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Anyhow, short of bespoke, they put 2 ultra exclusive jewelry brands at the top of their pyramid, Leviev and Graff Diamonds.
Leviev only has 1 location in North America:
New York-580 Fifth Avenue
Graff Locations in North America:
Bal Harbour-9700 Collins Avenue
Chicago-103 East Oak Street
New York-710 Madison Avenue
San Francisco-238 Post Street
Vancouver: 1014 W Georgia Street
Graff has a deal with Saks Fifth Ave where certain locations operate “full service” boutiques. This includes LA’s only Graff boutique.
And relax... it's a fun thread and a simple disagreement in how we rank some brands.
I was merely explaining why I disagree with Loro Piana being included on the list of biggest names. While it’s a global brand, I would say it’s still a notch below Gucci, Prada etc. Most people know the names such as Gucci, LV, Prada, Dior etc even if they have 0 interest in clothing whatsoever. Loro Piana isn’t as widely known.
Neiman Marcus Location/ Year Opened/ Square Footage:
Dallas, Texas (Downtown)1908 (Calendar year 1907)129,000
Dallas, Texas (NorthPark)1965 218,000
Houston, Texas (Galleria)1969 224,000
Bal Harbour, Florida 1971 97,000
Atlanta, Georgia 1973 206,000
St. Louis, Missouri 1975 145,000
Northbrook, Illinois1976 144,000
Fort Worth, Texas 1977 92,000
Newport Beach, California 1978*153,000
Beverly Hills, California 1979*185,000
Westchester, New York 1981 138,000
Las Vegas, Nevada 1981 174,000
Oak Brook, Illinois 1982 98,000
San Diego, California 1982 106,000
San Francisco, California 1983 252,000
Chicago, Illinois (Michigan Avenue)1984 188,000
Boston, Massachusetts 1984 111,000
Palo Alto, California 1986 120,000
McLean, Virginia 1990 130,000
Denver, Colorado 1991 90,000
Scottsdale, Arizona 1992 *114,000
Troy, Michigan 1993 157,000
Short Hills, New Jersey 1996*137,000
King of Prussia, Pennsylvania 1996 145,000
Paramus, New Jersey 1997*141,000
Honolulu, Hawaii 1999 181,000
Plano, Texas (Willow Bend) 2002 156,000
Tampa, Florida 2002 96,000
Coral Gables, Florida 2003 136,000
Orlando, Florida 2003 95,000
San Antonio, Texas 2006 120,000
Boca Raton, Florida 2006 136,000
Charlotte, North Carolina 2007 80,000
Austin, Texas 2007 80,000
Topanga, California 2009 120,000
Garden City, New York (Roosevelt Field)2016 111,000
ParaguaneroSwag can provide more detail, but New York, LA, San Fran, Chicago, Boston, Miami have many luxury stores "downtown" facing the street.
DC and Atlanta have luxury shopping districts (think outdoor promenade), but not quite the same as the above.
Dallas, Houston, Philadelphia, Phoenix, luxury stores are mostly concentrated in malls or town centers.
I'm sure I'm forgetting a city, but that is the general idea, providing lists of stores would take a long time.
In Boston's case there is a luxury mall downtown, that very accessible. In addition to th eoutdoor Newbury Street.
It was built int he 1980s and I think it's a simple function of the weather in Boston. The city is better for it. Store hopping in 20 degrees aint luxurious. Its pretty plugged in as there is a subway stop in there (COPLEY) so you don't even have to exit the building if you want.
Id say 80%+ of the people who go there came by foot/train I dont know where the Parking garage is but im sure its there. There's some nice skywalks so you can walk from building to building and see the city. Large windows at various points also let you see the garden and city, you can see them at the beggining of this video but also at the 4:40 mark.
Kept looking and this video shows an underground garage. What these vids dont dois pan to the areas where you can sit, not in a skywalk and look at the city to your left or right.
Stand alone Louis Vuitton locations in North America
I didnt include those located inside a department store. Please let me know of any corrections.
