Are there any new chain retail stores to open in Downtown Detroit in the next year beside the expensive t shirt and sneakers shops that had been popping up around downtown?
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Are there any new chain retail stores to open in Downtown Detroit in the next year beside the expensive t shirt and sneakers shops that had been popping up around downtown?
Some, but not all. Check the Avenue of Fashion.
An upscale clothes store out of Cleveland called Xhibition is opening a location in The Farwell. I believe it’ll be their third store and first outside Cleveland.
There's a new Meijer on Jefferson that's supposed to open. It's a smaller size than their usual store.
https://www.freep.com/story/news/loc...rd/7234526002/
Wow, than it is really small as the one on eight mile is pretty small.
I believe it’s going to be on the old University Club space.
I'm guessing not for the foreseeable future. Amazon has taken a big chunk out of brick and mortar retail. Also the shift to remote work by many companies has removed a segment of the potential customer base for downtown retail. Chains aren't going to risk it in an unproven market like Detroit.
That is why I blame Amazon and on line shopping.
We need retail for buy stuff fast.
You can stuff fast when you're buying things online. It's too slow!!! And you have to watch out for porch pirates while you wait for your packages.
Go out and shop retail millennials. Don't wait and hope for your goodies to arrive.
[QUOTE=K-slice;613944]What "expensive t shirt and sneakers shops" are you referring to?
There is one on Broadway and Gratiot or two, one on each side, Xhibition, and another one I can't remember the name
The Rivertown Market will be similar to the Woodward Street Market that on Woodward and 13. Both are Meijer affiliated markets and has or will have decent prices
Wonder if since Apple Academy is coming to Downtown Detroit would that mean that an Apple Store would eventually come to Downtown Detroit as well?
Wondering if Target is in the works in Midtown since there are a couple potential opportunities? The Union Street development [[don’t think that is happening since Union Street Reopened), City Club Apartments in Midtown [[Crain’s Detroit Rumor), potentially Woodward West [[since there is 24,800 square feet of retail), and potentially even the Mid development [[if it happens).
Hmmm, I'm not familiar with those. The one I can think of NoJo Kicks is the only one I'm aware of and they've been there for some time.
Hopefully we can keep the momentum of mid-priced boutiques like Madewell and Lululemon moving in. The Greyson store that took over Varvedos is a nice addition as well.
To me, the H & M is the most important retail store downtown. It is affordable clothing and in a lot of cities. [[And T-shirts are affordable and can be bought in packs).
I don't shop the Avenue of Fashion. Too many flea market type stores on the strip. I had supported a couple of stores in the past but they weren't serious about giving good services and were never open when they were supposed to. The Avenue has great potential and stores could be allowed to open on the strip that could draw out the money in th surrounding areas but those controlling the type of business that open on the strip would would rather keep it only African American ranned
Madewell, Birdbee, and H&M are the only clothing stores that are bringing shoppers downtown. These stores as well as Nike and Under Armour are affordable. One or two t shirt boutiques are good for smaller storefronts. I think that there is a market downtown but if shoppers get free parking vouchers with their receipts shopping would increase drastically
Also Lululemon. These shops are found in the shopping districts of virtually ever major global city. Nothing special really, but they are popular, so good choices to start out with. Still, can't really call Merchant's Row area a shopping district yet, maybe once the street fills out completely and the surrounding streets also have high quality retail. I've never heard of anyone saying "let's go downtown Detroit to shop." I think getting people from around the region to say that sentence should be a goal of Downtown's city planners.
some of the earlier renders of the Hudson's Site bldg included a Uniqlo shop in the block building, that, plus an Apple store someone mentioned [[and honestly some Times Square/mall stuff like Sephora that you'd otherwise have to drive out to Somerset for) would be momentum toward a proper shopping district with some regional cred
Capitol One Cafe [[food/banking/community)
Monroe Street Midway [[entertainment)
Milk + Froth [[food)
Apparrallel [[pop up)
Apple Developer Academy [[education)
Girl Boss Fashions [[pop up)
Saucy Brew Works [[food)
Greyson Clothier [[golf/activewear)
Three Thirteen [[clothing)
M Den [[sportswear)
Older, but recent:
Shinola
Madewell
H+M
Detroit is the New Black
G-Star
Bonobos
Eatori Market
The TEN Nail Bar
MarxModa
excuse the parenthesis - app is messed up
Greyson isn’t new to downtown. They had been located in the First National Building on the Cadillac Square side for a year or two before relocating to the former John Varvatos spot.
