Retail in Richmond

[burt]

Good news for The Slip:

A high end retailer of men's custom-made shirts costing upward of $120 has been so successful on East Cary Street that it has decided to move to larger quarters.

Ledbury Shirts will move a block or two southeast in Shockoe Slip to 109 South 14th Street. I believe this address, which is in the La Difference Building, was formerly Cudahy's Gallery which closed a couple of years ago.

From today's Richmond Biz Sense:

http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2011/07/25/new-space-for-swanky-shirts/

[burt]

Remember when Flash Mobs were fun?

Here's one from December 2009 at Short Pump Town Center:

[Downtowner]

Don't know if anyone has posted this yet or not. But its a list of potential tenants for West Broad Village. A few new eateries are possibly heading to WBV. Coopers Hawk, Carrabas and Cadillac Ranch are three that are in  the list of new places in negotiations inside WBV.

http://www.downtowns...-broad-village/

[burt]

Tiffany & Co. will open its Richmond store on September 9th.

Tiffany's is directly across from Saks Fifth Avenue and Brooks Brothers in The Stony Point Fashion Park off of Chippenham Pkwy.

The upscale shopping center is at the south end of the Willey Bridge which connects Parham Road on the north bank of the James to Chippenham Pkwy on the south.

http://www.tiffany.com/Locations/Store.aspx?StoreId=1160

[burt]

A trendy and preppy store called VINEYARD VINES has announced plans for a Richmond store. Although a site has not been identified, an opening is expected in November.

From today's Richmond Biz Sense:

http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2011/08/18/attack-of-the-pink-whales/

[burt]

Vineyard Vines (see above posting) has selected Stony Point Fashion Park as its site in Richmond.

From today's Richmond Biz Sense:

http://www.richmondb...to-stony-point/

[jbjust]

That is great news for Stony Point. It's really doing a good job maintaining it's niche and not just filling up its empty storefronts with lower-end filler.

[burt]

jb, when you get a chance, give us a report of LA PARISIENNE in the Dining Out thread.

[mallguy]

Is Stony Point getting these new stores due to its overall performance, or is it offering dirt-cheap rent?

I'm hoping the former; Stony Point was certainly elegant when I went a few years ago, and I am glad to see that it's holding up.

[burt]

Mallguy: StevenRocks, who is an expert on retail, whould be able to comment intelligently on your query.  My thoughts are that Stony Point Fashion Park    is performing well.  Recent and upcoming additions are a flourishing CineBistro, Tiffany's and a new preppy store out of Martha's Vineyard.

Incidentally, in addition to Stony Point Fashion Park, there is a strip mall called Stony Point Shopping Center on Huguenot Road about a mile from SPFP.

On another retail front, 14th Street between Cary and Dock Streets in Shockoe Slip will be the site of Richmond's second Ten Thousand Villages near the furniture giant La Difference. A unique design shop called These Four Walls anchors the corner of Cary and 14th and Shirtmakers Ledbury recently moved to that block.

Lou Llovio's Biz Buzz column in this morning's newspaper discusses other retail goings-on.

From today's RTD:http://www2.timesdispatch.com/business/2011/sep/05/tdmbiz02-biz-buzz-ten-thousand-villages-opening-se-ar-1285675/

[burt]

Here's Lou Llovio's Biz Buzz column which didn't turn out properly in the posting above:

http://www2.timesdis...-se-ar-1285675/

[burt]

Tiffany & Co. has opened its Richmond store.

From today's RTD:

http://www2.timesdis...ore-ar-1295405/

[jbjust]

Tiffany & Co. is definitely a traffic driver. By my count, they've got at least 7 "destination" stores and restaurants that draw people and which you can't find anywhere else within 100 miles:

> Saks

> Louis Vitton

> Tiffany & Co.

> Brooks Brothers

> Restoration Hardware

> Cinebistro

> PF Chang's

Edited September 9, 2011 by jbjust

[burt]

Don't forget BRIO TUSCAN GRILL and FLEMINGS PRIME STEAKHOUSE.

[burt]

Over 100 people waited in line for the doors of Tiffany & Co. to open at 10AM on Friday, and the store was at capacity throughout the day.

From the RTD:

http://www2.timesdis...wds-ar-1297226/

[burt]

Saville Row in "Dirty" Richmond.

LEDBURY, the successful shirt-making company, has its world headquarters in The Shockoes (some say it's in The Bottom, others, including me, insist it's in The Slip.)

Anyway, LEDBURY is in an old commercial building along the 100 block of South 14th Street in a stretch that is book-ended by These Four Walls at Cary Street and La Difference at Dock Street.

Here are pictures and lots of information, if you choose to peruse it, about the retail operation and its founders.

From the unfortunately titled blog "Dirty Richmond."

http://dirtyrichmond...ost/11102969838

[burt]

Before moving to 14th Street, LEDBURY (see posting above) occupied smaller space on East Cary Street in Shockoe Slip.

These pictures from the company's facebook are of the party celebrating the company's move last April.

The party was held on the third level of the atmospheric bar/restaurant called HAVANA 59 in Shockoe Bottom on North 17th Street.

http://www.facebook....09104590&type=3

Edited October 8, 2011 by burt

[burt]

The new VCU parking deck at Laurel and West Grace Streets has been getting heavy usage by theatre-goers attending WICKED at the nearby Landmark Theatre.

It soon will have some fast-food stores on its street level.

From richmond biz sense:

http://www.richmondb...s-and-pancakes/

[burt]

Kroger is closing its store at 7951 Brook Road on Richmond's Northside while breaking ground at the old Cloverleaf Mall site on the Southside for a store that will be the chain's largest in the mid-Atlantic.

From today's RTD:

http://www2.timesdis...ore-ar-1413197/

[StevenRocks]

That's a lot of Kroger for that neighborhood. Could it be too much?

Edited October 29, 2011 by StevenRocks

[burt]

THE LIMITED, a women's apparel store, opened recently at Short Pump Town Center, the huge life style center in Western Henrico.

From Lou Llovio in the RTD:

http://www2.timesdis...-ce-ar-1436547/

According to Richmond Biz Sense, this will be Richmond's 3rd LIMITED store. There are also locations at Chesterfield Town Center and in Virginia Center Commons. The Regency Square store closed in 2007.

Edited November 5, 2011 by burt

[burt]

Today, November 5th, is the annual Homemade Brunswick Stew Festival in Shockoe Bottom.

But if you like Mrs. Fearnow's canned Brunswick Stew and haven't been able to find it lately, read on.

From Richmond Biz Sense:

http://www.richmondb...brunswick-stew/

[burt]

Sometimes after you've rummaged through shopping malls you'll find exactly what you're looking for at gift shops in museums.

How about a pretzel and a beer while browsing thru items on sale at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden's shop?

From today's Richmond dot com:

http://www2.richmond...ght-ar-1460832/

[burt]

The Richmond Children's Museum will team with Saks Fifth Avenue in presenting the "real" Santa Saturday evening, November 19th in the store at Stony Point Fashion Park.

A representative from 18 Karat Appraisers in Beverly Hills will be on hand to display a showing of jewelry (note for gem shoppers: Tiffany's is just across the promenade from Saks. )

From today's Richmond biz sense:

http://www.richmondb...11/11/11/34758/

[burt]

Black Friday (which started at some stores on Thursday) brought out throngs to Richmond shopping centers.

From today's RTD:

http://www2.timesdis...ine-ar-1492358/