Another Atlanta area location of women's clothing and accessories retailer Talbots is due to close. The Talbots at Peachtree Battle shopping center is expected to close on April 23 after several decades in business. Employees at the store indicate that there are currently no plans for any special "liquidation" sale.
In place of a portion of Talbots, upstart waterfowl waders and hunting gear retailer Chêne Gear will open just its third overall store. The Memphis-based company released its first products in 2021 and in addition to its Memphis store, debuted its 16,000 square foot flagship store in Stuttgart, Arkansas, AKA "The Duck Capital of the World," an international destination for waterfowl hunting, in November 2024.
The new Peachtree Battle store will reportedly take about 4,000 square feet of the current Talbots space with the balance actively being marketed to other prospective tenants.
According to sources familiar with the retailer's Atlanta entrance, the decision to open in Peachtree Battle was based on catalog sales that were tracked not just to Buckhead but to the Peachtree Battle community specifically.
In metro Atlanta, Chêne Gear joins a growing list of retailers that specialize in similar apparel and accessories such as Orvis with locations in Buckhead and Alpharetta, Fish Hawk on Miami Circle in Buckhead, Sitka at The Battery Atlanta, as well as several Bass Pro Shops and other chain and independent stores.
If all goes well, Chêne Gear hopes to be open by this coming holiday shopping season.
Are you familiar with Chêne Gear? Are you excited to have a Chêne Gear store in Buckhead? What else would you like to see open in place of the balance of current Talbots space?
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