Canada:
Calgary, AB
Edmonton, AB
Montreal, QC
Toronto, ON
Vancouver, BC
Caribbean:
Saint Barthelemy, French Virgin Islands
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
San Juan, PR
Mexico & Central America:
Cancun, QR
Mexico City, DF(2)
Panama City, Panama
Puebla, PU
Queretaro, SL
Midwest:
Chicago, IL(3)
Cincinnati, OH
Columbus, OH
Edina, MN
Indianapolis, IN
St Louis, MO
Troy, MI
Northeast:
Boston, MA
Farmington, CT
Hackensack, NJ
King of Prussia, PA
Manhasset, NY
McLean, VA
Natick, MA
New York, NY(5)
Paramus, NJ
Pittsburgh, PA
Rutherford, NJ
Short Hills, NJ
Washington, DC
White Plains, NY
South:
Atlanta, GA
Aventura, FL(2)
Austin, TX
Boca Raton, FL
Charleston, SC
Charlotte, NC
Dallas, TX(2)
Fort Worth, TX
Houston, TX(2)
Jacksonville, FL
Miami, FL(2)
Naples, FL
Nashville, TN
New Orleans, LA
Orlando, FL(2)
Palm Beach, FL
Palm Beach Gardens, FL
Plano, TX
San Antonio, TX
Tampa, FL
The Woodlands, TX
West:
Aspen, CO
Bellevue, WA
Beverly Hills, CA(2)
Costa Mesa, CA(2)
Denver, CO
Honolulu, HI(3)
Las Vegas, NV(9)
Los Angeles, CA(2)
Maui, HI(2)
Palm Desert, CA
Palo Alto, CA
Portland, OR
Roseville, CA
Salt Lake City, UT
San Diego, CA(2)
San Francisco, CA
Santa Monica, CA
Santa Clara, CA
Scottsdale, AZ(2)
Walnut Creek, CA
Can we add Short Hills, NJ to this as well? There is a very nice luxury mall there.
For decades, Boston's Back Bay — home to Newbury Street and two malls — was the leading destination for high-end shopping in the city. Recently, a new retail hub has popped up, in the South Boston Seaport District, and it's evolved into the next high-end hot spot.
But the growth of one neighborhood hasn't come at the expense of the other: The Back Bay has retained its reputation, say experts, with its large assortment of shops and restaurants and central location.
“There’s no reason that a world-class city like Boston only has one neighborhood to shop in,” said Matthew Curtin, senior vice president at real estate brokerage CBRE.
Boston is long overdue for a second destination, Curtin contends, and he said he can’t think of another major city with just one shopping district. [lol, this is a super bougie take, Downtown Crossing exists as a pedestrian only shopping area in the middle of downtown- but its for locals/workign class/middle class]
“Both the Back Bay and the Seaport are on fire,” said Curtin. “I don’t see that changing. I think they’re very complementary to each other and really aren’t competing with one another.”
Two vibes, one city
The vacancy rate in the Back Bay, including Newbury Street, Boylston Street and the Prudential Center and Copley Place malls, has increased slightly over the past few years, according to CoStar, a commercial property company. In the second quarter of 2019, Back Bay’s vacancy rate was 2.5%. In the same quarter in 2020, it increased to 2.6% before jumping to 3.9% in 2021 and 4.7% in 2022.
At the same time, there's been a steady decline in vacancies at the Seaport as new buildings continue to spring up. In 2018, the Seaport had a 2.5% vacancy rate in the second quarter, dropping to 1.9% in the same quarter in 2019 before reaching near 0% in the following three years.
The Back Bay remains the more extensive shopping destination, sporting more than 300 shops, restaurants and services on Newbury Street alone. In contrast, the Seaport is still being built out, but already has close to 100 retail and shopping locations.
The stores along Newbury Street are unique, vary in size, and are in historic buildings. Many stores aren’t even on street level, with customers accessing them by stairways up or down, making accessibility difficult.
“Newbury has that European feel,” said Jammen. “No disrespect to the Seaport, but people don’t come to Boston to go see the Seaport, or ‘Dallas by the water’ as some people would call it.”
