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Macy's debuts a special free-standing Backstage store in Grapevine

Sneak Backstage for this special version of Macy's.

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Grapevine stand by, you're in for some shopping: A Macy's Backstage store is opening at Grapevine Mills, featuring trendy clothes at a discount price. According to a release, it'll open May 14.

The off-price, on-trend concept sells quality brands for fashion-loving customers with constantly changing merchandise.

Macy's Backstage at Grapevine Mills is at 3000 Grapevine Mills Pkwy., #127, spanning more than 22,000 square feet. It's a free-standing store (versus inside a mall), featuring an elevated open environment where all merchandise is easily accessible on the floor.

That merchandise includes:

apparel for women, men, and children
wide range of toys
housewares
beauty products
designer handbags
activewear
gifts
pet supplies

Macy's VP of off-price Michael Hersh says in a statement that they're thrilled to be opening a third DFW area store, stating that "Macy's Backstage continues to accelerate the expansion of its off-price concept to locations nationwide."

Backstage has expanded to nearly 300 Macy's stores nationwide, including six store-within-store locations and two free-standing locations in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, allowing customers to shop both Macy’s full-line and off-price merchandise offerings in one trip.

It's part of a "small format" expansion that Macy's initiated in 2021, when it opened two free-standing Backstage locations at The Village at Allen and The Centre at Preston Ridge.

Macy's also debuted three Market by Macy's, a smaller-format retail store with a smaller assortment of merchandise, also in an open environment, in Dallas-Fort Worth including Southlake, WestBend, and the Highlands of Flower Mound.

A Clear Choice

Texas designer Consuela launches clear handbags that are stadium approved

Photo courtesy of Consuela

These bags fashionably comply with stadium rules.

Transparency is key for a new stadium-friendly product line by Texas handbag brand Consuela. The new collection recreates the brand's top-selling silhouettes in a clear material that makes them easy to carry at venues with strict handbag policies and long security lines.

This is the first time the Austin-based company has produced clear bags, press materials say.

Each clear Consuela bag has a bit of personality thanks to a printed, opaque strip of material across the top and a colorful strap that's interchangeable for different carrying styles: wearing the bag crossbody, on the shoulder, or as a clutch.

Conseula clear bags You don't have to put bags in the "tool bag" silhouette.Photo courtesy of Consuela

Leather accents also elevate each piece, which contains interior pockets, a credit card holder, and a removable piece that gives the base structure or, when it's removed, allows the bag to collapse.

With three shapes and three patterns or colorways on the nine bags that comprise the collection. The largest style is 11 inches by nine and a quarter inches, with a three-inch depth. Two smaller styles are more clutch-sized.

The top material can show off a colorful paisley-like design, leopard print, or an understated cream leather to match the rest of the trim.

Conseula clear bags Grouping items in smaller cases can make a clear bag look neater.Photo courtesy of Consuela

The new collection ($125-$235) is available now at consuelastyle.com. Local retailers selling Consuela bags can be found through the brand's store locator.

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