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Palo Alto’s Stanford Shopping Center Opens New Area, New Stores
Simon-owned mall Stanford Shopping Center announced 25 retailers will move into a new section of the Palo Alto, Calif., mall.
The new section will be called The Plaza, and the open-air center will feature a lawn, gardens, leafy walkways, a large outdoor fireplace and seating around the fireplace.
Among retailers with big footprints moving into the mall were Anthropologie, All Saints and Lululemon Athletica. Some high-profile national retailers include Everything But Water. Preppie clothierVineyard Vines will be among the slate of new shops. Luisa Spagnoli, an Italian women’s brand, will open its first U.S. boutique at The Plaza. The North Face, an outfitter for mountaineers and winter-sports enthusiasts, also is scheduled to open a shop there.
Japanese lifestyle retailer Muji opened a shop at Stanford Shopping Center. Girls’ retailer Brandy Melville also recently moved in.
Several of Stanford Shopping Center’s existing retailers moved to expanded locations in the mall, including Victoria’s Secret, BCBGMAXAZRIA, J. Crew, Solstice and Tommy Bahama.
Anchor stores at Stanford Shopping Center include Macy’s, Neiman Marcus and Bloomingdale’s.
