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?
Please share your thoughts below.
19 comments:
So sad to see Talbots close. It’s been my go-to for light casual shirts, skirts and basics for over 20 years. Monkees down below is ok but not as good as the old Lily Pulitzer. Dilliards at Atlantic Station is ok but not consistent. I guess its back to Lenox and Phipps. I love a good stroll around the mall anyway.
yep, that's what PB needs another "gear" store to match the other "outfitter" clothing stores in same area. SARK.
It should do well. Buckhead has a lot of urban outdoorsmen.
The day is soon coming when PTBSC will be demolished and replaced with high rise luxury apartments. To be honest, there is apparently such a shortage of these, that I'm surprised it hasn't already happened.
Nope. Won’t happen.
Why not?
@ 5:24, when those developers come flashing huge wads of cash, Branch Realty will fold like a cheap suit and sell it off in a flash.
Nope. Won’t happen.
Then call them and sell them your house. You can fold your suit and sell it on a flash
The day is soon coming. I know so. Same thing with Lenox Square. Day. Soon coming. Simon will fold like a dirty old dress. Apartments. Coming. Learn.
I ain't got no house, I live on the street. I want these high-rise, luxury housing projects so I can live on whitey's dime. And why would I sell my suit ON a flash? What's a flash?
Yes, Lenox too. Redeveloped into transit-focused "luxury" affordable housing to serve the urgent needs of our burgeoning low income residents. However, it will be "mixed income" so that upper income residents can indeed enjoy the multi cultural experience that they are clamoring for in the "Big A" as well!
It will echo the success of prototypical projects at the Marta Lindburgh station and Atlantic Station. And the bold new locally-activated retail component of the project promises to invoke nostalgic vibes of an old Atlanta favorite, Underground Atlanta!
Enjoy!
Trader Joe's
Simon also owns Phipps just across the street from Lenox. Wouldn't it make sense to cash out of the land at Lenox and consolidate operations at Phipps? No physical Marta connection at Phipps, so they could lock it down more securely from Day One. Hmm.
They should take it all away and they’ll sell their buildings quickly for the billions of dollars they’ll pay to build a projects. It’s a good thing you moved away so you can live in a much better place! My goodness. If you in Macon then flash is flash foods!
No. Close it all. Weeds and dirt. Nothing for anyone.
Little Miss Ignoramus @April 7, 2026 at 8:18 PM :
You have the mind of a spoiled child.
Why don't you run along and let the grown ups discuss grown up topics?
Honey, I went to Lenox Square for the first time in over ten years last night. It’s definitely not what it once was, and the clientele is terrible. Very unfortunate that Atlanta’s wealthy areas are now turning ghetto.
Sold! They are building apartments here, some will be sekshin 8
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