Luxury bedding, a Laguna Beach-inspired fashion brand, a Brazilian art and apparel store and a Yeti retailer will soon be opening at The Gardens Mall in Palm Beach Gardens.
Located just a mile east of Interstate 95 on PGA Boulevard, The Gardens Mall features more than 150 retail shops and restaurants, anchored by Nordstrom, Saks Fifth Avenue, Bloomingdale’s and Macy’s.
According to a news release, Canadian retailer Aritzia recently opened on the mall’s upper level, near Bloomingdale’s. Aritzia features a wide array of women’s fashions for all occasions, including for work, sleep, workouts, intimacy and events like weddings and vacations.
Founded in 1984 in Vancouver, Canada, the luxury fashion retailer has been expanding recently and now operates more than 125 boutiques across North America that offer what the brand calls “highly personalized shopping experiences.”
In addition, these four stores are scheduled to open soon, The Garden Mall’s news release said. They are:
Boil & Branch — The luxury bedding brand will feature a range of sheets, blankets, pillows, bath towels and duvets in a variety of colors when it opens this spring. The release says it only uses the “highest quality raw materials.” Its website also lists bedroom furniture, including beds, nightstands, dressers and benches. Only nine stores are listed on the brand’s website — in New Jersey, Texas, Connecticut, Georgia and Illinois. Its only other Florida store is located in Town Center in Boca Raton. Check out boilandbranch.com for more information.
Britto — Founded by Brazilian-born artist Romero Britto, this brand is actually expanding northward from galleries and locations in Miami-Dade County, Fort Lauderdale and Boca Raton. Its combination of art, gifts and apparel all bear elements of his signature design style, an array of colors that reflect Britto’s appreciation of artists Pablo Picasso, Henry Matisse, Andy Warhol, Keith Haring, and Roy Lichtenstein. The brand’s website says those artists “influenced him to create a completely new artistic style by using vibrant, bold, and colorful patterns to reflect his optimistic view of the world around him.” See examples of what’s available at shopbritto.com.
Gorjana — The brand was founded in 2004 in the Laguna Beach, California apartment of founders Gorjana and Jason Reidel. It has since branched out to more than 90 stores across the United States, including three locations in Miami-Dade County, as well as in Fort Lauderdale, Boca Raton and Jacksonville. Shoppers will be able to find necklaces, bracelets, earrings, and rings. Gorjana Reidel is quoted on the brand’s website as saying her goal when she started making jewelry 20 years ago “was to make people happy.” She further says, “Looking at my favorite pieces and seeing their sparkle is like a little hit of dopamine.” Read the rest of the story at gorjana.com.
Yeti — Set to open this summer on the mall’s lower level near Nordstrom, Yeti will sell the company’s full line of luxury coolers, beverage containers, duffel bags, and carrying cases. Yes, the gear is a bit pricey — a 34-ounce clear plastic water bottle sells for $28 while a soft cooler than can keep 24 cans of beer or soda cold is $250. But its tough-as-nails quality keeps shoppers buying more and fueled the brand’s expansion to 23 standalone stores. Check out the entire Yeti line at yeti.com.
‘Luxury’ pet resort opens on Federal Highway
Known as the “Ritz Carlton for dogs,” at least according to a news release from the company, K9 Resorts Luxury Pet Hotel opened its newest location at 3885 N. Federal Highway in Pompano Beach last month.
The franchise, one of 45 locations in the United States and four in Florida, offers day care or extended-stay packages, premium bedding in private cage-free enclosures, and discounts when multiple dogs share an enclosure. Activities include a choice of all-day group play or individual playtime with staff members.
The facility is split into sections to avoid stress from encountering too many pets at once, according to the company’s website.
Amenities include TVs tuned to either Animal Planet or DogTV, an air purification system, and an outdoor courtyard featuring artificial turf with antimicrobial agents.
Prices for overnight stays range from $59 a day for a single dog weighing up to 35 pounds to luxury suites for any size dogs for $109.
Day care prices are $29 for half-day stays up to $49 for full-day stays with individualized care.
For more information, go to k9resorts.com/pompano-beach/.
New gym in Boynton Beach offers room for ‘content creators’
Boynton Beach is the home of Florida’s 13th EōS Fitness center, which offers seven-day, 24-hour access to members starting at $9.99 a month.
And if you don’t care for working out with state-of-the-art cardio equipment, free weights, cycling classes or personal trainers, you can bring your camera (or phone) into a room called The Set and create online content.
Yep, according to the company’s website, The Set features “a dedicated camera-friendly space for content creators, outfitted with cutting-edge strength equipment, custom art installations, and lighting curated by local artists, delivering an aesthetic fitness experience perfect for filming.”
The facility also offers a cardio theater where members can watch big-screen movies while working out, then afterwards partake in The Recovery Room with massage chairs, ambient lighting and lounge chairs with cooling and heating zones “that target specific areas of the body to soothe aches and pains,” the company says.
Other South Florida locations are in Coral Springs, Boca Raton, Palm Beach Gardens and Kendall.
The new Boynton Beach center is located at 1775 N. Congress Ave., Suite B. Check them out online at eosfitness.com.
Husband and wife open home-cleaning franchise
So you’ve married your high school sweetheart and you’ve always dreamed of owning a business together.
Why not open a house-cleaning franchise together? That’s what Michael and Nicole Jobe did.
They recently opened Two Maids, part of a network called Home Franchise Concepts, and are now serving Coral Springs and neighboring areas including Parkland, Coconut Creek, Lighthouse Point, Pompano Beach, Oakland Park, and Margate.
They discovered the opportunity about a year ago at a franchise convention.
And it’s not just the newlyweds that make Two Maids a family affair. Michael’s father, John Jobe, is assisting in a supervisory role, the couple’s announcement states.
The company says it offers multiple cleaning packages, ranging from one-time cleans to routine services using safe and reliable professional grade cleaning supplies and products.
To inquire about Two Maids’ residential or commercial cleaning services, visit their office at 9795 W. Sample Road, Coral Springs, click on their website at twomaidscleaning.com/coral-springs, or call 754-778-8508.
Ron Hurtibise covers business and consumer issues for the South Florida Sun Sentinel. Send him your retail news at rhurtibise@sun-sentinel.com. Make sure to type Retail Roundup in the subject line of your email.
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