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    Shopping Mecca

    Plano's Legacy West adds novel bookstore eatery and 12 new shops

    Teresa Gubbins
    Aug 25, 2017 | 9:51 am
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    Legacy West will be home to a rare concept called Barnes & Noble Kitchen.
    Photo courtesy of BN

    Plano shopping and dining mega-center Legacy West has signed on more than a dozen new stores and restaurants, set to open in the fall. They will join Legacy West's burgeoning lineup of tenants including the recently opened flagship Frontgate store; Warby Parker; and the first Tommy Bahama Store and Restaurant in Dallas-Fort Worth.

    Among the openings are the largest food hall in North Texas and new concepts from Barnes & Noble and Starbucks. Here's the list:

    Barnes & Noble Kitchen
    The new Barnes & Noble concept store opening at Legacy West will be the first in the Southwest to offer not just the latest novels, but a restaurant with an expanded menu including beer and wine. The Legacy West new concept store will have 9,000 square feet, and will be a place to relax, discover new books, listen to an author speak, and have a glass of wine. Especially the part about the glass of wine. Barnes & Noble is the nation's largest retail bookseller, with 633 stores across 50 states, but currently only three locations of this hybrid concept.

    Fashion Optical
    Fashion Optical is not your typical optical chain. It has eye wear from around the world, from the fashion capitals of Paris, Milan, London, Geneva, and Berlin among many others, and all at affordable prices. It also boasts fashion music pumped throughout the store, and emphasizes friendliness and professionalism on its staff. True to its perfectionist profile, lenses are made and manufactured on site, in most cases.

    Filson
    Established in Seattle in 1897 to outfit prospectors headed for the Yukon, Filson has a 120-year legacy, built on its reputation for quality and durability. Its long-lasting clothing, luggage, and accessories are the choice of explorers, adventurers, ranchers, hunters, anglers, engineers, and anyone with a passion for the outdoors. A location opened in Highland Park Village in spring 2016 but closed in December.

    Haywire
    Haywire is another restaurant concept from Frontburner (Whiskey Cake, Mexican Sugar, The Ranch at Las Colinas), this one with a "true Texas" theme. The menu features heritage recipes made modern with locally sourced Texas ingredients for tastes both unexpected and comforting. No idea what that actually means, but it sounds yum. There's a bar with local spirits, craft beers, handcrafted cocktails, and an unparalleled craftily crafted wine list.

    J.Crew
    Who remembers back to 1983 when J.Crew debuted with the mailing of its first catalog? Today, the business includes retail and outlet stores nationwide and a growing online business. J.Crew partners with the finest global fabric mills and craftsmen, as well as iconic brands such as Thomas Mason, Timex, New Balance, and Red Wing. J.Crew has several line extensions, including crewcuts (for kids sizes 2-14), J.Crew Ready-to-party, and J.Crew Sport.

    Legacy Hall
    Chef-inspired food hall will feature Dallas purveyors doing lobster rolls, barbecue, tacos, burgers, popsicles, onsite brewery, and taproom. Also, a beer garden with live entertainment.

    Levi's
    The Levi’s brand epitomizes classic American style and effortless cool. A tailor shop will be located at the front of the store allowing customers to have their favorite denim pieces tailored by a team of specialized craftsmen. Exclusive to only a handful of Levi’s stores worldwide, the tailor shop offers custom embroidery, tailoring, hemming, and repairs.

    M∙A∙C
    Make-up Art Cosmetics is the leading brand of professional cosmetics, created in Toronto, Canada in 1984 and part of the Estée Lauder Companies, Inc.

    Madewell
    Introduced in 2006, Madewell is a modern women's denim brand with workwear roots. Merchandise includes jeans, T-shirts, ankle boots, and leather jackets.

    Sephora
    Sephora allows you to shop myriad brands and encourages you to try, test, and play with everything from lip glosses to blushes, skincare to fragrance.

