Bits & Bites

Intimacy at Phipps Plaza has been rebranded Rigby & Peller.  Intimacy, which was started by Susan Nethero at Phipps Plaza in 1992, is today majority owned by Belgium-based Van de Velde N.V. Within the past couple of weeks, the company has rebranded the Intimacy chain as Rigby & Peller.  The Rigby & Peller brand has a rich history in the U.K. and has been around for over 75 years.  Both Intimacy and Rigby & Peller are owned by Van de Velde N.V.  Rigby & Peller still provides a luxury lingerie experience but has tweaked the product mix and price points of the store's merchandise.  Additionally, the store carries  Saxx, a Canadian line of men's underwear. 

With Business Lagging, The Angry Chef Turns Sentimental?

Trouble in Morningside?

Bantu Translates to Failure at Avalon, New Concept in the Works

Bantu has closed at Avalon

MAX's Wine Dive Becomes Latest Eatery to Tank in Midtown

MAX's Wine Dive to close in midtown

Taka Sushi to Say Sayonara in 16: Redevelopment to Blame?

Chef Taka Moriuchi of Taka restaurant 

Popular Buckhead sushi restaurant to close

Buckhead Atlanta Tweaks Name, Reminds People They are a Shopping Destination

Buckhead Atlanta now "The Shops Buckhead Atlanta"

Del Taco Secures Site in Milton

Mexican chain planned for Milton.

Bits & Bites

Taste of Atlanta will celebrate its 14th year this weekend with three days of fun and food in midtown Atlanta at Tech Square. The festival will offer food from nearly 100 Atlanta area restaurants including some that are not yet open. Among them, Mercury (from The Pinewood team), coming soon to Ponce City Market, and Noble Fin (from the 4th & Swift team), coming soon to Peachtree Corners, will both offer tastes from their upcoming restaurants.  Also this year, the festival will make use of new RFID enabled wristbands in lieu of printed tickets and taste coupons.  

Willy's Mexicana Grill Plans to Roll Out Two New Locations

Willy's Mexicana Grill adding two new locations.

Burger King (and Friends) Bring Peace to Atlanta

Burger King's "Peace Day Burger" to be available exclusively in at one Atlanta area location starting at 11 AM. 

Things Are Not so Sweet For Pie Shop in Virginia Highland

Pie Shop to close in Virginia Highland?

You are Guaranteed to Find a "High Class Hooker" at This New Buckhead Cocktail Club

The inside of Supply & Demand 

New cocktail club set to open tonight in Buckhead

Dunkin' Donuts Delivering a New Donut Destination to Doraville

Donut shop coming to Doraville.

Bits & Bites

Is Rooms To Go too high end for you? If so, you're in luck! Rooms 1-2-3 plans to open a new location in Sandy Springs. The mattress and furniture retailer, seemingly very similar to the Rooms To Go chain, will occupy the former Staples at The Prado on Roswell Road and plans to open by mid-October. The first Rooms 1-2-3 is located in Acworth on Highway 92 and occupies a former CVS Pharmacy. 

Anchor Down Grille & Lounge Quietly Drops Into Lindbergh

New restaurant quietly opens.

Forever 21 Opening Even Cheaper Concept : F21 RED

Forever 21 to open new concept store in Fayetteville

Five Guys Planning Black Friday Debut in Fashion Cafe

Burger joint bound for Buckhead mall

Walgreens Out Cold in Sandy Springs

Aerial photo from LoopNet property listing 

Sandy Springs location closed as part of overall store reduction 

Pie Five Pizza Plots Path to Atlanta Expansion

New fast casual pizza opens first Georgia location

Bits & Bites

LUNA boutique will relocate to the Shops Around Lenox October 4th.  Luna will occupy the former DEKA space in the Crate & Barrel-anchored center near Lenox Square. While they were previously said to be staying in the Buckhead Exchange shopping center on Peachtree Road, it seems their plans changed.  Buckhead Exchange is in the midst of a major renovation that will see the addition of YEAH! Burger and Storico Fresco Alimentari Ristorante e Mercato.  Nancy's Pizza, Jeanne's Body Tech and Establishment all previously left the center.

Dollar General Surrenders at Vista Grove

Dollar store to close.

Cook Out Feeling 22 in Marietta

Cook Out on Moreland Drive in a renovated former Mrs. Winner's 

Burger chain continues Atlanta expansion

Aja Quietly Says Sayonara in Buckhead

Asian eatery in Buckhead abruptly shutters

Breastaurant Reduction for Tilted Kilt in Atlanta

Breastaurant chain continues to close locations 

Ocean Prime Goes Under in Buckhead

Buckhead steakhouse prepares to close  

Bits & Bites

Chick-fil-A celebrated the opening of their newest Atlanta area location in an outparcel of Perimeter Mall in Dunwoody yesterday at 6AM.  The store opened after the celebratory "First 100" promotion in which 100 fans of the restaurant camped out overnight in order to receive "Free Chick-fil-A for a year" (52 #1 combo meals).  The new restaurant and drive-thru replaced a Macy's auto center.  Future Atlanta area Chick-fil-A restaurants are planned for Shallowford Road in Marietta in October, Northside Drive in midtown in November, and at Fuqua Development's Glenwood Place next year.  

Saks to Bring More "Outlet" Shopping to Buckhead

Saks OFF 5TH is coming to Buckhead