New home stores Arhaus Furniture and Fixtures Living are joining NorthPark Center’s retail ranks, in part to fill the void left by Barneys New York. These two can also be listed among the 70-plus NorthPark stores exclusive to Dallas-Fort Worth. Both are scheduled to open in summer 2014.
Arhaus Furniture, which also has locations in Austin and Houston, makes its Dallas debut at NorthPark in a 24,000-square-foot space filled with quality, sustainably made furniture and home accessories, including a private-label bedding collection. Arhaus is also known for its “chair wall,” which showcases dining seats of every size and shape.
The NorthPark location of Fixtures Living will be the first in Texas. This 32,000-square-foot showroom is more like a gallery than a kitchen and bathroom shop, although that’s precisely what’s it’s designed to do — outfit the most important rooms in your house with fancy appliances and fixtures.
In a bit of musical shops, CH Carolina Herrera, Kate Spade New York and Stuart Weitzman are getting more space in which to peddle their fancy wares. These three will also help fill the space vacated by Barneys, although there are still 6,000 square feet left. Stuart Weitzman reopened its bigger digs in April.
CH Carolina Herrera, set to open in the fall, will have a new floorplan and custom designed elements, including the signature fireplace and library. The boutique, which represents a certain timeless and elegant lifestyle, will feel more like a home than a retailer.
Modeled after the flagship on Madison Avenue, Kate Spade’s new store will be twice the size, making it the second largest in the country. All 3,300 square feet will be stocked with ready-to-wear, jewelry, shoes, small leather goods, tech accessories, eyewear, tabletop and paper goods, and fragrance. It is also scheduled to open this fall.
With $1 billion in overall sales, NorthPark Center is one of the top five performing shopping centers in the United States. Weird, then, that Barneys couldn’t hang — and left a rather gaping hole.
Fixtures Living, scheduled to open at NorthPark in summer 2014, will be the first in Texas.