    Starbucks Reserve
    Only the second location like it in Texas and among only a few across the country, Starbucks Reserve offers a craft coffee experience. The first Texas location opened in Uptown Dallas in the McKinney & Olive tower in June.

    Sugarfina
    High-end candy store known for champagne bears, sugar lips, and peach bellinis that are just as beautiful to look at as they are to taste. The first Sugarfina store opened November 2013 in Beverly Hills, and now includes 24 boutiques and 15 Nordstrom shop-in-shops in major North American cities. The first branch in the Dallas area opened in February at NorthPark Center.

    Taverna
    Italian restaurant from Dallas restaurateur Alberto Lombardi.

    Toulouse Café and Bar
    French restaurant from Dallas restaurateur Alberto Lombardi.

    These new tenants join the community of restaurants and retailers already open including: Bonobos, Coach, Del Frisco's Double Eagle Steak House, Earls Kitchen+Bar, Fabletics, Fidelity, Frontgate, Johnny Was, Mesero, North Italia, Peter Millar, Pockets, Renaissance Dallas At Plano Legacy West Hotel, Shake Shack, Sprinkles, Suitsupply, Tesla, Tommy Bahama Store & Restaurant, True Food Kitchen, Tumi, Venetian Nail Spa, Warby Parker, and West Elm.

    Legacy West is a $3.2-billion, 255-acre development that's home to the North American headquarters of Toyota and FedEx Office as well as the regional headquarters for JP Morgan Chase and Liberty Mutual. It'll include the 304-room Renaissance Dallas at Plano Legacy West hotel, and two high-rise luxury living towers with more than 1,200 luxury apartments and 127 urban villas.

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    RETAIL WATCH

    Texas AG Ken Paxton opens investigation into fast-fashion giant Shein

    Brandon Watson
    Dec 3, 2025 | 2:19 pm
    SHEIN pop-up
    Photo courtesy of SHEIN
    Shein is now under investigation from the Texas Attorney General.

    Critics of fast fashion have found a strange bedfellow in Ken Paxton. The Texas Attorney General announced December 1 he would investigate online retailer Shein for alleged unethical labor practices and unsafe consumer products.

    According to a release from Paxton’s office, the inquiry aims to find out if Shein’s “supply chain and manufacturing practices violate Texas law by using toxic or hazardous materials, misleading consumers about product safety, and misleading consumers about ethical sourcing.” The probe will also look into the corporation’s data collection and privacy practices.

    In a statement, Paxton put a partisan spin on the investigation.

    “Safe, non-toxic material and products are another key ingredient to [Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s] Make America Healthy Again movement,” said Paxton in the release. “Any company that cuts corners on labor standards or product safety, especially those operating in foreign nations like China, will be held accountable.”

    Paxton’s move unexpectedly aligns the AG with environmental watchdogs. Nonprofit Yale Climate Connections has long sounded the alarm about the Singapore-based e-tailer, calling it one of the world’s biggest polluters. Paxton has long railed against climate change regulations and sued the Biden administration several times to block emissions rules.

    The investigation is part of a larger Republican crackdown on Chinese consumer products. On Capitol Hill, lawmakers are debating new restrictions on Shenzhen-based aerial drone maker DJI, and Senator Tom Cotton has called for investigations of “Communist Chinese” companies Shein and Temu. The September Texas vape ban specifically banned disposable e-cigarettes manufactured in the country.

    In a statement emailed to multiple media outlets, Shein said it would comply with Paxton’s investigation.

    “Shein takes these concerns seriously and is fully committed to cooperating,” a spokesperson said. “Our mission — to provide affordable, fashionable products to customers around the world — is underpinned by a dedication to safety, compliance, and respect for human rights.”

    The controversy will likely have little effect on Shein’s popularity with Zoomers. The company snagged an estimated $38 billion in sales in 2024 and has an average of 24.7 million active app users each month.

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