lobby, which Mall in Paramus, New Jersey. The launch was the
level store is located on the second floor is accented by the work of local artists, first of more than 15 Psycho Bunny locations
of a 25-floor residential tower at PMC includes a full-size Starbucks and a pickup planned for 2021.
Property Group’s new Riverwalk mixed- station for Giant orders placed online.
use development. It features on-site parking “Philadelphia’s grocery scene is
with curbside pick-up spots, a food hall, a experiencing a major renaissance and The NEW SITES FOR UBREAKIFIX
self-serve tap wall, an outdoor terrace and Giant Company has been at the forefront, A retailer that specialises in repairs of
the grocer’s largest plant-based section to introducing new formats, opening new computers and other small electronic items
date. Other features in the flagship include stores and expanding grocery delivery is ramping up its expansion. uBreakiFix plans
a VIP elevator for apartment residents and services,” said Nicholas Bertram, President to open more than 150 brick-and-mortar
electric vehicle charging. of The Giant Company, which is part of locations throughout 2021. The business ended
Designed by Columbus, Ohio-based Ahold Delhaize USA. “Our Riverwalk store last year with 611 locations already open across
Chute Gerdeman, Giant at Riverwalk celebrates this transformation, it is unlike the US and Canada.
incorporates design elements inspired by the anything Philadelphia has ever seen.”

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