The company said Wednesday that it wants to shift focus to its growing brands Old Navy and Athleta while jettisoning hundreds of stores under the Gap and Banana Republic flags.
Simon Property Group Inc., the nation’s largest mall owner, is getting a big assist from an unlikely source in its bid to backfill wide swaths of space left by failed or struggling clothing chains.
Four of Teavana’s 379 locations—which will all shut down over the coming year—are in Indianapolis-area malls.
The additions to the food court will include a concept from Cafe Patachou founder Martha Hoover.
The arrivals and expansions follow a busy year for the upscale north-side mall, which saw plenty of activity in 2016.
Cache Inc., which has a store in the Fashion Mall at Keystone, has filed for Chapter 11 protection and might liquidate its inventory. Simon Property Group is the retailer’s largest creditor.
The future of malls looks quite bright despite the rise of online shopping.
The 4,200-square-foot restaurant will be about 60 percent smaller than Shapiro’s downtown flagship location, but will carry most of the same menu items the deli is known for, plus some new ones.
Local restaurateur Martha Hoover plans to take her Napolese chain national with help from Simon Property Group Inc.
An online petition drive launched by employees of stores in Simon properties urges the company to rethink a decision to open its malls at 8 p.m. on Thanksgiving. One petition so far has gathered nearly 18,000 signatures.
Tesla Motors Inc. is eyeing space in the Fashion Mall at Keystone and is seeking a zoning variance to sell cars there and to install charging stations within the parking garage.
Much-anticipated upgrades to the high-profile Fashion Mall at Keystone will be ready for shoppers by mid-November. Mall owner Simon Property Group provided a sneak peek on Wednesday of work under way.
A division of Simon Property Group Inc. is suing Brisbane, Calif.-based Bebe Stores Inc., claiming the women’s clothing retailer owes it $64,000 in unpaid rent.
New stories have debuted at malls across the Indianapolis area. Many are pop-up shops eager to capitalize on holiday shoppers and the Super Bowl crowds.
A multimillion-dollar makeover now under way at The Fashion Mall at Keystone will add an upscale food court and about 20 stores, many of them new to Indianapolis.
Nordstrom occupies a staggering 210,000 square feet spread across three floors—60 percent more space than the Seattle-based chain occupies at the Fashion Mall at Keystone and likely more than any single retailer would be willing to lease.
Company President Erik Nordstrom said sales have fallen by half at the Circle Centre mall store since Nordstrom opened a Keystone Crossing location in 2008. The downtown store will close July 31.
Come Sept. 19, Nordstrom Inc.’s got a brand new bag–and, well, shoes, hat and ensemble to match–as the department store
opens a second Indianapolis location, in the Fashion Mall at Keystone. Residing in Parisian’s former quarters,
the new store is poised to burnish the mall’s reputation as the region’s highest-end shopping destination.