Also G-Star has been closed for awhile. That storefront is currently a clothes store called Dose.
I think that the market is there. People are coming downtown to shop, dine, and for recoration. What downtown is missing, well at least before Covid, is a movie theatre such as MJR, an electronic store, and more middle end stores
According to Crain’s Detroit months back that Emagine found a location in Midtown near an area with existing parking [[to be fair rumors of Emagine have been circulating well before the pandemic). Downtown needs a store like Target [[which is also rumored to be in Midtown possibly part of City Club Apartments) for not only groceries, but household items.
Kind of surprised that there are no retailers at prime locations such as where the Hard Rock Cafe used to be, building next to the Hudson Cafe, and some vacant storefronts on Woodward. Granted the pandemic has taken a huge toll on retailers, but some of those areas have been vacant for a while. Broadway is another area that really needs to be redeveloped especially since Punch Bowl Social is no longer there.
Punch Bowl Social isn't gone. The announcement made was that they had permanently laid off their employees but planned to reopen. They're still listed as a tenant on Bedrock's website too.
Ah ok I do see some articles since April 2020 that they say they plan to reopen. On the other hand on their FB page it says they're permanently closed. On the Punch Bowl Social website Detroit is not on their locations list and only Milwaukee is listed as re-opening soon.
Storefront for commercial furniture and interiors dealer. They are the local Herman Miller rep. Basically, the folks to call for $6000 eames lounger. #Yesdaddy
https://store.hermanmiller.com/livin...tml?lang=en_US
I think that the new stores su ch as xhibition would be a plus for the downtown area especially for the young millennial, hipsters, and techies. I think that it is a great idea to focus in more boutiques and mid range stores for downtown. Let a department store have a small footprint instead of being the sole drawer of the downtown market. Apple, Best Buy, Micro center, or Staples need to have a place downtown and not wait on the Hudson site building to be built to open in. It might take years for that development to be completed and why wait that long and miss out on the market
Any new retail downtown needs to cater to those who live downtown. Is there a dry cleaners? Is there a place to buy underwear? Target would answer the underwear question and would be a great addition to downtown or midtown.
Seems like the Halal Guys from NYC is opening a location on Woodward where Slices Pizza used to be:
https://detroit.eater.com/2021/7/28/...troit-michigan
Recently saw sign out front of Frita Batidos that they plan to reopen in Fall 2021. Not sure how they will survive because Columbia Street is always empty even pre-pandemic.
Foot traffic on Woodward starts to become fairly light once you go north of John R. Needs to be a restaurant with outdoor dining or something next to H&M. Could see a Korean BBQ place doing fairly well. Cheesecake Factory anywhere Downtown should also do fairly well. There is only 1 which is Novi. Even Denver has 3 in the metro area with 1 Downtown despite a smaller metro population.
Not sure the progress on the Book Tower, but it may add a lot of retail space as well [[25,000 square feet pre-pandemic).
There is a dry cleaners downtown on Clifford
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.3346...7i16384!8i8192
It's good to see things are still moving in the right direction in terms of retail.
If you get desperate, I'm pretty sure you can find underpants at the dollar store. As you know, there's plenty of those around.
I was agreeing to what someone else had text. We need a store that sell housewares or kitchen and dining wares but oh yeah Detroit doesn't need them for those goods are sold at the dollar stores. Why not Oakland, Fairlane, and Gteat Lakes Crossing just get rid of the stores that sell those products and just open dollar stores in there stead. That's something that these long time City planners belive as an excuse to keep stores that consumers need from opening in Detroit especially downtown
Can we get back to new retail in Detroit, and not argue about underwear brands you can buy at the grocery store?
