Downtown Minneapolis Retail News

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Re: Downtown Minneapolis Retail News

Postby seanrichardryan » June 24th, 2016, 4:28 pm

Don't you remember the glass drains in h.s. science lab?
Q. What, what? A. In da butt.

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Re: Downtown Minneapolis Retail News

Postby sanguinic » August 11th, 2016, 9:03 am

This can't be good news for 700 Nicollet:

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/12/busin ... iness&_r=0

Especially this sentence:

"Investors have been pressuring Macy’s to sell some of its real estate as the company has struggled to attract shoppers to its vast footprint of brick-and-mortar stores."

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Re: Downtown Minneapolis Retail News

Postby Silophant » August 11th, 2016, 9:11 am

Whatever came of that plan to convert floors 5-11 or whatever into a separate office space?
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Re: Downtown Minneapolis Retail News

Postby mattaudio » August 11th, 2016, 9:16 am

Did they ever end up selling 700 Nicollet and leasing back the showroom? Or was it just listed for sale?

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Re: Downtown Minneapolis Retail News

Postby MN Fats » August 11th, 2016, 12:00 pm

700 Nicollet is still owned by Macy's according to Hennepin County tax records.

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Re: Downtown Minneapolis Retail News

Postby HiawathaGuy » September 1st, 2016, 12:32 pm

Nordstrom Rack signs lease for downtown Minneapolis store
http://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/n ... ntown.html
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Gist:
Nicollet Mall has landed a new clothing retailer, as Nordstrom Rack has signed a lease to open a location in IDS Center’s Crystal Court.
The Seattle-based retailer will occupy more than 40,000 square feet.
They said the store would open in fall 2017.

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Re: Downtown Minneapolis Retail News

Postby nBode » September 1st, 2016, 12:55 pm

Does it normally take a whole year for such a thing?

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Re: Downtown Minneapolis Retail News

Postby HiawathaGuy » September 1st, 2016, 2:32 pm

Does it normally take a whole year for such a thing?
I'm guessing it's the whole consolidating a lot of space into one.
From the article: "...including the former Gap and Gap Kids spaces as well as the basement area that once housed a TJ Maxx."

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Re: Downtown Minneapolis Retail News

Postby Silophant » September 1st, 2016, 2:49 pm

How long did the Sak's Off 5th renovation take?
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Re: Downtown Minneapolis Retail News

Postby mnmike » September 1st, 2016, 2:52 pm

Excellent news!

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Re: Downtown Minneapolis Retail News

Postby PhilmerPhil » September 2nd, 2016, 12:29 am

There's appears to be a new Indian restaurant that popped up in the old Taste of Thailand space on 7th just east of Hennepin. It's been there for at least a month or so.

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Re: Downtown Minneapolis Retail News

Postby Silophant » September 2nd, 2016, 9:31 am

How long did the Sak's Off 5th renovation take?
Dug through this thread, and it looks like Sak's Off 5th took about 10 months. So a year for Nordstrom Rack isn't totally unreasonable, especially since they might be intentionally delaying until the Mall construction is totally finished.
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Re: Downtown Minneapolis Retail News

Postby Mcgizz » September 2nd, 2016, 10:12 am

There's appears to be a new Indian restaurant that popped up in the old Taste of Thailand space on 7th just east of Hennepin. It's been there for at least a month or so.
Do you know the name of this place?

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Re: Downtown Minneapolis Retail News

Postby grant1simons2 » September 2nd, 2016, 10:47 am

Indian Palace I think. Mediocore food and obviously awful marketting.

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Re: Downtown Minneapolis Retail News

Postby Silophant » September 2nd, 2016, 3:37 pm

Just walked by. Bombay Palace.
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Re: Downtown Minneapolis Retail News

Postby xandrex » September 19th, 2016, 10:36 am

RIP Minneapolis Vistors Center? Walked past it today and saw that the store is completely empty and the conference room that fronts Fifth was dark with blinds pulled down.

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Re: Downtown Minneapolis Retail News

Postby grant1simons2 » September 19th, 2016, 10:48 am

GREAT

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Re: Downtown Minneapolis Retail News

Postby acs » September 19th, 2016, 10:53 am

Not really surprised after their little audit shenanigans got caught. I'll bet their contract with the city got revoked or their other sponsors left.

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Re: Downtown Minneapolis Retail News

Postby Silophant » September 19th, 2016, 10:56 am

"New retailer arriving today" says a little sign at the entrance. So... it doesn't look like it's closing down, just switching out all the merchandise for other merchandise?
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Re: Downtown Minneapolis Retail News

Postby xandrex » September 19th, 2016, 11:38 am

Hmm. Good that something is going to fill it in. Still, I kind of liked that it was a Minneapolis/Minnesota-themed store that also provided visitor and transit info.


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