Atlantic Station Childrens Boutique Calls it Quits After 72 Days!

abby & co. has closed at Atlantic Station.

Bits & Bites

Johnny Was has opened its newest location at Phipps Plaza, its first in Atlanta.  The Boho Chic retailer replaced the first floor space of Bebe, which consolidated its Buckhead operations into an  enlarged and relocated store at Lenox Square.  

Stream Realty Planning New Midtown Development

A vacant Atlanta restaurant will soon make way for a new development.  

More Cook-Out Opportunities Coming to Georgia

Cook-Out's brand spankin new location on Moreland Avenue 

Cook-Out is coming to Kennesaw and Macon.

EXTINCT : Buffalo Wild Wings Gone From Lenox Marketplace

Buffalo Wild Wings on the move in Buckhead.

Planned Apartments Force Cafe Sunflower to Grow in South Buckhead

Vegetarian restaurant getting a bigger home on Peachtree.

Bits & Bites

Indianapolis, Indiana-based Simon Property Group  is reportedly spinning off Northlake Mall in Tucker into a newly-formed real estate investment trust called Washington Prime Group.  Northlake Mall was built in 1971 and is today anchored by Sears, Kohl's, J.C. Penney and Macy's.  I frequented Northlake Mall often as a kid and have many fond memories of the mall.   Social Expressions, the Disney Store and Parisian (where Kohl's is today) were some of my favorite Northlake Mall retailers that today no longer exist.  The mall's future is uncertain and a redevelopment likely something that will be considered.   Washington Prime Group is also assuming ownership & management of another Simon property, Mall of Georgia Crossing in Buford.  The shopping center, on Woodward Crossing, sits across the street from Simon-owned Mall of Georgia  and has more than 20 stores including Target, Best Buy, T.J. Maxx / Homegoods and Nordstrom rack. In 2012 Simon sold another metro mall, Gwinnett Place Mall, in Duluth.   Simon's current metro Atlanta holdings include Phipps Plaza and Lenox Square in Buckhead, Town Center at Cobb in Kennesaw, Sugarloaf Mills in Lawrenceville and North Georgia Premium Outlets in Dawsonville and Calhoun Premium Outlets in Calhoun.

Neiman Marcus Bringing New Concept to Buckhead

Luxury retailer opening economical sibling store.

Ray's Pizza Goes Mediterranean in Buckhead

Ray's Pizza goes Mediterranean.

A Few Years in the Making, Del Taco May Have Finally Secured New Location

Del Taco is planning another location in the Atlanta area.

Penn Station East Coast Subs Plans A Stop in Atlanta

A new sub shop is coming to Atlanta.

Bits & Bites

Restoration Hardware has installed a branding message in front of its upcoming nearly 60,000 square foot, five story Buckhead store on Peachtree Road. (The giant store is being built on the parcel formerly home to ESPN Zone)  The Buckhead store will apparently be known as "Restoration Hardware at the Estate in Buckhead."  (The branding previously displayed Restoration Hardware at the Estate at Buckhead, but has since been changed.)  A quote by Pablo Picasso was added, too, "Every act of creation is first of all an act of destruction." --- See what destruction hath wrought Fall 2014. 

Get Ready! Cook-Out is Opening in Atlanta THIS MONTH, With More to Come!

Cook-Out Update!

Loehmann's Plaza to Become The Fresh Market Plaza?

The Fresh Market is poised to take former Loehmann's retail space.

Bits & Bites

Regions Bank will relocate their existing inline Buckhead branch from Buckhead Plaza to a new freestanding branch with drive thru nearby later this summer.  The new Regions branch will open at the corner of West Paces Ferry Road and East Andrews Drive as part of the Camden Paces apartments project.

Continuing Organic Growth, Farm Burger to Open Next in Berkeley...California

Farm Burger is going to California for its latest location.

Atlanta Location of Viking Cooking School Gets "Chopped"

The Viking Cooking School will be closing its Atlanta location.

Raw Denim Becomes Latest Midtown Closure

Raw Denim has closed its midtown boutique.

Bits & Bites

New Babiators kiosk at Lenox Square 

Lenox Square has finally made the move so many saw coming.  The popular Buckhead mall widened three of their second level bridges and has now installed numerous kiosks to hawk all kinds of (mostly unnecessary) stuff.

A New Zaxby's May Soon Hatch on Chamblee Tucker Road

Chicken chain continues growth spurt.

Taco Diner Stillborn in Midtown?

Irving, Texas-based M Crowd Restaurant Group has reportedly (temporarily?) pulled the plug on its planned Taco Diner restaurant at 77 12th Street in midtown.  The restaurant is the sibling of existing M Crowd concept Mi Cocina, which opened at the nearby 1010 Midtown property in November 2012.