(^This is kind of what makes Boston a step above some od the newer cities for me too... Newbury Street is a true destination in the city- one of the biggest )
In the Seaport, all of the stores are brand-new, street level and easily accessible, giving retailers a blank canvas when they move in.
Koushik Koganti (Babu), the Godavari southern Indian food restaurant chain owner, has been eyeing the Seaport for a new location for years. In July 2021, he opened the Madras Dosa Co. at 55 Boston Wharf Road because he sees the Seaport as "the next destination for Boston."
The Madras Dosa Co. concept is one-of-a-kind in the country and the newest store for the Godavari brand. The Seaport seemed like the perfect destination to start it, he said.
“We were right,” said Koganti. “The foot traffic is great.”
The storefront, which used to close at 9 p.m., even extended its hours to 2 a.m. to meet the late-night demand, Koganti said.
Talking to tourists and visitors that come to the store, many say that they visited Boston a few years ago and saw it as a “dull city” without a “nightlife” and that it was just “historic.” But now, Koganti said, “the whole vibe changed with the Seaport."
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Goyard comes off as pretentious and stuffy when you go to their boutiques, at least in my experience, but their actual merchandise is quite colorful and 'fun' imho.
North American Locations of Goyard
Bal Harbour, FL
Beverly Hills, CA
Chicago, IL
Dallas, TX
New York, NY(2)
San Francisco, CA
I love how Tiffany has such a strong image that they even have an entire color associated with their brand, which is genius, yet only a superficial reminder of how long this company has been considered a purveyor of luxury in the United States.
North American Locations of Tiffany & Co.
Canada: 12
Calgary, AB(2)
Edmonton, AB
Mississauga, ON
Montreal, QC(2)
Ottawa, ON
Toronto, ON(3)
Vancouver, BC(2)
Caribbean: 2
Nassau, Bahamas
San Juan, PR
Mexico & Central America: 11
Cancun, QR
Huixquilucan, MX
Mexico City, DF(5)
Monterrey, NL
Panama City, PA
Puebla, PUE
San Jose, CR
Midwestern US: 12
Chicago, IL
Cincinnati, OH
Columbus, OH
Edina, MN
Indianapolis, IN
Kansas City, MO
Northbrook, IL
Oakbrook, IL
St Louis, MO
Skokie, IL
Troy, MI
Woodmere, OH
Northeastern US: 27
Boston, MA(2)
Chestnut Hill, MA
Chevy Chase, MD
East Rutherford, NJ
Farmington, CT
Greenwich, CT
Hackensack, NJ
King of Prussia, PA
Manhasset, NY
Natick, MA
New York, NY(5)
Paramus, NJ
Philadelphia, PA
Pittsburgh, PA
Providence, RI
Red Bank, NJ
Richmond, VA
Short Hills, NJ
Vienna, VA
Westport, CT
Washington DC
White Plains, NY
Southern US: 23
Aventura, FL
Atlanta, GA
Austin, TX
Bal Harbour, FL
Boca Raton, FL
Charlotte, NC
Coral Gables, FL
Dallas, TX(2)
Forth Worth, TX
Houston, TX
Jacksonville, FL
Miami, FL
Naples, FL
Nashville, TN
New Orleans, LA
Orlando, FL
Palm Beach, FL
Palm Beach Gardens, FL
Plano, TX
San Antonio, TX
Tampa, FL
The Woodlands, TX
Western US: 32
Bellevue, WA
Beverly Hills, CA
Carmel, CA
Costa Mesa, CA
Denver, CO
Garapan, CNMI
Glendale, CA
Honolulu, HI
Las Vegas, NV(4)
Los Angeles CA(2)
Palm Desert, CA
Palo Alto, CA
Pasadena, CA
Roseville, CA
Portland, OR
Salt Lake City, UT
San Diego, CA(2)
San Francisco, CA
Santa Clara, CA
Santa Monica, CA
Scottsdale, CA
Seattle, WA
Tucson, CA
Tumon, GU
Waikoloa, HI
Wailea, HI
Walnut Creek, CA
AZ not CA...haha
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