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APPLE TOWER THEATRE HAS OPENED ITS

DOORS IN DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES

Apple’s newest retail locations has been unveiled and the historic
Tower Theatre in downtown Los Angeles has been opened. One
of Apple’s most significant restoration projects to date, Apple
Tower Theatre aims to inspire even more creativity in the heart
of downtown. Apple has also launched Today at Apple Creative
Studios, a global initiative that will provide hands-on experience and
mentorship to young creatives, kicking off with the opening of the
new store in Los Angeles.
Apple Tower Theatre is Apple’s 26th location in greater Los
Angeles. The store’s nearly 100 talented retail team members join
more than 3,000 Apple Store employees across the region. Also
based in Los Angeles, Apple TV+ works with many of the world’s
most creative storytellers and supports thousands of jobs.
“Apple Tower Theatre honours the rich history and legacy of
this entertainment capital, said Deirdre O’Brien, Apple’s Senior Vice
President of Retail + People.

THE NATIONS LARGEST SPORTING GOODS RETAILER, DICK’S SPORTING GOODS CONTINUES TO EXPAND WITH NEW FORMATS AND NEW CONCEPTS. THE BRAND HAS OPENED A SECOND
LOCTION OF ITS NEW, EXPERIENTIAL STORE CONCEPT, DICK’S HOUSE OF SPORT AT WEST TOWN MALL IN KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE. IN ADDITION, DICK’S HAVE OPENED THREE WAREHOUSE
SALE STORES, TWO NEWLY REDESIGNED GOLF GALAXY LOCATIONS, A RELOCATED DICK’S SPORTING GOOD STORE AND MORE IN-STORE SOCCER SHOPS IN JUNE. FOLLOWING ALL OF THIS,
DICK’S WILL HAVE 731 BANESAKE STORES IN 47 STATES AND 98 GOLF GALAXY STORES IN 35 STATES. THE NEW SITE ALSO FEATURES A 24,000SQ FT OUTDOOR TURF FIELD.

SCHUYLKILL YARDS HITS FOREVER 21 RETURNS
MAJOR MILESTONE TO CANADA

The highly anticipated development has hit a key marker with the The low-cost fashion brand Forever 21 will have its full collections
groundbreaking of its first tower - featuring residential interiors available at certain Hudson’s Bay Co. stores across the country, as
designed by CetraRuddy. the US-brand returns to the Canadian market.
Located next to the historic 30th Street Station in the University The first Hudson’s Bay stores started offering Forever 21
City neighbourhood, this 570,000sq ft, 28-storey building is expected products last month at Toronto’s Yorkdale Mall and the Square
to form an anchor for Schuylkill Yards, the 14-acre, $3.5bn innovation One Shopping Centre in Mississauga, Ont. YM Inc., which is the
neighbourhood developed by Brandywine Realty Trust in partnership Canadian licensee of the Forever 21 brand, also recently opened
with Drexel University. standalone stores in Alberta and Quebec, Hudson’s Bay said.
Known as the West Tower and also by its address at 3025 JFK Forever 21 shuttered all of its Canadian locations in 2019 after
Boulevard, the building incorporates 326 luxury rental residences, filing for bankruptcy, although many of their stores remained open
along with 200,000sq ft of office and life science lab space, 29,000sq in the US. The new agreement will se Hudson’s Bay become the
ft of indoor/outdoor amenities, and 9,000sq ft of retail. Its design exclusive retailer of the brand in Canada.
architect is Practice for Architecture and Urbanism (PAU), with HDR “The customer is moving quickly ... our dress business today
as executive architect, along with interior designer CetraRuddy, is really showing a consumer that is moving to what life is going
which also serves as architect of record for the residential portion to be like,” said Laura Janney, Senior Vice President of Apparel at
of the building. Hudson’s Bay.

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