Friday retail wrap
Want to know what stores are opening in your neighborhood? On Fridays, I’ll start listing restaurants and retailers that have recently opened or signed new leases. WEST HOUSTON West King Wings and Wolf...
View ArticleHighland Village and Tootsies go to court over eviction
An escalating dispute between the Tootsies on Westheimer and its Highland Village landlord has landed in court. Highland Village, which filed to evict Tootsies from the shopping center Jan. 4 as the...
View ArticleApple in Highland Village, report says
Swamplot reports that a an Apple store is coming to Highland Village. Houston’s first-ever not-in-a-mall Apple Store is heading for the street-front retail block that houses Paper Source and Sprinkles...
View ArticleNew Apple store, officially the worst-kept secret
This is a screen shot from Apple’s web site publicly accepting applications for the Highland Village store. A source recently confirmed the new store, the first in Houston not in a mall, but Apple has...
View ArticleUrban retail explodes, but stores expand areawide
A group of retail brokers dished about new restaurants and retailers opening around town during a luncheon today sponsored by CREW Houston. The prevailing theme was “urban” as tenants vie for the best...
View ArticleApple store opening delayed
Apple still won’t discuss — much less confirm — a new Houston store being built in Highland Village, but a source familiar with the company’s plans says the opening has been delayed several months....
View ArticleCentral Market thinks smaller
H-E-B has opened a smaller version of Central Market, its popular gourmet grocery concept. The 30,000-square-foot store made its debut about a week ago in the upscale Dallas neighborhood Preston...
View ArticleSome juicy figures about Apple stores
Houston start-up TheSquareFoot put together this clever graphic illustrating how sales at brick-and-mortar Apple stores compare to other retailers. Some shocking stats: the sales per square foot figure...
View ArticleThe rise and rise of Highland Village
Highland Village opened in the 1940s, but life has not passed it by. The 15-acre shopping center is home to many high-end tenants such as Houston’s only Apple Flagship, Sprinkles cupcake shop, J. Crew...
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