Wait a minute, there's Meijers over on 8 Mile or Grand River. Not only do they sell undergarments, they sell a plethora of different types of men's furnishings.
Taking it back to retail in Detroit, would be nice if the Rivertown Market/Meijer that is opening in Lafayette Park carry home goods as well instead of just groceries so that people don’t have to drive all the way to the Meijer on 8 mile, Northwest Grand River, Allen Park, or Dearborn [[Walmart or Target). Plus there is already Lafayette Foods one block over.
Such low expectations, very bleak. Dollar Store America is not a great place. The fact you can't purchase basic goods in the city of Detroit outside some low-quality dollar stores is quite frankly outrageous. Such is poverty, disinvestment, and loss of hope in the USA.
For $1 dollar stores I agree... but there are the upmarket dollar stores such as Dollar General [I use the term 'upmarket' loosely] where they have a large selection of quality goods as well as lesser stuff.
Aldi's is the perfect store for the neighborhoods of Detroit. They have 1 store on upper Gratiot and one in Jefferson/Chalmers, as well as one in Highland Park. Some people are of the misconception that Aldi's is a low quality store, but that is not the case. They have high quality items, many relabeled as lower priced versions... fresh produce, meats and dairy, and lots of quality grocery items. With their 25 cents buggy return, quality goods, and very strict limited entry/exit, they could do well in some of the city's poorer neighborhoods where shrinkage is a problem.
^^^ Aldi's is grand and I respect their striving to stay in the city.
Hardly low-rent, or shabby they offer good pricing for high quality items. Once you learn which or their house-brands to buy or not buy you're more than good. They also have some name brand items and nice non-food items/ products that come and go far too soon.
For example their Northern Catch Solid White Tuna is great for the price!
Zacha341... Aldi's doesn't have a problem with a worker shortage. They pay their employees a very good wage, with all benefits and holidays/vacation. They are the top of the hill when it comes to treating retail workers. Even though the German family that owns Aldi's is a billionaire family... they don't skimp on employee wages like our el cheapo Walton's/Walmart do. :eek:
I shop there twice a month... gallon of milk $1.29, dozen large eggs $1.25, pint of strawberries $0.99... large Italian skillet $12.99 [one of their weird seasonal items].
I'm sure that the pandemic slowed down their USA expansion, but they do plan on opening over 1000 additional stores nationwide. I just hope that Detroiters can benefit from more Aldi stores.
Aldi's is pretty good. It doesn't compare in selection or quality to a full service Meijer or Kroger [[I know it's not supposed to) Probably cheaper on most stuff. Some of their produce doesn't look up to snuff. Also, I'm suspicious of their meat they sell in that thick plastic with the expire date two weeks down the road.
Yes, right. They have for example a distinct work model/ ethic for food retail. One of my cousins worked there for some time. The interview process is very rigorous. All employees must rotate from cashier to stock [using special industrial equipment], fronting the store, to inventory, back to cashier. If you do not show proficiency in these varied areas you are out. They provide seating at the cashiers cube - something almost unheard of in retail employment on any level: cashiers usually cannot sit - ever.
Awesome on pot and pans! I always go to that area for what gems may be had! Two weeks ago Aldi's had Fairway Lactose Free 2% milk only $2.99! I've see that milk as high as $4.69 at Holiday Mrkt in Royal Oak.
Although there are no Aldi's supermarkets in Santa Fe, NM we do have Trader Joe's, which is owned by Albrecht Discounts, the same company that owns Aldi's supermarket.
^ Ah, yes TJ's. I like their frozen options that are less ingredient, and sodium heavy than say Banquet frozen pot pies! Their cracker rounds are the best. Less salt and junk compared to Ritz and cost less!
hahahahhahahahahahahahhaahhaha thinking that the right pair of underwear will save the city hhahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahaha
Looks like Bonchon that makes Korean fried chicken is potentially coming to Detroit in sometime in 2022. One in Farmington Hills is slated to open in October.
https://www.metrotimes.com/table-and...-metro-detroit
Looks like Starbucks in the District Detroit is permanently closing Sept. 24th.
On the other hand Union Assembly is planning to open soon.
