What's Victoria's Secret? Expansion At Lenox!

Victoria’s Secret will expand to create a flagship store at Lenox Square, occupying nearly 4,000 square feet and expanding into the rear of the former Harold’s and Fitelle spaces. After a renovation close to a year ago, the store will again get a face lift and become one of the largest in the region. In the meantime, a temporary store is open in a portion of the former Polo store across from Kiehls. Repeat Atlanta!

Chick-Fil-A Opens Next Week At Terminus

The new "In Line" Chick-Fil-A is scheduled to open Thursday, August 7th. Located next door to Bricktops and below Aquaknox, the new Chick-Fil-A is sure to do well with all the local businesses and offices in the immediate area.
Repeat Atlanta!

Chow Baby Finally Sets Delivery Date in Cobb

Chow Baby, New American Stir Fry, currently with one location on Howell Mill road, will open a second store next month. After months of delays, the new location within the Cobb Galleria will open August 20th. Repeat Atlanta!

Lenox hardLy Found Room: Ed Hardy Boutique Coming Soon!

Ed Hardy will open a new boutique in Lenox Square later this year. Located on the lower level near Bloomingdale's and CPK, the Ed Hardy boutique will occupy 1,400 square feet in the former Things Remembered space. Repeat Atlanta!

Click Here to read the posting which predicting this Ed Hardy opening all the way back in March!!!

Hudson Grille Snaps Up Former Roadhouse Grill In Duluth

Hudson Grille will be opening a new restaurant in Duluth in the former Roadhouse Grill at the corner of Satellite Blvd. and Sugarloaf Pkwy. This new location is placed perfectly between the Arena at Gwinnett Center and Discover Mills. Expect an opening by early 09. Repeat Atlanta!

MAMA reFU'Ses To Stay At Toco Hills

Mama Fu's at Toco Hills, one of the first franchised locations to open, is now closed. Opened by local Moe's franchisee Tony Lewis, it had a following that consisted of Emory students and local families. However, Mama Fu’s could not survive another summer with their clientele out of school and vacationing. Mama Fu's was sold last year by Atlanta based Raving Brands to a franchisee out of Texas, which may have played a major role in this closure. There is already a sign posted announcing a new pizza parlor which will be opening soon. Repeat Atlanta!

Your StarBUCKS Are No Good Here:

Starbucks Corporation recently announced it would be closing 600 Starbucks locations. This comes as no surprise considering, the company has some locations so close to each other that you could purchase your coffee at one, walk five feet, and purchase your muffin at another!

The following locations are doomed for closure in the Metro Atlanta Area (Don’t worry. If its closing, it’s probably because there is a Starbucks right across the street) :


1375 Peachtree St., Atlanta

5841 Roswell Road NE, Atlanta

250 Park Ave. W, Atlanta

3333 Buford Drive (Mall of Georgia), Buford

2941 Paces Ferry Road, in Vinings

Other Nearby Closures:

2860 East-West Conn., Austell

1630 Pleasant Hill Road NW, Duluth

2100 Pleasant Hill Road, Duluth

836 Veterans Memorial Pkwy, Mableton

4624 Camp Highland Road, Smyrna

3661 Eisenhower Pkwy, Macon

1693 Bass Road, Macon

2011 Veterans Pkwy, Dublin

Repeat Atlanta!

Flying Biscuit Soars To Sandy Springs!

The Flying Biscuit will be opening yet another franchised location, this time on Roswell road in Sandy Springs. The new Flying Buscuit will be located at 5975 Roswell Rd, Suite G101; south of Hammond Drive and close to the nearby Chick-fil-a.

Repeat Atlanta!

Crescent Moon Cuts Its Expansion Plans

Crescent Moon, a neighborhood eatery which currently has three locations (Decatur, Northlake, Mall of Georgia), seems to have abandoned their previously announced location at Renaissance Walk; a new condo project at the corner of Auburn and Piedmont Ave. No work seems to have ever been done, and the sign that read "Crescent Moon Coming Soon" is now gone. Repeat Atlanta!

