December 14, 2005
Relocation: PURE
PURE is the "largest and most experienced privately-owned aesthetic companies in the United States and Canada with over 600,000 procedures performed to date." So apparently they do stuff like hair removal and that Botox stuff. And now they are moving to a space Hawthorne Way near the movie theater. PURE's previous location was actually in the Professional Building, so this is obviously a move to give them more public exposure. Per the construction wall, they are "Opening Soon".
Posted by Tannerman at 08:52 PM | Comments (0)
October 13, 2005
Coming Soon: Sony Style
So now that Disney Store is being relocated into the old space from The Bombay Company, what's moving into the old Disney Store space? How about a Sony Style store! Think Apple Store, but not as cool or hip. C'mon, when was the last time the Walkman had a chance against the iPod? Anyway, official opening date is "Fall 2005."
Posted by Tannerman at 09:05 AM
Relocation: More on Disney Store
As mentioned back in July, Disney Store is moving from Pear Lane over to the old space from The Bombay Company in The Park. Construction walls are now up, and frankly, are decorated quite poorly.
I think the downgrade in quality can probably be associated with the new ownership of Disney Store, which happens to be the folks over at The Children's Place. (As of August 27, 2005, they owned and operated 771 The Children's Place stores and 309 Disney Stores in North America.) Yup, it's another thing we can thank Michael Ei$ner for! Also, for the record, the official name is "Disney Store", not "The Disney Store". That change was made a few years ago when the franchise tried to become more "hip". Whatever.
Posted by Tannerman at 08:51 AM
July 21, 2005
Relocation: Disney Store
Not too long after The Bombay Company moved out of their location on The Park, a sign went up in the window stating that the Disney Store would be relocating from Pear Lane to the old Bombay spot. Interesting, indeed! No timeframe was given.
As a follower of the business side of Disney, I'm guessing that this is a move to put the Disney Store into a spot with less square footage, thus saving on rent. Not too long ago, Disney sold their struggling retail chain to The Children's Place to run under a licensing agreement. Perhaps this is a reflection of the new strategy. The Disney Store is a shallow reflection of what it once was, so I'm not hopeful either way. Stupid Michael Ei$ner!
Posted by Tannerman at 02:13 PM
Renovation: United Colors of Benetton
The United Colors of Benetton store found on Pear Lane has closed for rennovation. In the meantime, a temporary location has been setup on Vacancy Alley (officially known as The Promenade). Looks like the rennovated store will reopen in the fall (where it will join its parent company stablemate, Sisley).
Posted by Tannerman at 01:46 PM
June 29, 2005
Renovation: Papyrus
The Papyrus store located on Pear Lane is walled off for renovation these days. In the meantime, they've got a temporary location over in Vacancy Alley (The Promenade). Papyrus is the retail division of Schurman Fine Papers, "one of the finest organizations in the social expression industry." I didn't realize that there was a "social expression industry." Apparently that's more fancy that "paper and greeting card crap industry."
Posted by Tannerman at 05:52 PM
Crabtree & Evelyn is moving
It looks like Crabtree & Evelyn may be positioning for a higher traffic spot in Old Orchard, as they've announced that their moving from Fountain Court to The Park. This is near a primary entrance to the mall as well as the theaters, so I would imagine that you'll see more folks around this area when compared to their previous location. In the meantime, their old location has closed and they have a temporary spot in Vacancy Alley, my nickname for The Promenade. No official word has been given regarding when their new space will open.
Posted by Tannerman at 04:31 PM