Kind of wonder how M Den is able to stay open in that area since Frita Batidos and Rush Bowl have been closed since the beginning of the pandemic.
I think that the direction that Downtown Detroit is going when it come to individual retail stores instead of big box is good. I would love to see more affordable retail such as Columbia, Five Below, Best Buy Outlet, and more boutiques for men and women. There need to be something for children as well. I would love to see what will fill the storefronts of the new development on Washington Blvd and Clifford. Planet Fitness had finally selected a spot on Amsterdam near Second in the Piston's training facilty. Jefferson is finally getting Rivertown Market which will open in a few weeks. Jefferson has great potential as being a strip or avenue lined with high end to low end retail especially in the strip malls. The bike lanes need to be redesigned so to eliminate the blind spots or to be removed all together being that Kercheval has the bike lanes
They removed this sign that says something special coming soon on Woodward, not sure what they are planning for that location:
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Sign has been there for a while, this is Google Street View from August 2018:
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Rivertown Market is opening on October 6th:
https://www.rivertownmarket.com
Vault of Midnight is moving to location on Grand Blvd and opening October 1st:
https://www.vaultofmidnight.com/grand-opening
Also FYI Google Streetview has updated some Detroit locations for 2021.
So the Plum Market locations in Detroit have been temporary closed since the beginning of pandemic. On Google StreetView from Aug. 2021, there is a banner that says that Plum Market Kitchen Grand Opening this Fall! Not sure if this an old banner that was never removed or that location is planning to repopen.
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This is more of a side note, but Target is opening in Downtown Ann Arbor Sept. 26th. If I'm not mistaken that location will be the 2nd urban format Target store in Michigan [[other being in East Lansing with apartments on top similar to what Rivertown Market would been like initially). Maybe one day we'll get a Target within the Detroit City limits.
https://corporate.target.com/about/l...pcoming-stores
The Plum Markets downtown are catered to daytime workers and focus on prepared foods with office workers in mind, so really not surprised they are still closed. I think small format grocery stores could work in the greater downtown area if they cater specifically to residents, with more everyday grocery and household essentials and fresh produce. Urban residents tend to shop more frequently than suburban residents, and are more reliable in pandemic times than office workers. But this would be a concept that hasn't really been tested in this region.
As for Target, a small format store like the one in Ann Arbor could probably work, and rumors have been circulating for years. Only thing to do is wait.
Recently based on the Plum Market website does seem like the Plum Market New Center location is now open 8:00 am - 3:00 pm Monday - Friday. Previously it said temporarily closed. So it seems like that banner is current and that they have reopened. I imagine that is due to the NBA season starting soon. The Plum Market at Ally is still closed though.
https://www.plummarket.com/new-center/
It's strange that the one downtown is still closed
Five Iron Golf is a New York based indoor golfing facility that is planning to open on the first floor at the Cambria Hotel in summer 2022 with construction to begin this fall.
I imagine it is pretty similar to Topgolf at the MGM.
https://www.dbusiness.com/daily-news...troit-in-2022/
So Somerset Collection Studio has been quite disappointing because it was suppose to rotate stores from the Somerset Collection Mall.
I think that when it first opened in Dec. 2020 it basically just had mannequins with lights projected on it with no indoor shopping; mainly for advertising MaxMara.
I believe a couple months after can't recall the brand but it might've been Armani put up a LED screen for advertising.
For the months between April and June they had in bloom sort of decorative space rather than actual shopping.
Afterwards Somerset Studio has been closed until now, seems like MaxModa is opening a pop up Oct. 8th - Oct. 24th.
In other news seems like Eminem's Mom's Spaghettis restaurant that recently opened has gotten on National news. Seems like at least for now combined with the Union Assembly there will actually be some foot traffic in the District Detroit.
The Somerset Collection is just a showcase. Clothes are not being sold off the rack there. It just a place to order clothes from. You would think that the Somerset Collection of years ago would restart in downtown Detroit being that the foot traffic is there
There is plenty of foot traffic in the area to support the Somerset Collection Even during the pandemic there is a lot of foot traffic. Maybe it will restart around the hollidays.
