The New Retail Thread

I wish the city would give Marketplace Center a few feet of sidewalk space (or, heaven forbid, reduce a traffic lane on the surface artery so the sidewalk could be left at the same width) to add on a new facade, which it could finance by adding floors...
 
Kung Fu tea in Allston has been doing unbelievable business. I've only gone once or twice because there's normally a big line.
 
Any idea when Chanel will open it's new store? Also, any guesses as to what take the space it currently occupies at the Taj?
 
H&M Is Adding 30,000 Square Feet to Its Newbury Street Store

Today's website revamp coincides with the US launch of the H&M home collection, which can be shopped online as well as two brick- and-mortar stores, though neither is located in Boston. However, today WWD notes that the retailer will be adding 30,000 square feet (yes, that many) to the Back Bay store, which is already rather large relative to other local outposts.
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http://m.boston.racked.com/archives...0-square-feet-to-its-newbury-street-store.php
 
davem said:
Awesome. That should put it on par with the larger suburban locations, no?

Disclaimer: despite the questionable quality, I love H&M
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What's wrong with the quality? I've never shop at H&M, but I thought it was about fast fashion at affordable prices? Should one expect better quality for what you pay there?
 
Huh...I've only bought a handful of pieces from there but I can't say I've had any quality issues with them.
 
Oakley said:
What's wrong with the quality? I've never shop at H&M, but I thought it was about fast fashion at affordable prices? Should one expect better quality for what you pay there?
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No no, for the price the quality is great. Longevity would perhaps be the better word. I wear through their jeans in a year or two, whereas my levis/french connection/diesel jeans are going on a decade or so. Same with their shirts, they just wear out really fast. For the price, I don't mind.
 
Their shirt cuts are often noticeably off, but overall they're quite good. How are they adding the space? Moving up? Down?
 
My guess is absorbing Border's vacant space upstairs, and possibly at the ground Corner of Boylston and Clarendon. Pret a Manger already took up some of that space vacated by Borders.

Also, not sure if its been mentioned but PAM is replacing the Eastern Mountain Sports on Boylston next door to the Back Bay Social Club.
 
Happy to report Forum has reopened tonight!

Go out and show your support this weekend!
 
Longwood Center restaurants:

Legal Sea Foods Eyeing Longwood Location
By James Cronin
Banker & Tradesman Staff Writer

Legal Sea Foods is considering opening a new eatery in the heart of Boston's Longwood Medical Area.

Officials from Roger Berkowitz's seafood empire are hoping to locate a restaurant in the new Longwood Center being built at the corner of Longwood and Brookline avenues.

"They are one of several retailers and restaurants we're talking with for the property, but there are no signed leases yet," said John O'Neil, managing partner with Newton's National Development, which is handling the retail leasing at the property. Legal Sea Foods officials did not return calls by press time.

A joint venture of National Development and Alexandria Real Estate Equities, among others, is working on the 414,000-square-foot office and laboratory structure, where Dana-Farber Cancer Institute will occupy 154,000 square feet of space as the anchor tenant.

The ground floor of the 11-story property will house 9,500 square feet of retail space, which will likely be dedicated solely to between two and four restaurants, according to a source with knowledge of the plans.

"Our objective is to have multiple tenants in that 9,500 square feet to provide a variety of options to tenants in the building, employees, patients and visitors," O'Neil added. "We have the luxury of a very rare commodity in an area of very limited supply. We're really taking the opportunity to be pretty fussy about the exact tenant mix we'll have. There is a dearth of quality options in the area ... whether it's coffee or pastries or lunch and dinner and drinks. Those options don't exist without going further down Brookline Avenue. We have a unique location ... and we're trying to capitalize on it."

Finding a landlord in the Longwood area to dedicate ground floor space to retail uses is hard because the square footage is highly valuable as labs or offices, according to one real estate professional that asked for anonymity.
"It's hard to justify putting retail use in this space that could be a pediatric lab or something similar," the source said. "It's quite challenging in that area to balance. That's one reason this new building is so interesting."
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