-Retail Intel: Pangaia Opens Pop-Up at The Grove in L.A. + More News
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].
Sept. 1, 2022: Pangaia has opened the brand’s first physical experience in Los Angeles at The Grove. The launch of this pop-up aligns with a huge milestone for the company as Pangaia celebrates its one million tree mark, having planted, protected or restored one million trees to date through the “Tomorrow Tree Fund.” Pangaia at The Grove features several curated product drops, including the Uniform Series 01 collection, which represents the brand’s new product architecture, developed to cover leisurewear, activewear, outerwear, and accessories. Brought together for the first time in the form of a modern wardrobe the range is underpinned by key Pangaia innovations such as Spiber, Infinited Fiber, Pineapple Shirting, Reclaim, FLWRDWN, Re-Color and Grape Leather Sneakers, as well as a collaboration with the artist Kenny Scharf. Using 3D audio spatialization, guests will be transported to a lush forest inspired by the coastal coniferous woodland biomes of Northern California – the soundscape will evolve as the day goes on to mimic the natural progression of the forest. As an added layer, the store is further brought to life through smells of greenery, wet soil, and moss. Pangaia at The Grove is now open through Sept. 27.
Aug. 26, 2022: Louis Vuitton has opened a new men’s store at South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa, Calif. This new location is the ninth freestanding men’s store in the country, and the second in California, following the Rodeo Drive opening in July. The boutique offers the brand’s complete men’s range including leather goods, accessories, shoes, ready-to-wear, watches, and fragrance. Additional heritage categories such as Louis Vuitton’s publishing, iconic hardsided trunks, and the exclusive Objets Nomades collection complete the recherché selection. The exterior window’s design is inspired by classic boardgames like backgammon and complements an interior game room spotlighting the brand’s gaming, gifting, publishing, and Objets Nomades offerings. Within the main showroom, window-like interior vignettes — similarly referencing classic boardgame motifs — serve as the game room’s walls. Fine art abounds inside the space. The ready-to-wear section features a painting by California-based artist Marcel Rozek, who pours diluted pigment onto raw canvas, creating unexpected color relationships and abstract forms. In the leather goods section, surf culture is highlighted in a work by Peter Dayton, who paints bold stripes onto wooden panels shaped to resemble exaggerated surfboards.
Aug. 25, 2022: Canadian footwear brand Manitobah will open a new flagship on Sept. 10 in its founding city of Winnipeg. This marks the first permanent store for Manitobah to showcase its collections of artisan-crafted mukluks, moccasins and lifestyle footwear. The 3,000-square-foot space will be located in the historic Forks Market and will be staffed with a team of 100% Indigenous people. In addition to being a retail hub, the store will serve as a community space to host workshops, activations, beading circles and more. It also will stock other artisan merchandise in its Indigenous Market. Sean McCormick, Manitobah’s founder and chief impact officer, said in a statement, “I’m thrilled that the new store will continue our mission to evolve our social impact approach by creating a space that gives back to the community.”
Aug. 23, 2022: Academy Sports + Outdoors has opened a new store in Atlanta, a location that consumes 50,200 square feet of real estate at 130 Perimeter Center West in the Perimeter Square Shopping Center. With this addition, the retailer now has 12 across metro Atlanta and 30 throughout Georgia. Looking ahead, Academy confirmed it plans to open 80-100 new stores over the next five years. Academy will celebrate the new opening a ribbon cutting ceremony on Aug. 26.
Aug. 19, 2022: Fendi has reopened its boutique at The Shops at Crystals in Las Vegas. The recently renovated, 5,998 square foot space, encompasses the Italian luxury brand’s women’s and men’s ready-to-wear collections, accessories, and leather goods. The house’s signature FF motif is emblazoned on white plaster over a metal canopy on the welcoming façade of the boutique. The interior plays with materials that highlight Fendi’s codes with luxurious touches of marble and metal, paired with plush carpeting. Arabescato Vagli marble recalls the architecture of Roman churches, creating a grandeur atmosphere, present on the floors and columns. The Crystals location is one of 3 Fendi stores in Las Vegas currently, along with Caesars and Bellagio. The brand will open a fourth location in Vegas inside the Wynn resort in November 2022.