I am glad that a condo wasn't attached or built ontop of this market. A stand alone grocery store is a much better idea. The Woodward Street Market is a huge success on Woodward and 13 mile road. This one, if properly managed will be a huge success and a shot in the arm on Jefferson Avenue.
But the Woodward location is already in a sea of parking. It suits the surroundings. To me the Jefferson location compares more to the Lansing location-on a main commercial corridor, within walking distance of other businesses and tourist destinations. I think it would have been well suited to house a hotel above it, a la the Lansing location.
I have stayed in the Lansing hotel several times. We frequent the store below each time we stay there. It's also convenient for those that live and work nearby.
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But hey, this store is a good addition even as a stand alone. People will utilize the new store often, but generally not for their one or two week supply of groceries. It's the kind of place you go for something specific or something new.
Looks like Detroit Axe is opening Oct. 15th in Corktown:
https://www.dbusiness.com/daily-news...g-to-corktown/
There's a new Tropical Smoothie at congress street.
An axe alley! Let's hope anyone don't get axed.
visited the new Meijers today. Its definitely far more than a party store. The wide selection of fresh fruits and veggies and cheap dairy products is a welcome addition compared to the local grocery stores. Though I'd argue it actually has a worse selection of dry goods than Lafayette Foods or Family Fare.
It feels like the midtown Whole Foods with about the same level of selection, but with a price point 2/3rds of Whole Foods.
I just hope this doesn't hurt Lafayette Foods. But I'm guessing they'll be fine.
Motown Records Gift Shop Pop-up in Greektown, through Spring 2022
https://www.freep.com/story/entertai...wn/5934256001/
Should make it permanent.
It will be nice to see the Motown Museum finally being built!!
Freep has an interesting story today about new retail in downtown Birmingham.
https://www.freep.com/story/money/bu...rs/6337142001/
I am surprised that the Elliot hasn't found a retail tenant for their corner of Grand River and Woodward. The location is prime to say the least, with successful long standing shops on both sides along Woodward. And consider GR is one of the entrances to the retail and restaurants of Capitol Park.
Maybe they're waiting for something big like another Nike or UA to take that spot, but I say just get it filled!
Other prime spots without retail:
Where the Hard Rock Cafe used to be on the cornering of Woodward and Monroe in Campus Martius
1001 Woodward on the corner of Campus Martius where they used to do pop-up events like indoor rollerskating, right now it is just a storage for Thanksgiving parade
The Stott in Capitol Park
Space next to Capital One Cafe on Woodward and Larned is considered prime retail space, but every-time I walk by Capital One Cafe it is empty. That building renovation has been down for months now, but no retailer yet.
Birmingham leadership has it together when it comes to retail or businesses opening in that city. Detroit doesn't. Hard Rock should had been allowed to stay instead of them being forced out due to very high rent. I still believe that there are factions in this city that make it difficult for retail especially national chains to want to open business in Detroit. Plus there need to be free parking for employees working at these retail or free parking somewhere along Woodward from downtown to grand Blvd where employees could park and take the Qline downtown to their place of employment. Just show the your work ID to get on QLine for free. I think that a store such as Bed, Bath, and Beyond is much needed in Downtown Detroit or even midtown. That could easily fill up the spot on the corner of Woodward and Grand River easily. Lids could open in one of the smaller storefronts along Woodward.
Hard Rock, like most of the themed restaurants, Planet Hollywood, Espn Zone, etc. have been closing all over the country. How do you know the rent was high? Gilbert has been keeping the rent very low on his downtown retail until there's a critical mass to sustain it. Why did he make an exception here?
I wouldn't worry about free Q Line fare. Hardly anyone pays anyway.
I was told by an inside source. Hard Rock was doing good at that location and the restaurant had closed that restaurant long before the restaurants started closing nationwide. Hard Rock was looking for another location in the city of Detroit but I guess there were none available amongst the many of empty storefronts that are in the downtown midtown area. The reason why few people get away not paying to ride the Qline is due to there was hardly a person there to make riders pay their fare. The Qline was set up to fail from the start