Anthropologie Coming to Newtown

This is a huge get for the Bucks County retail scene.

Huge news on the Bucks Co. retail scene: It looks like Anthropologie is opening an outpost in Newtown. The township will welcome the chain to its Promenade development, according to the Bucks County Courier Times. The developer, Jim Worthington (who also owns the Newtown Athletic Club), noted that they need to deal with a sewer issue first, and then construction will begin.

For a town that’s long been surprisingly light on retail, especially apparel (I should know, I live there), this is a major gain. Hopefully it’ll increase traffic to the few smaller boutiques in the area, and drive more independents to come to the township. After all, a stylish suburban town can’t survive on Gap Body and the mall alone.