Business & Retail Briefs
Work on Buckhead Atlanta – the six-block, 8-acre, luxury mixed-use development formerly know as Streets of Buckhead – resumed last month after sitting dormant for nearly three years. San Diego-based developer OliverMcMillan said a flurry of activity is happening on the site, including new cranes and Georgia Power burying above-ground power lines along Buckhead Avenue. OliverMcMillan will also begin renovating the former HiFi Buys building and transform it into a construction office for general contractor Balfour Beatty’s and Buckhead Atlanta’s management team. Vertical construction is expected to re-start at Buckhead Atlanta later this year. The project currently is on target to be completed in late 2013. OliverMcMillan.com
Sub-Zero Wolf has unveiled its new, $4 million flagship showroom outfitted with the latest products and a live demonstration kitchen staffed by an in-house chef at the Terminus Building, 3280 Peachtree Road, in Buckhead. Online jewelry store Judith Bright is opening a physical shop in Atlanta at the corner of Virginia and North Highland Avenues this summer. For more information visit JudithBright.com. New York-based C. Wonder will open in August at Lenox Square in Buckhead. C. Wonder is a retail concept and lifestyle brand created by Chris Burch, offering women fashion, accessories, home décor, electronics, and tons more at insanely reasonable prices - the average price of a C. Wonder product is around $40. cwonder.com Sight+Sound Gallery has opened at Studioplex in the Old Fourth Ward with a unique twist: it’s an art gallery that features regional artists, but is also a high-end audio equipment retailer. The first exhibition is by regional photographer Terrell Clark and his current collection, 3 Feet Above Sea Level: A Pinhole Exploration of the French Quarter. In addition, the gallery displays unique, organic furniture crafted by Atlanta local, Robert Brou. Many European brands of audio equipment are in stock including T+A Audio (Germany) and Elipson (France) with more brands on the way. sightandsoundgallery.com
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Wellspring Treasures has opened in Virginia Highland – article on page 7.
Calypso St. Barth, luxury retailer and designer of women’s fashion, accessories and home goods, is now open at White Provision on the Westside. Since launching its first store in 1992, the storn now has 34 locations including New York, Los Angeles, Houston and Miami. calypsostbarth.com
ALDI supermarket has opened a new location at 6336 Roswell Road in Sandy Springs. The opening marks the expansion of ALDI in metro Atlanta to more than 30 locations. aldi.us Phipps Plaza has announced that a slate of new retailers will be taking up residence at the Buckhead mall in the coming months, inlcuding women’s clothing designer Rebecca Taylor, couture from famed designer Michael Kors, fine jewelry from Hublot and Omega Jewelers and UK fashion retailer Monsoon Children. Atlanta-based StoryMark Life is a new audio-enabled photo sharing iPhone App that allows users to permanently attach voice or sound to pictures and then share within seconds. storymarklife.com.
It’s not a life jacket. It’s not a raft. It’s a BumFloat! BumFloats, created by Atlanta residents, were inspired by the upside-down life jacket trick that lake dwellers have been performing for years. They provide a comfortable fit, a perfect float, and are the best way to bum around in the water. Check ‘em out at BumFloat.com.
Dorset Sectional $1699
Local entreprenuer Danny Greason has launched OfferBob, a service sending special deals by text message to phones. Users opt-into the service and can choose the businesses from which they want to receive the offers. Business owners can join and send messages to their loyal customer base. offerbob.com
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June 2012 | IN