Aug. 16, 2022: Harrods has unveiled the latest addition to its store-wide redevelopment – an expanded men’s offering featuring a dedicated grooming, fragrance and sunglasses shop on the retailer’s second floor. Designed by David Collins Studio, the new spaces are a continuation of the studio’s other work with the retailer. Considered elements including checkerboard marble flooring with metal trims, custom display units with leather detailing, and a luxurious material palette of textured glass, mixed metals, marble, dark timber and reflective surfaces throughout. The space unveils Europe’s largest men’s focused David Clulow sunglass boutique, with over 500 sunglasses on display at any given time from brands like Retro Super Future, Dita, and Cazal. In addition to grooming service at Adam Grooming Atelier, Harrods customers now have the opportunity to find a carefully curated edit of men’s skincare products from brands like Escentric Molecules, Humanity Cosmetics and Murdock, dedicated Tom Ford and Creed fragrance corners, and existing exclusive from Acqua Di Parma’s ‘Zafferano’, and Penhaligon’s ‘Mr Harrod.’
Aug. 16, 2022: Academy Sports + Outdoors has opened its first Richmond, Va. store. Located at 11861 W. Broad St., in The Corner at Short Pump, the 58,075 square-foot store brings an assortment of sports and outdoors merchandise to Richmond. Academy will host grand opening festivities from Friday, Aug. 19 through Sunday, Aug. 21. Throughout the weekend, customers can look forward to exclusive deals, giveaways, an appearance by the Richmond Flying Squirrels’ Mascots, the Richmond Raceway Pace Car on display, activations by brands sold at Academy, and food truck samples. The Richmond location marks the third of nine new stores Academy will open this year and the first store in Virginia. Academy looks forward to continuing its expansion efforts beyond 2022, with the goal of opening 80 to 100 new stores over the next five years.
Aug. 9, 2022: Abercrombie & Fitch has launched a new store design “inspired by the brand’s intention of making every day feel as exceptional as the start of a long weekend.” The new getaway-themed aesthetic is a stylish nod to a chic hotel lobby, designed to prioritize omni-channel shopping and provide customers with an immersive interpretation of the Abercrombie experience of today. Refinement and relaxation punctuate the new getaway-themed retail spaces, which include elevated fixtures and furnishings, striking wood accent walls, and styled spaces dedicated to the categories Abercrombie is most known. The retailer recently celebrated the opening of its first two getaway concept stores—a new location at Los Angeles’ Del Amo Fashion Center and another outside Milan in the Il Centro Shopping Center. Abercrombie plans to open multiple getaway-concepted stores around the globe through the remainder of the fiscal year, with even more planned for 2023.
Aug. 9, 2022: The Athlete’s Foot (TAF) announced on Monday that Joe Delphry, a TAF franchise owner since 1999, will be transitioning his seven stores to The Dahir Group. Dahir will be taking over the reins of the Atlanta, Ga. (Atlantic Station), Charleston, S.C., Winston-Salem, N.C., and Portsmouth, Newport News, and Suffolk, Va. stores as of July 1, 2022, bringing its store count to 20 locations. “We thank Joe Delphy for letting TAF be a part of his life and his family for 23 years,” Matthew LaFone, president and GM of Americas at TAF, said in a statement. “We wish him all the best in his next endeavor and look forward to working with Shady Dahir on his new locations.”
Aug. 4, 2022: Dior has opened a new pop-up in Beverly Hills, Calif. dedicated to the French luxury brand’s winter 2022 men’s collection. Upon entering, shoppers are transported to the Alexandre III bridge, a dreamy Parisian setting. This location is one in a series of openings globally including an installation at Dior’s New York Flagship boutique on Fifth Avenue. The iconic Pegasus sculpture, which will be featured exclusively at the Beverly Hills location, is created using a 3D printer to capture even the smallest of details and then finished with gold leaf. Lights in the entry tunnel and inside on the bridge will flicker on and off. To finish the setting, walls will feature imagery of the Parisian skyline alongside a curved LED screen showing the winter ‘22 campaign video. Located at 362 N. Rodeo Drive, the Beverly Hills pop-up is now open through Sept. 19.
