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MEOW WOLF DENVER TO OPEN

AS PERMANENT EXHIBITION FLAGSHIP DETAILS REVEALED
Set to open on 3 June in mid-town Manhattan,
the three-floor, 21,000sq ft store will combine
The third permanent exhibit from Meow interactive elements, exclusive products and 15
Wolf, Meow Wolf Denver, is opening in fall different Harry Potter-themed areas. More than
2021 with a cafe, retail space and interactive 1,000 props will be on display, including some
events venue. authentic items used in the movies. It will also
This upcoming scheme will feature art, feature a Butterbeer Bar.
portals and wormholes across various
worlds created by many collaborating
artists, as well as anchor spaces showcasing SUNDANCE ADDS NEW STORE
79 projects. The attraction will boast four The brand has opened up shop in one of the
floors of interactive exhibits connected via country’s wealthiest communities. The lifestyle
‘vertical travel’ and ‘secret passageways’. retailer of women’s and men’s apparel, jewellery,
There will also be space set aside for retail footwear, accessories, home furnishings and
and F&B sites. art opened a 3,920sq ft store in downtown
The live performance venue includes Westport, Connecticut.
projections that change based on the
movements of visitors, and a mural by Nate
Gutierrez and a score by Cole Bee Wilson. ROSS STORES HAS STRONG Q1
The company has reported its Q1 earnings and
RH’S NEW SHOWPLACE IN DALLAS sales that topped Street estimates with comp
sales that beat pre-pandemic levels. The off-pricer
OPENS ITS DOORS reported net income of $476M, with earnings per
share of $1.34 per share, for the quarter ended 1
May, up from $421M.
RH has brought its luxe shopping experience architecturally inspiring spaces that blur the
to Dallas. The upscale home furnishings lines between residential and retail, indoors
retailer (formerly known as Restoration and outdoors, home and hospitality,” said TNI KING COFFEE LAUNCHES
Hardware) has opened a three-level store in Gary Friedman, Chairman and CEO. One of Vietnam’s most popular coffee brands
the fashionable Knox district in Dallas. Conceptualised as a transparent, multi- is looking to build a solid brick-and-mortar
RH Dallas, The Gallery on Knox Street has level contemporary sstructure filled with presence in the US. TNI King Coffee has
nearly 70,000sq ft of indoor and outdoor fresh air and natural light, the new RH opened its first US store, at Anaheim Garden
space and features luxury home furnishings features a charcoal grey Venetian plaster Walk, an outdoor retail and entertainment
in gallery-like settings. It’s topped off with a exterior with an expanse of glass-and-steel centre in Anaheim, California.
glass-encased rooftop restaurant and wine French doors that open onto lush garden
bar that opens onto a landscaped park. courtyards and terraces. A 42ft wide by 15ft
The location boasts expansive spaces tall eall of cascading water inspired by the START-UP MAKES ITS US DEBUT
devoted to RH Interiors, RH Modern and iconic fountain in New York City’s Paley A bike-based European fast delivery startup
RH Outdoor. It also has an interactive Park marks the southern entrance. has debuted its US operations in Brooklyn,
interior design firm and atelier, providing On the main level, visitors will pass New York. Currently available in Germany, the
professional design services. The interactive through a 25ft threshold of retractable glass Netherlands, France and the UK, the Gorillas
studio features private client presentation and steel doors as they continue into the app provides on-demand grocery delivery via
rooms with state-of-the-art technology. central hall with its soaring 14ft ceilings. bicycle in 10 minutes or less. The Gorillas app is
“RH Dallas represents our ongoing quest RH Dallas is one of our that the company available for download right now.
to revolutionise physical retailing with has scheduled to open this year.

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