St. Johns Town Center Thread

[Duke]

Was over there on Monday and noticed some ground moving on the spot next to MiMi's...  Is that where Bahama Breeze is going or did that fall through too?

[nicktooch]

yep bahama breeze banner is on front fencing.
american backyard is a halloween store til nov.
dick's wings opening very soon.
everything but water closed... will be a gymboree.
"rockstar" is working on interior... don't know if it's still going to be aforementioned store.
dollar tree open.
old navy renovated and very nice.

[I-10east]

I'm gonna revive this thread because it has the most relevant title concerning SJTC store additions.

The SJTC will be home to the city's first 'fab'rik' store, which is a women's clothing retailer. The SJTC has become a hotbed for women's fashion.

www.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/news/2014/05/27/jacksonvilles-first-fabrik-store-coming-to-st.html

www.fabrikstyle.com#

[I-10east]

Another case of a store/restaurant hitting up NORTHERN FLORIDA, before Central or Southern FL. Just like Academy, REI, Gander Mtn etc etc etc.

[IrvAdams]

SJTC marches on. Incredible growth in that shopping mecca, it's become a little city out there.

Being near UNF was also a good move.

I hope they don't lose track of walkability, there are a lot of apartments nearby.

[JUGrad]

meh...

Simon announces Phase III tenants
Simon Property Group issued a news release Wednesday it had leased all of retail spaces in the new Nordstrom wing at St. Johns Town Center that will open Oct. 10.

The wing is Phase III of the Town Center. In addition to Nordstrom, it will include Arhaus Furniture, a Disney Store, Boston Proper, Free People, Model Citizen, Natural Life, Swim 'n Sport and Yankee Candle.

Arhaus, Boston Proper, Free People, Nordstrom and Swim 'n Sport are new to the Jacksonville market.

The Phase III wing is on the southwest end of the property between Louis Vuitton and Brooks Brothers and will feature more than 158,000 square feet of retail space.

St. Johns Town Center visitors also will find almost 600 more parking spaces behind Ethan Allen and Ovinte, along Big Island Drive, and in the east parking lot behind Coach and Michael Kors.

http://www.jaxdailyrecord.com/showstory.php?Story_id=543113

[KenFSU]

Sports Mania closed.

Bummer.

[tufsu1]

now that is surprising....that was supposed to be the flagship store...the one at the Landing is still there (albeit very weak)

[Dolph1975]

While I'm honestly surprised that Louis Vuitton has been successful at the Town Center, I'm equally surprised to see that Gucci is adding to the slowly burgeoning luxury retailer landscape in Jacksonville with a new store at the Town Center. 

https://www.jaxdailyrecord.com/article/gucci-identified-for-st-johns-town-center

[jaxlongtimer]

^ FYI, the Jags players and their wives provide a strong foundation for these stores based on my walk-bys .  The fact is, especially with the beaches attracting national move-ins, there seems to be plenty of well-heeled customers nowadays in Jax.

I have also noticed that a lot of working women like to treat themselves to these luxuries as personal rewards.  It's not just boyfriends/husbands picking up gifts.

[Captain Zissou]

^ FYI, the Jags players and their wives provide a strong foundation for these stores based on my walk-bys .  The fact is, especially with the beaches attracting national move-ins, there seems to be plenty of well-heeled customers nowadays in Jax.

Not quite LV or Gucci, but I was in Tori Burch before Christmas and one of the employees said her husband played for the Jags.  There seems to be a very symbiotic relationship between the team and the high end retailers of the city.

[Ken_FSU]

^It's almost like positive externalities exist from being an NFL city that are hard for a city auditor to quantify.

[Tacachale]

While I'm honestly surprised that Louis Vuitton has been successful at the Town Center, I'm equally surprised to see that Gucci is adding to the slowly burgeoning luxury retailer landscape in Jacksonville with a new store at the Town Center. 

https://www.jaxdailyrecord.com/article/gucci-identified-for-st-johns-town-center

^ FYI, the Jags players and their wives provide a strong foundation for these stores based on my walk-bys .  The fact is, especially with the beaches attracting national move-ins, there seems to be plenty of well-heeled customers nowadays in Jax.

I have also noticed that a lot of working women like to treat themselves to these luxuries as personal rewards.  It's not just boyfriends/husbands picking up gifts.

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