Aug. 1, 2022: Dee Ocleppo-Hilfiger is opening a pop-up shop in Mykonos, Greece, this week. A selection of spring ’22 styles from her namesake brand will be on display starting Aug. 5, and through the rest of the summer season, at The Alchemist. Items featured include the newly-released Barolo bucket bag, Bey leather lace-ups, Helen flats and Capri-style sandals, as well as the Pandora pumps and Dizzy Logo mules. In addition, a selection of cashmere crewneck tees with the signature embroidered initial and silk palm-print pajamas will be offered alongside limited-edition designs from collaborations with beachwear brand Melissa Odabash.
July 26, 2022: Academy Sports + Outdoors’ growth journey to open 80 to 100 new stores over the next five years continues with its new store opening in Panama City, Fla. The new Panama City location marks the second of nine new stores Academy will open this year and one of three stores currently planned for Florida. Located at 820 W. 23rd Street, the 55,000 square-foot store brings approximately 60 new jobs to the community, the retailer said. Grand opening festivities will be held Friday, July 29 through Sunday, July 31 and customers can look forward to exclusive deals, giveaways, a pro-angler appearance, and take advantage of Florida’s back-to-school sales tax holiday, which goes through Aug. 7.
July 26, 2022: A-Cold-Wall has opened its first store in China. Located in the Taikoo Li Sanlitun shopping district in Beijing, the new store will set the tone for the label’s presence in the region as the brand expands into the Chinese retail landscape. The Beijing opening marks the start of a program of store launches and events specifically aimed at the local consumer. Designed in-house, the Beijing store is saturated in a primary volt blue, a palette chosen specifically for the region. Founder and designer Samuel Ross’ product design background lends the space a distinctly industrial feel; modernist references visible throughout as systems, codes and modularity are echoed in both the store’s architecture and the garments themselves. Drawing an aesthetic and conceptual link to A-Cold-Wall’s global locations, X-frames become a signature element.
July 26, 2022: Nordstrom Rack will open new stores in Bradley Fair, a mixed-use complex in Wichita, Kan. and in The Terrace at Hamilton Place in Chattanooga, Tenn. next spring. The 28,000 square-foot store in Bradley Fair will join the open-air shopping district featuring more than 50 shopping and dining destinations including Barnes & Noble, Sephora, Pottery Barn, Gap and Trader Joe’s. With the addition of this new location, Nordstrom will operate two Nordstrom Rack stores and one Nordstrom store in Kansas. The 24,000 square-foot store in The Terrace at Hamilton Place will join the open-air shopping center that features retailers including Academy Sports, DSW, Ulta Beauty and Old Navy. With the addition of this new location, Nordstrom will operate three Nordstrom Rack stores and one Nordstrom store in Tennessee.
July 25, 2022: Amiri has opened a new store in Tokyo. Located at 5-3-27 Minami Aoyama Minato in the city’s fashion district, the 155.6 square meter (1,675 square foot) store spans two floors and offers the full range of men’s and women’s ready-to-wear collections, accessories, footwear and leather goods. The store also offers an exclusive Tokyo capsule collection, reimagining Amiri’s signature bones stack motif in the red and white of Japan’s national flag across hoodies, tees, sweats, swim trunks and a trucker hat. Led by CEO and creative director Mike Amiri in collaboration with Parisian design studio NOCOD, this new location furthers the brand’s presence in Asia alongside the previously announced Shanghai flagship – the brand’s first international opening as part of an ambitious global retail roll out. Renzo Rosso’s OTB Group and Staff international assisting as licensees, will help with distribution in the new market.
July 25, 2022: Burberry has opened a new womenswear store at the Bal Harbour Shops in Miami, Fla. Located on the lower level of the luxury destination, the store was designed in collaboration with architect Vincenzo De Cotiis and features a selection of the women’s spring/summer 2022 pre-collection including a range of sandals and heels to the Arthur and Ramsey sneakers. Taking inspiration from the evolution of the signature Burberry Check, the design concept couples mirrored ceilings with intersecting metallic grids and roaming monochrome tiled chequerboard floors, each reflecting one another and creating a sense of openness. At Bal Harbour, the Burberry Check is reflected on both the exterior and interior, with the store facade featuring a blend of stone and champagne metal arranged in the signature house pattern and finished with a subtle black edging. The core colors of the Burberry Check – beige, black, white and red – are explored throughout and in a variety of textures, from concrete and ceramics to high-gloss finishes, juxtaposing brutalist elements with luxurious materials to create a distinctly modern feel.
