Von Maur opened its first division retailer in Pennsylvania at South Hills Village in Pittsburgh on Saturday. The 2-level, 118,000-square-foot location is a brand new anchor tenant on the mall, the corporate stated in a press launch.
The retailer gives brand-name and specialty attire, footwear, equipment and items from a wide range of manufacturers, together with Bobbi Brown, Rhone, Vuori, Peter Millar, TravisMathew, Hammitt, Marc Jacobs, Tory Burch and Liverpool Los Angeles. The retailer additionally just lately added L.L. Bean by means of a wholesale partnership.
“The individuals of Pittsburgh worth laborious work, loyalty and repair — qualities which are on the core of our firm,” Jim von Maur, the president and fourth-generation chief of the corporate, stated within the press launch. “We’re excited to carry our signature customer support and distinctive buying expertise to Pittsburgh and to turning into part of this vibrant group.”
The brand new retailer employs over 100 full- and part-time associates. It occupies a former Sears anchor spot on the Simon-owned mall, in line with native information reviews. Past its in-store and on-line merchandise providing, Von Maur additionally touts its customer support, complimentary reward wrapping and delivery, a rewards program and an interest-free cost card.
The brand new Pittsburgh retailer is a part of a nationwide progress technique, the privately held firm beforehand stated. Von Maur introduced in Might it plans to open its first North Dakota location on the West Acres Mall within the spring of 2025. When that location opens, the family-owned retailer stated it is going to have 39 shops nationwide. Earlier that month, the corporate stated it’s investing $100 million to renovate its current shops over the subsequent 5 years.
As Von Maur expands, gross sales progress has fallen at a number of main division retailer chains, and a few have moved to shrink or revamp their brick-and-mortar footprints, Retail Dive reported in October. Macy’s is prone to see the most important change in its retailer footprint, saying in February plans to shut 150 areas over the subsequent three years. J.C. Penney is spending $1 billion to revamp its merchandising, provide chain and buyer expertise, whereas protecting its retailer depend comparatively even. And Belk just lately repositioned itself, shedding almost $1 billion in debt with a brand new financing deal.
In the meantime, the off-price sector, led by firms like Burlington, TJX and Ross, is poised to take extra market share from the division retailer sector within the coming years, analysts advised Retail Dive in September. That’s main the likes of Nordstrom to take a position additional in off-price ideas over the normal division retailer format.
