Retail News in Raleigh

Crabtree Valley Mall has been able to reinvent itself repeatedly over the years.  Now we are seeing new age brands like Lush and Teavana are coming to the mall, continuing the mall’s push upscale.  Lush is a Canadian eco-conscious cosmetics and soap company that uses natural whole ingredients to make natural products. Teavana is a tea shop with a wide selection of fine tea and tea products.  Also coming to the mall, Try Sports, a high-end sports product store that will be installed under the Belks Mens location. 

In the coming months, Zely & Ritz, Sushi Blues, and all of the tenants in 301 Glenwood Avenue will close temporarily…

Larry Larson is the man behind Raleigh’s Larry’s Beans.  Larry’s coffee beans are all fair-trade and are sold up and down the east coast.  He started one of the first coffee shops in the area in the early 90’s with progressive ideals. Today he continues to do things with that same moral mindset. 

Larry on the STOT

The maidens are at it again.  Raleigh’s “craft economy” is no joke.  The guys and gals around here that make stuff could hardly be called crafty.  Markets like Saturday’s Handmade Market  are more like chic underground fashion events than anything “crafty.“ Vintage 21 will host the event and it will be wedged in between Cinco de Mayo events and buckheads street closing.  But once you make it to Vintage 21 there are sure to be many handmade fashion gems by Raleigh’s underground fashion elite.

Directions and information at: thehandmademarket.com

When walking past the storefront of the soon to be Black and White Market in Cameron Village recently, I found myself staring at a sea of mannequins and wondering “Where is all the Men’s Fashion in Raleigh, North Carolina?“