local retail
Morning Headlines: Two Local Kmart Locations Will Close
Yesterday morning, based on a tip from an employee, we broke the news that the Kmart at the Gallery was going to close. Today the […]
What’s In Store: These Are The Most Badass Tights Ever
My current style-editor job is especially interesting considering that I spent my high-school years wearing reverse saddle shoes, a navy kilt, a white button-down and […]
Move Over, Victoria’s Secret: Philly’s Coolest New Lingerie Designer
We here at Shoppist are committed to supporting local designers—and Philly’s roster of incredible design talent makes our mission that much easier. Case in point: […]
Morning Headlines: PREIT Sees Possibility in JCPenney Closure
JCPenney will be shutting down 33 of its department stores, one of which is located at the Exton Square Mall. However, it looks like the […]
Weekend Sale Roundup: Where We’re Shopping
When the weather gets temperate, we get shopping (and by temperate, we mean not blizzarding). Here’s where we’ll be heading to snag the best deals […]
POLL: Should Store Mannequins Have Pubic Hair?
(Shoppist editor Emily Goulet has named this one of the blog’s top posts for 2014.) With American Apparel’s latest window display (it’s on East Houston […]
VIDEO: How To Shop Major Sales
How to shop a major sale? If you take this video (created by the fashion intelligentsia over at Joan Shepp for their BOP-winning annual basement sale) […]
8 Local Sales To Hit This Weekend
Why we love January’s end-of-season sales: It’s still freezing, so you’re getting great deals on fall/winter pieces you can wear right away. Here are the […]
Art In The Age Debuts New Warby Parker Display
Shoppist received word back in November that Art In The Age was gearing up to overhaul their Warby Parker display and, boy, yesterday’s revamp didn’t […]
Retail News: Erdon To Open A Second Location In Old City
Proof that when one door closes, another one opens: Just after Three Sirens announced they’d be closing after eight years on North 3rd Street, Marlton’s […]
Will Anthropologie Leave Rittenhouse Square? [UPDATED]
UPDATE: A reliable source tells us that Anthropologie just re-signed, and will, in fact, be staying on. The circa-1897 Fell-Van Rensselaer building — or as […]
Joan Shepp’s New Location Is Finally Confirmed
The fashion set has been buzzing about where Joan Shepp‘s permanent location will be for eons (or at least it seems that way). The rumors […]
Three Sirens Boutique Is Closing
Sad news arrived in my inbox over the weekend: Old City’s Three Sirens Boutique is closing its doors on January 12th. I chatted with owner […]
Snow Day Sales: 10 End-Of-Season Sales To Shop Now
Arcadia Boutique: Score up to 60 percent off all clothes and shoes tomorrow through January 9th—the store is closed today. (Psst: Follow Arcadia on Facebook, Twitter […]
Philadelphia Retail Market Trends: Asking Prices Are Up
Commercial Real Estate Philadelphia, PA Market Trends LoopNet has released some trend data, which is always fun, particularly when represented by colorful lines. Here’s how […]