BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich.,
Dec. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/
-- Capping a year of numerous retail openings and expansions
at its 28 shopping centers, the leasing momentum continues for
Taubman as the mall owner and developer today announced
numerous tenant openings and additions to its portfolio of highly
productive properties at the start of the ICSC New York National
Conference.
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Distinctive retail names such as Tory
Burch and Jimmy
Choo, several firsts in the country including Halston
Heritage and G-Star Raw Outlet, and novel concepts such
as Alex and Ani and Lucille's Smokehouse Bar-B-Que
are among the retail highlights at these Taubman centers:
City Creek Center (Salt Lake
City, Utah): The country's only major regional mall to
open this year, City Creek Center is the retail centerpiece of one
of the nation's largest mixed-use downtown redevelopment projects,
located in the heart of Salt Lake City. The unique shopping
environment with its retractable roof, a rushing creek, pedestrian
skybridge and more, offers more than 100 premium stores and
restaurants - - over 30 of which are unique to the market. Recent
additions include Anthropologie, Apple, Athleta,
Art of Shaving and West Elm. Joining the center
next year will be Microsoft, Brio Tuscan Grille,
Johnny Rockets "The Original Hamburger" and Alex and
Ani, an eco-friendly, fashion jewelry company.
Beverly Center (Los Angeles,
Calif.): Taubman's luxury portfolio continues to grow
at Los Angeles' premier fashion
destination, Beverly Center, where Dolce & Gabbana
recently opened a 6,500-square-foot store, and the country's first
Z Zegna will open soon. Showcasing refined urban
elegance, Z Zegna collections fuse modern technology with the
signature quality and style of global luxury menswear leader
Ermenegildo Zegna. Beverly
Center also is where Halston Heritage will be
debuting one of its first freestanding stores in 2013. The
Halston Heritage brand was built on the core principles of its
iconic past: simplicity and timeless elegance.
The Mall at Short Hills
(Short Hills, N.J.): The
region's preeminent shopping destination recently added several
more world-class tenants to its luxury lineup, including the
recently opened Emporio Armani, Giorgio Armani Black
Label and Yves Saint
Laurent. Prestigious watch retailer
Tourbillon will open a boutique soon, as will French men's
swim and resort wear brand Vilebrequin.
The Mall at Green Hills (Nashville, Tenn.): Nashville's premier upscale retail destination
welcomed several notable names in fashion this year, including
Tory Burch, Michael
Kors, Nordstrom, Ann
Taylor, EILEEN
FISHER and the recently opened Jimmy Choo.
The Shops at Willow Bend (Plano, Texas): The Shops at Willow Bend
is becoming the region's premier destination for stylish home
decor. Restoration Hardware and Z Gallerie
opened this year, joining Crate & Barrel, and the soon
to open Mitchell Gold +
Bob Williams, comfortable and
eco-friendly home furnishing, that will be making its spring debut
in 2013. Also new at The Shops at Willow Bend are
H&M, G by Guess, LUSH Fresh Handmade Cosmetics,
The Shark Bar & Grill, a new and expanded Johnston
& Murphy, as well as the expansion of Forever 21 to
over 38,000 square feet.
Dolphin Mall (Miami,
Fla.): Miami-Dade
County's number-one value-retail shopping tourist attraction
is also one of Taubman's most productive centers in its
portfolio. Opening this week is the perennially popular
restaurant The Cheesecake Factory, and coming soon is the
country's first G-Star Raw Outlet.
Westfarms (Farmington,
Conn.): The premier shopping center of central
Connecticut, Westfarms is home to
many unique-to-the-market retailers such as Louis Vuitton and Tiffany & Co. In the
coming weeks the center will add Tory
Burch and Kiehl's Since 1851 to its exclusive
lineup.
The Mall at Partridge Creek (Clinton Township, Mich.): Metro
Detroit's popular open-air regional shopping center recently
welcomed LUSH Fresh Handmade Cosmetics, GNC Live Well
and an expanded Forever 21 and Eddie Bauer. Opening soon are
L'Occitane en Provence, White House Black Market, the
state's first Alex and Ani, and an expanded Victoria's Secret/Pink.
Stamford Town Center (Stamford,
Conn.): One of America's super-regional shopping
centers, Stamford Town Center features more than 100 premium shops
and restaurants including the recently added Pottery Barn
and L'Occitane en Provence.
Northlake Mall (Charlotte,
N.C.): Forever 21 recently reopened at
North Charlotte's major regional
shopping destination, nearly tripling the size of its former store
at that location. Chico's and White House Black
Market will also join the center's fashionable lineup.
Sunvalley (Concord,
Calif.): Contra Costa
County's largest shopping center launched a multimillion
dollar renovation this year while welcoming several new tenants,
including the recently opened G by Guess and, coming soon,
Lucille's Smokehouse Bar-B-Que. Since its 1999 debut
in Long Beach, fast-growing
Lucille's has become the favorite destination for "the best
Bar-B-Que with the finest Southern hospitality."
Other notable, appetizing additions to the dining options at
Taubman centers include the recently opened Mastro's
Steakhouse at El Paseo Village in Southern California's Coachella Valley, and
Brio coming soon to Fair
Oaks Mall in Fairfax,
Va.
About Taubman
Taubman
Centers, Inc. (NYSE: TCO) is an S&P MidCap 400 Real
Estate Investment Trust. Taubman is engaged in the ownership,
management and/or leasing of 28 regional, super-regional and outlet
shopping centers in the U.S. and Asia. Taubman's U.S. owned properties are the
most productive in the publicly held U.S. regional mall industry.
Taubman is currently developing Taubman Prestige Outlets
Chesterfield in Chesterfield,
Missouri; The Mall at University Town Center in Sarasota, Florida; The Mall of San Juan in San
Juan, Puerto Rico; and shopping malls in Xi'an, China
and Hanam, South Korea. Taubman
Centers is headquartered in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan and Taubman Asia,
the platform for Taubman Centers'
expansion into China and
South Korea, is headquartered in
Hong Kong. Founded in 1950, Taubman has over 60 years of
experience in the shopping center industry. For more
information about Taubman, visit www.taubman.com.
For ease of use, references in this press release to
"Taubman Centers," "company,"
"Taubman" or an operating platform mean Taubman Centers, Inc. and/or one or more of a
number of separate, affiliated entities. Business is actually
conducted by an affiliated entity rather than Taubman Centers, Inc. itself or the named
operating platform.
This press release may contain forward-looking statements
within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended. These statements reflect management's current views with
respect to future events and financial performance. The
forward-looking statements included in this release are made as of
the date hereof. Except as required by law, we assume no obligation
to update these forward-looking statements, even if new information
becomes available in the future. Actual results may differ
materially from those expected because of various risks and
uncertainties, including, but not limited to the
global credit environment and the continuing impacts of the recent
U.S. recession, other changes in general economic and real estate
conditions, changes in the interest rate environment and the
availability of financing, fluctuations of foreign currency,
adverse changes in the retail industry, general development
risks, and integration and other acquisition risks. Other
risks and uncertainties are discussed in the company's filings with
the Securities and Exchange Commission including its most recent
Annual Report on Form 10-K.
SOURCE Taubman Centers, Inc.