Comfort One Shoes has opened up it’s fifth location in DC at 1329 Wisconsin Ave, NW in the former Bandolino space. It’s not clear yet if this means that the Dupont Circle market has finally been saturated?
Oh yeah, a Mephisto shoes opened up next door too:
Photo via Fleurir Chocolates
Fleurir Chocolates located at 3235 P St, NW is in this month’s Food & Wine magazine (Jan. ’12.) There’s a brief article titled, “Chocolate Case Study” that shows how much it costs to open a Chocolate boutique in Georgetown. I was surprised to learn monthly rent and utilities was “only” $2,775 per month.
4NXC (Foreign Exchange) was located at 1019 U St NW. Arzo (also selling clothing) has taken over half the space and the other half remains vacant. I’ll be sure to update when a new tenant moves in.
Thanks to a reader for sending word. From Pierre’s Attic Web site:
“As a new addition to the Georgia Avenue shopping district, Pierre’s Attic brings a new edge to the neighborhood. Incorporating the changes in the city, a vintage boutique brings the green movement to Ward 4. Pierre’s Attic will feature apparel for all ages, furniture and everything in between.
Pierre’s Attic offers affordable and unique items for ALL shoppers stop by our 5320 Georgia Avenue, NW. A new and different retail experience, Pierre’s Attic is where you can shops for vintage clothing and used furniture.
Pierre’s Attic’s aim is to help customers bounce back from those hard economic times by selling gently used clothes, furnishings, and accessories at affordable prices. We want you to come to browse and buy knowing that if you need it we have it and you can afford it.”
From a press release:
“On December 1st, owners of Treasury Vintage, Cathy Chung & Katerina Herodotou will take over Adams Morgan vintage boutique, Meeps. The name and location will stay, with a promised new energy and focus. Since its days as a petite hideaway for the city’s hippest hunters to its welcome expansion in Adams Morgan, Meeps has held a special place in the hearts and history of DC’s vintage retail community. Meeps’ reputation as the go-to vintage clothing spot has only grown as the shop represented distinctive expertise in local and national media.
After four years of participating in the thriving vintage scene in Washington D.C., first with pioneering pop-up shop Listopad in 2007 and then, since 2009, with their acclaimed 14th Street vintage boutique Treasury, Cathy Chung and Katerina Herodotou are thrilled to carry on the Meeps legacy. Having been avid shoppers of Meeps, they are excited to add their own contemporary curatorial touch to the newly envisioned space.
Meeps will continue to offer the freshest selection of the best affordable casual vintage, with plenty of playful gems for parties, costumes and special events. Starting in early 2012, Meeps will begin a Buy-Sell-Trade system that will enable a rotating selection of gently used items from current designers and popular retailers. The new Meeps will expand its fashionable reach by offering hand-picked current and vintage items side-by-side. Local designers will still be represented in-shop, and, new artists and designers are encouraged to get in touch. Plans for a shop redesign are in place for 2012. Next year will mark Meeps’ second decade in the District and Chung and Herodotou are so happy to be able to continue the Meeps legacy for many years to come.
Please join us to celebrate this new era of Meeps next Tuesday, December 6! Our launch party will feature DJs Baby Alcatraz (Smashing Time) and Sara (Kicks!, Pow Wow), sparkling drinks and snacks from 5 PM to 9 PM. We’ll be offering a tremendous sale of current and inventoried stock to make room for our new offerings – FILL A BAG for $20!
WHAT: MEEPS Welcome Party
WHEN: Tuesday, December 6, 2011, 5PM – 9PM
WHERE: 2104 18th Street NorthwestFor more information, please visit www.shoptreasury.com, www.meepsdc.com or contact Cathy Chung at [email protected] or (202) 506-6908. Meeps 2104 18th St, NW Washington, DC 20009″
I was pretty surprised to see this set up at Union Station. I could understand the old Best Buy kiosks where you could buy a new set of headphones but this just seems crazy to me. I guess if your train is delayed 6 hours but can you imagine a scenario in which someone would shop at a Kohl’s department store kiosk?
We talked a little bit about Filene’s stores closing when we spoke about TJ Maxx coming to 13th and F St, NW. I just noticed that the Filene’s at 1133 Connecticut Ave, NW (pictured above) is now listing going out of business sales. (There were guys with signs up and down Connecticut Ave on Sat.) Filene’s is also located at 529 14th Street NW in the National Press Building and 5300 Wisconsin Ave, NW in Friendship Heights. If anyone stopped by – how are the sales?
Payless Shoes is located at 1777 Columbia Rd, NW. Not sure if you can tell from the photos but this is a beautiful building. Lots of potential here given the prime location. It’ll be very interesting to see who takes over this space. I wonder if it’ll go the Game Stop route or the Mintwood Place route?
Thanks to a reader for the heads up. Fit to be Tan will be located in half of the former Greater Goods space at 1626 U St, NW. It will be run by Paul Corrie Interiors, so in addition to a tanning salon the space will also “be made up of sellable merchandise…a shop of antique curiosities and rare finds.” I wonder if they’ll keep the green roof:
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Planned Ft. Totten location
The Washington Post broke the news last night:
“Besides Skyland, the other new site is in Fort Totten in Northeast, where a Wal-Mart will fill the first floor of an apartment development called Fort Totten Square.
Wal-Mart previously announced plans for stores at a former car dealership on Georgia Avenue NW in Ward 4; at East Capitol and 58th streets in Ward 7; at New York Avenue and Bladensburg Road NE in Ward 5; and as part of a new mixed-use development on New Jersey Avenue NW in Ward 6.”
You can see a map of all the locations here.