Largest Pottery Barn To Open July 19 At Lenox

After relocating from the upper level to its new home on the main corridor of Lenox Square, Pottery Barn will have its largest store, right here in Atlanta. However, do we really need or deserve this Pottery Barn? I for one am in the mall what seems like every day, and have never seen tremendous crowds in the existing Pottery Barn. The Apple store, which has recently expanded to become the largest store in the south, at times has had a line waiting to enter, justifying a large store. I fail to see that same justification at Pottery Barn. I might also add that I have heard suggestions of malfeasance and fraud of current management at the Lenox Pottery Barn that may have led corporate officials to believe that the store is doing better than it actually is.

Gas Sets New High, These Prices Set New Low!

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LUSH Adds To Its Atlanta Presence

LUSH will open leased stores within Macy's at Perimeter and Cumberland Malls as well as a standalone store within Perimeter mall. These stores are all scheduled to open by years end. Repeat Atlanta!

Luxury Retailers Fly To Hartsfield-Jackson

Luxury retailers, including Salvatore Ferragamo, Bulgari, Ermenegildo Zegna, Lacoste, Brooks Brothers, and Vera Bradley among others will be opening at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in the coming months. Luxury stores have had great success in European and Asian markets where mall shopping is less frequent and there are fewer malls altogether. This will be a first for the American market. Other U.S. airports such as John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York and San Francisco International Airport are also adding luxury stores to their airport retail offerings. Repeat Atlanta!

Betsey Johnson To Open At Perimeter Mall

Adding to what is becoming a growing list of luxe retailers, General Growth has signed Betsey Johnson for a store at Perimeter Mall. With the recent openings of GEOX and Stuart Weitzman, and the expansion of Coach, Perimeter is doing its best to offer a watered down version of Lenox. The opening and location are still unknown, but expect an opening by late August, early September. Repeat Atlanta!

Nike Women... Nike... Closed At Lenox

In what seemed like an overnight move, Nike Women, or Nike, as it had become known, has closed at Lenox Square. Located on the upper level, a few doors down from Apple, the store can be found boarded up. It seemed as though a new tenant had been signed. However, sources tell me that the store will reopen this October as a new Nike prototype store. One interesting thing about this new store will be that there will be no managers and employees, only "players" and "coaches". The former store seemed quite nice, though much of the same apparel could be found across the street at Niketown. In recent months the store had begun to include mens clothing in their offerings and had removed the "women" from the name and had preferred the name,"Nike". Repeat Atlanta!

Chick-fil-A Coming To Terminus!

For all those Chick-fil-A fans in Buckhead, that live or work just past Lenox and Phipps, but before Lindbergh and Piedmont Hospital, you will soon have a new location just for you. Located next door to Bricktops at Terminus, the new office tower at the corner of Piedmont and Peachtree roads, this new Chick-fil-A location looks small but will surely do great business. Its located on the Peachtree road side and faces The Container Store. I for one will be in there weekly getting my Chargrilled Chicken and Cookies & Cream milkshake fix. From what can be seen from the outside, I'd expect to see them open by early to mid August. Repeat Atlanta!

P.S. Don't forget about Cow Appreciation Day (July 11). Wear a full cow costume and recieve a free combo meal and partial cow attire gets you a free entree.

Jake's Ice Cream Scoops Up A New Space

Jake's Ice Cream, a local favorite that once had a number of both company owned and franchised locations is at it again! Both an ice cream and coffee shop, Jake's Ice Cream will be opening at the Oak Grove shopping center, located at Oak Grove and LaVista roads. This eatery is said to open this Friday, July 4th! Repeat Atlanta!

Steve & Barry's Filing For Bankruptcy?

It was just last week I reported that Steve & Barry's would be opening at The Gallery at South DeKalb. However, it has come to my attention that Steve & Barry's is on the brink of bankruptcy!

Steve & Barrys is known for their uber cheap apparel and rapid growth, but wih that said, it seems they are now in financial trouble. Their celebrity endorsed / designed lines from Sarah Jessica Parker's line "Bitten," Amanda Bynes' line "Dear," Venus Williams' line "EleVen," and Stephon Marbury's line "Starbury," have been a hit but it seems not enough of a hit to stabilize the company. It is said they are in need of $30 Million in funding or may face immediate bankruptcy. The idea of puttting itself up for sale to the likes of Wal-Mart or going public for instance, have been mentioned as ways to avoid a Chapter 11 filing.

Stay tuned for further details! Repeat Atlanta!