Attention NYC shoppers: At least 125 new stores are opening soon at the World Trade Center this year, including Saks, H&M, Eataly, and a collection of top designer shops. It will make downtown a top shopping destination, and give some stiff competition for our shopping dollars to fashion discounter Century 21, a few blocks away on Dey St.
The shops are due to open by summer 2016 at the new Westfield World Trade Center shopping mall, at Brookfield Place. The new shops are both around the wonderful Winter Garden glass atrium and inside dramatic the new transportation hub, which most of us are calling the Oculus, now scheduled to open (finally) on Thursday, March 3.
Those of us who remember the original World Trade Center also remember acres of shopping, and such services as shoemakers and dry cleaners in the multi-story plazas underneath the Twin Towers. It’s unlikely such small service-oriented shops will be able to afford the high-priced rents in the new fashion and food malls.
Pardon the pun, but here’s what’s in store for NYC shopping, as reported by the local newspaper Tribeca Citizen, WWD and New York Magazine, grouped by category:
Apparel: & Other Stories, Acne, Artizia, Asics, Banana Republic, Bebe, Canali, CFDA pop-up shop, Charles Tyrwhitt, Cos, Desigual, Diane von Furstenberg, Giorgio Armani, H&M, Hugo Boss, John Varvatos, The Kooples, Lacoste, Michael Kors, Reiss, Tom Ford, Track & Field, True Religion, Turnbull & Asser, Victoria’s Secret, Under Armour, Zadig & Voltaire
Shoes: Aldo, Camper, Cole Haan, Clark’s, Dune London, Havaianas, L.K. Bennett, Stuart Weitzman, Vince Camuto
Beauty: Aesop, Art of Shaving, Aveda, Bobbi Brown, Blow-dry bar (unnamed), Caudalie, Crabtree & Evelyn, John Barrett Salon, Kiehl’s, Kiko Milano, L’Occitane, M.A.C, Penhaglion’s, Rituals Cosmetics, Sephora, Victoria’s Secret Beauty
Jewelry: Folli Follie, Links of London, Links of London (single-brand), London Jewelers, Pandora, Thomas Sabo, Tiffany & Co., Une de 50
Accessories/Tech/Other: Apple, Breitling, Bose, Cartier, Disney, Davidoff, Designer Eyes, Duane Reade, Edward Beiner, Fossil, Invictia, Legos, Longines, Moleskine, Montblanc, Papyrus, Swatch, Tissot, Tumi
Food: Beer Table, Devon & Blakely, Eataly, Epicerie Boulud, Fika, Godiva Café, It’sugar, Joe Coffee, Jones the Grocer, La Colombe, Lore Wine & Spirits, Market Lane, Minamoto Kitchen, Nobletree, Nunu Chocolates, Pret a Manger, Treat House, Wasabi Sushi and Bento
Additional shops include: Aesop, Aldo, The Art of Shaving, Banana Republic, Beer Table, Breitling, Camper, Caudalie, Charles Tyrwhitt, Cole Haan, Crabtree & Evelyn, Designer Eyes, Dune London, Eataly, Edward Beiner, Epicerie Boulud, Fika, Folli Follie, Fossil, Hugo Boss, Joe coffee, John Barrett Salon, John Varvatos, Kate Spade New York, Kiehl’s, Kiko Milano, L’Occitane, La Colombe, Lacoste, Links of London, LK Bennett, London Jewelers, Longines, Lore Wine & Spirits, M.A.C, Market Lane (previously known as Jones the Grocer), Michael Kors, K. Minamoto, Montblanc, Nobletree Coffee, Nunu Chocolates, Pandora, Penhaglion’s, Reiss, Rituals Cosmetics, Sephora, Stuart Weitzman, Swatch, Thomas Sabo, Tissot, True Religion, Turnbull & Asser, Under Armour, Une de 50, Victoria’s Secret, Victoria’s Secret Beauty, Vince Camuto
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