The Chicago Premium Outlets, located in the suburb of Aurora, have announced the initial list of retailers that will be part of its 50-store expansion in late August. The multimillion dollar project will expand the square footage of the outlet center to 688,000 square feet. With the addition of the new retailers, the center will …
In this day and age you might think most retail is heading digital, however, some successful e-tailers are now opening physical stores. Why would they do the reverse and why on earth would they want the added risk? For the branding and marketing opportunities, according to a recent article by the National Retail Federation. Take …
Japanese retailer Uniqlo has been busy lately The company is currently celebrating the 10th anniversary of it’s t-shirt line, UT. Although what was originally called the, “Uniqlo T-Shirt Project” officially debuted in 2003, Uniqlo decided to kick things off a little early. To celebrate UT’s first decade, the company will reissue some of its most popular …
Back in June, we told you that lingerie designer Josie Natori had been picked as Target’s first design diffusion line in loungewear. The collection, titled Josie Natori for Target, includes bras, panties, pajamas and other loungewear separates and was slated for two separate release dates. The first was back in October, and while we didn’t …
One of our favorite stores, Madewell, is opening it's new 6,500-square-foot, two-level flagship today in Manhattan’s Flatiron neighborhood! The store, at 115 Fifth Avenue is now the largest location in the 22-unit chain. Madewell is the less expensive, more casual division of J. Crew Group. This new location includes a 300-square-foot shoe shop in the …
