The New Retail Thread

[datadyne007]

Everything at Panera tastes processed to me. I think ABP is better quality. Problem is in the layouts and the experience leaving something to be desired.

Try Panera's mac and cheese and then have Au Bon Pain's and then get back to me. =)

 

[KentXie]

I think a Uniqlo in DTX would be nice, especially if it is located within the new Filene's building.

 

[vanshnookenraggen]

They are expanding aggressively so it might be a great foothold into Boston.

 

[armpitsOFmight]

Uniqlo is Japan's old navy

cheap shit but it looks better

 

[Matthew]

I've seen that building in NY. I was wondering what a "yunikuro" was for a little while.

 

[underground]

So a less hip but possibly sturdier H and M?

 

[bostonbred]

IAm thinkin NOT If on AZiRona or OKsLahoma

 

[armpitsOFmight]

I don't think Uniqlo tries to make people look rich and fashionable. However, their casual shit is a lot better than old navy, imo.

 

[whighlander]

I think a Uniqlo in DTX would be nice, especially if it is located within the new Filene's building.

Kent -- Clothing stores are a dime a dozen or whatever is the inflated / devalued $ equivalent

Books and these days multi-media stores -- Now that's the ticket for the DTX -- particularly if they also feature the electronics to support the media -- something like a cross between the old Borders and the consumer electronics part of Best Buy

 

[Lurker]

Books and these days multi-media stores -- Now that's the ticket for the DTX -- particularly if they also feature the electronics to support the media -- something like a cross between the old Borders and the consumer electronics part of Best Buy

There's the little issue of shoplifting which has killed consumer electronics and media stores in DTX on regular basis since the 80s. The recent demise of Borders and FYE isn't going to make that particular sector of the market too enthusiastic about the prospects of profitably operating in the area either.

 

[whighlander]

There's the little issue of shoplifting which has killed consumer electronics and media stores in DTX on regular basis since the 80s. The recent demise of Borders and FYE isn't going to make that particular sector of the market too enthusiastic about the prospects of profitably operating in the area either.

Lurk -- Borders was making money in DTX as well as next to LL Bean in an outdooor "shopping village" near to the Bulington Mall

Unfortunately Borders wasn't making money overall -- so they all had to close the DTX as well as Burlington

 

[metasyntactic]

Uniqlo is an interesting store. They sell their jeans and pants in a single length and will tailor them for free to fit your size. Their SoHo store is pretty big (three or four floors, IIRC).

 

[vanshnookenraggen]

3 stories and incredibly disorienting.

 

[underground]

Pretty sure the FYE's problem wasn't shop lifting but the fact this it: A) was selling a dying medium; and B) wreaked like cigarettes.

 

[Ron Newman]

Wreaked what? Havoc?

 

[KentXie]

I also think a Lego store would fit in nicely there once the demographic in the neighborhood changes.

I don't understand exactly what the draw is for Lego store but it seems that every where I go, this store seems to draw a huge crowd.

 

[underground]

Wreaked what? Havoc?

I'm only just mastering English now after speaking it for 30 years. Thanks for pointing out my spelling mistake though. Very helpful.

 

[KentXie]

Kent -- Clothing stores are a dime a dozen or whatever is the inflated / devalued $ equivalent

That's true but the reason I suggested Uniqlo, besides its difference in style, is because of their displays. In Soho, they filled sections of the store with rotating mannequins. I think their "interesting" decor can attract people's curiosity and bring people into the area.

 

[blade_bltz]

I've seen that building in NY. I was wondering what a "yunikuro" was for a little while.

Wait, you can read katakana but you don't know what Uniqlo is???

 

[joebos]

I guess this belongs in here:

Boston Business Journal: New chapter for Boston Public Library: Retail?

"The first few floors of the Boston Public Library’s Copley Square branch could be transformed into a boutique shopping center, according to a source familiar with the proposal.

A plan under discussion at City Hall could turn as much as 150,000 square feet of space in the 1972 Johnson Building into a restaurant that would spill onto Boylston Street, as well as an assortment of other retail from the basement to the third level. The library’s interior could be wrapped in glass, similar to the nearby Apple store, with a new entrance on Exeter Street.

“The addition of as many as seven upscale shops could bring an infusion of foot traffic to the library and cash for the city,” the source said. “It could be the place for a Nordstrom or a Target.”"