STORY BY DEE BREWER
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City Creek Center: Bustling with new stores & dozens of free summer fitness events
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ity Creek Center is welcoming five casual additions to its collection of shops, including locally grown Bronxton and DownEast. Also opening are Zumiez with active lifestyle clothing and accessories, and CoreLife Eatery with their healthy tasty bowls and salads. Australian fast-fashion purveyor Cotton On is also moving across the creek to a new larger location. These new stores follow on the heels of recently opened Lululemon, Evereve and Wetzels Pretzels. City Creek Center General Manager Linda Wardell says the new stores and current trends are decidedly casual. “We have a variety of stores for our variety of shoppers—from downtown residents, to suburban families 14
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and visiting tourists. Demand is high in these shopper segments for ‘ath-leisure’ and other casual fashions.” Wardell says yoga and fitness events attracted thousands of participants last summer. This year, Albion, Athleta, Fabletics, Free People, Lululemon, Nordstrom and Salomon will produce more than 30 free events. It is only logical that a casual healthy restaurant like CoreLife Eatery is also being added to the mix, located between The Gym and the busy food court. “City Creek Center is constantly regenerating,” says Wardell. “It’s the nature of our business. Trends change. Shoppers’ tastes evolve. And we adapt.”
Located in the heart of downtown, City Creek Center is Salt Lake City’s “high street,” with unique-to-market contemporary and luxury brands. Macy’s, Nordstrom and a hundred stores—including 17 eateries—fill two blocks adjacent to Historic Temple Square and the Salt Palace Convention Center. A creek runs through the center and feeds a trout pond on the east block. There are fountain shows at the top of each hour. Huge retractable glass skylights over the shopping gallerias are open during nice weather. Covered, secure parking is abundant and free for the first two hours. City Creek is open Monday through Saturday. Extended summer hours and event details can be found at shopcitycreekcenter.com.
New on the Creek: Bronxton Known for casual surf lifestyle clothing, shoes and accessories, the City Creek Center store will also include a barbershop. CoreLife Eatery Green bowls, grain bowls, broth bowls, madefrom-scratch beverages and hearty salads. Cotton On On-trend apparel for men, women and teenagers in a new larger location. DownEast Classic, easeful clothing and accessories with a focus on comfort and value. Zumiez Cutting-edge clothing, footwear, accessories, DVDs, hard goods for skate and snow as well as active lifestyles. I spring / summer 2018