All stories about "Hollister"

The transformation of 600 Broadway from an innocuous Pottery Barn store to the dark lord Hollister has begun. The building has been covered with a sleeve of ply as workers crawl all over the facade, and inside, teams are busy ripping stuff up. The rumored opening date isn't 'til July of 2009, but those beefcake posters won't hang themselves. As if the chaos of the Hollister prep isn't enough, construction teams are also busy digging up the intersection of Broadway and Houston just next to the store, making the area even more hellish that it usually is.
· Guess That's It For Pottery Barn Broadway [Racked]
· 'Tis True: A&F Commandeering DKNY Billboard [Racked]
· In Soho, When One Mall Store Closes, Another Will Rise In Its Place [Racked]

In the shadow of the Empire State Building, teenage Russian clothing designer Kira Plastinina is readying the second of her New York stores for a summer opening. If her first store on Broadway in Soho hasn't fully exposed her to midwestern teen tourists, then this one at 22 West 34th Street between 5th and 6th Avenues is sure to do the trick. Sitting on the same block as stores like H&M, Bakers and American Eagle Outfitters, Kira may be more at home here next to Sbarro's than she is on Broadway, that is until Hollister opens next door.
· Kira Craze Continues [Racked]
· Now Open: Lollipops and Lycra at Kira Plastinina [Racked]
· Roll Out the Welcome Mat [Racked]

7 For All Mankind Soho Flagship

Just when you thought it was safe to slip back into those GAP regular fits, designer denim brands like 7 For All Mankind and True Religion make another lunge at your wardrobe with a whole new game plan. From huge leases for new flagships to hot collaborations with haute fashion houses, premium jean companies are determined to claw their way back onto the bums of New Yorkers.

Don't it always seem to go/That you don't know what you've got 'til its gone

Soho: Good bye Pottery Barn. Though you weren't especially dear to our hearts, a mediocre furniture store is still preferable to the dark lord that is Hollister.
· 'Tis True: A&F Commandeering DKNY Billboard [Racked]
· In Soho, When One Mall Store Closes, Another Will Rise In Its Place [Racked]

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Soho is about to lose the massive, iconic DKNY billboard that for 16 years covered the wall of 600 Houston Street at Broadway. According to Racked sources, the rumor floated by WWD this morning is true, and the ad will soon be replaced with one done up by Abercrombie & Fitch. As you might recall, A&F is planning to shove their oversexed youth-focused brand Hollister into the building's storefront, replacing the current tenant, Pottery Barn. It's not yet known whether the new advert will be branded Hollister or A&F, but really, does it even matter? Thinly-veiled homoeroticism is guaranteed.
· In Soho, When One Mall Store Closes, Another Will Rise In Its Place [Racked]

[ABC Home & Planet; click to expand]

UNION SQUARE—ABC Carpet & Home is really feeling the whole eco-friendly movement that's been so popular of late. The furniture and housewares store has decided to turn their third floor space into a destination for sustainable and low-impact products; the result is ABC Home & Planet. The new shopping area (pictured above) is stocked with organic mattresses and bedding, tables made from reclaimed wood, air purifiers, and biodynamic bath and body products. [RackedWire]

SOHO—Rumor has it that clothing chain Who.A.U., described ominously by many as the Korean Abercrombie & Fitch, has found a New York space to sink it's faux-Cali washed-cotton claws into in Soho. The exact location is unknown at present, but we think they're going to want to nestle up real close to the Hollister store set to open sometime in the near future on Broadway. [RackedWire Inbox]

It's been a big year for New York City retail (and not just because Racked was born in March). This week, we'll relive the glorious highlights and gruesome lowlights. We've recapped the year's most ridiculous lines, saddest goodbyes, most menacing retail presences and the most notable Street Scenes. Now, we're tackling the year's most turbulent retail stretches.

Opening day at the Apple Store on 14th Street and Ninth Avenue

While stores come and go all over this town, this year there were a few neighborhoods that really evolved (or devolved, depending on your perspective). The following four ‘hoods were hotbeds of retail activity…

4) 14th Street in MePa: A ginormous new Apple Store had us christen the entire neighborhood the "iPacking District," but it wasn't the only arrival MePa weathered this year. Diane von Furstenberg's spectacular flagship opened in May, bringing chic wrap dresses to 14th and Washington. In September, word leaked that Hugo Boss would be taking space on 14th right next door to Apple (the store is still under construction). Meanwhile, we awaited new flagships for Poleci and Ports nearby. Though the 'hood welcomed many newcomers this year, it also lost delicious pastry purveyor Little Pie Company and housewares shop Bodum, which may or may not be relocating to Soho.

It's been a big year for New York City retail (and not just because Racked was born in March). This week, we'll relive the glorious highlights and gruesome lowlights. We'll be recapping, among other things, the most notable closings, biggest openings, lamest openings and the most important retail stretches the city has to offer. Here we go...

Mega-Scoop, shot in April by Keith Kin Yan

It's not all sunshine, cotton candy and rainbows in the New York City storescape. Retail menaces, those forces that threaten good taste and endanger great shopping, are everywhere. Here, our top three.

3) Scoop: This year, Scoop really outdid itself. The boutique chainlet, which dumbs down really good fashion for hordes of tanned lemmings, birthed Mega Scoop, a 10,000-square-foot store the size of a city block, in Soho. The store carries clothing for men, women, children and baby, as well as beachwear, shoes and accessories. Next, founder Stefani Greenfield conquered television, going on HSN to promote her brand with a show, Scoop Style. And most recently, the company decided to grab another portion of the market, beauty products, with one of its many tentacles. Greenfield, we live in fear of you while remaining awed by your evil genius.

2) Chase: Do we really need so many Chase banks? Do we? No, we do not.