FN rounds up all the store openings, closings and redesigns happening this month, from throughout the footwear industry. Send your retail news to [email protected].

June 15, 2022: Forever 21 is opening a new store in China later this month, marking the retailer’s third attempt to break into the market there. According to Reuters, the fast-fashion retailer plans to open a new store at the Jingjiang Impression City shopping centre in Taizhou, a city that neighbors Shanghai. Forever 21 currently sells online in China.

June 10, 2022: Marni has opened the doors to its new flagship store in Milan. Located at via Montenapoleone 26, the new store was developed by creative director Francesco Risso together with the in-house architecture team at Marni. Marking the introduction of the brand’s new approach to store design, the boutique features all-over carpeted floors juxtaposed with reflective walls clad in beveled silver mirror ceramic tiles. In a departure from past projects, an emblematic shade of ultra-marine blue is introduced as the only chromatic accent. The brand has also installed a “vessel for creativity” in the store. Designed by The Wilson Brothers and Brinkworth in close dialogue with Risso, the vessel looks like a mobile home from the outside. It will periodically host different talents and will serve as a creative studio.

June 9, 2022: Direct-to-consumer luxury shoe brand Mia Becar has opened a new pop-up inside the PERI.A shop located on Aspen’s East Durant Street. The pop-up will carry a curated assortment of Mia Becar footwear designs, including newly released styles from the summer 2022 collection; colorful strappy sandals, woven raffia flatforms and mules, and jelly thong sandals with Swarovski strass embellishments. Also stocked are Mia Becar’s signature styles and best-sellers including the iconic Marilyn collection, with designs featuring Mary-Jane style straps, the sultry lace-up Allie collection, and the Alessandra pump collection, featuring strass-embellished bows. Betzabe Gonzalez, founder of Mia Becar, and Peri Arenas, owner of PERI.A, will be hosting an exclusive meet and greet for customers in July. The PERI.A x Mia Becar pop-up will be open through Aug. 15.

June 9, 2022: Brazilian footwear and accessory brand Melissa has expertly transformed a small space in the luxury department store Galeries Lafayette Paris into an immersive art installment highlighting their latest international collabs and recent shoe launches. The installment — available for public consumption from May 31 to June 21 — will feature the brand’s latest international collabs, such as Simon Miller, Viktor & Rolf and Y/Project, alongside their recently launched jelly shoe line. The varicolored space, designed by Kleber Matheus, pays tribute to the brand’s quasi-vegan jelly shoe universe launched in February of this year. The jelly collection, which spans across the 3-D installment, is focused on celebrating Melissa as the initial trailblazer of the popular jelly shoe.

June 8, 2022: The Good Feet Store has opened its 200th location in partnership with one of its veteran franchisees, Bridget Kelley. Located at 219 Daniel Webster Hwy Suite C1 in Nashua, N.H., the new store marks a celebratory milestone as the health and wellness brand and franchise gears up to largely increase its national retail footprint over the next five years. “Coming out of the pandemic, The Good Feet Store is on track to deliver one of our biggest years ever in terms of growth, sales and expansion, and our business is well-positioned for the future,” Richard Moore, CEO of The Good Feet Store, said in a statement. The brick-and-mortar retailer has seen positive growth over the past few years and agreements are in place with franchisees to expand into most major U.S. markets, including New York City, Philadelphia, Miami, San Francisco, and Chicago by 2023.

June 6, 2022: This fall, REI Co-op will open a store in Mount Pleasant, S.C., which will be its third in the state. Located in the Indigo Square retail and dining destination at 1720 Shoremeade Road, the store spans 21,500 square feet and features a full-service bike shop, gear rentals, virtual outfitting and more. It will stock apparel and gear for camping, cycling, running, fitness, hiking, paddling, climbing and more. In a statement, the specialty outdoor retailer said there are more than 167,000 REI Co-op members in South Carolina, and upward of 28,000 members in the region.

June 6, 2022: Informa Markets Fashion announced on Monday that its Project New York men’s show will open a retail concept store during its July 18 and 19 trade event. Located at 14 West 24th Street next to the show at Iron 23, the shop will be curated by industry veteran Maurizio Donadi. Titled “Art, Artists, and Artisans: Project NY Retail Concept Store,” the shop will sell one-of-a-kind, “made in Japan” vintage denim from Donadi’s archive at Transnomadica, including fade-from-raw, selvedge and made-in-Japan denim, while presenting a provocative sustainable denim story. In addition to the Donadi archive, the retail space will include eight-to-ten hand-selected brands that feature exclusive drops for the pop-up, artisanal, and up-cycled/responsibly made apparel, accessories, and footwear from around the world. The store will be open to the public for the duration of the event.

June 3, 2022: J. Press is celebrating its 120th anniversary with the reopening of its New Haven store. Located at 262 Elm Street, the new store draws a direct link to the past as it adjoins the previous J. Press location on York Street. Measuring 1,780 square feet, the building has been restored to its original charm and an austere exterior featuring classic J. Press blue awnings. The shop has been decorated with vintage furniture from the original store and Ivy-themed bric-a-brac. This new store will offer a colorful collection of sportswear and the classic tailored clothing that J. Press has sold in New Haven for more than a century. This New Haven location will again play a large role in the operations of the business, re-connecting J. Press to its original hometown and providing a foundation for the next chapter of the business. J. Press has long occupied the space at 262 York Street spending over a century at that location until the building was badly damaged and had to be demolished in early 2013. The J. Press New Haven store was moved into several temporary locations, most recently at 206 College Street which has closed now that a permanent home has been established at 262 Elm Street.