The Shops at the Mart is a group of shops on the first two floors of the Merchandise Mart in Chicago, Illinois. Its retailers serve two markets: convenience retail and dining for local employees and residents,[1] and Luxehome,[2] a collection of luxury retailers of kitchen and bath furnishings that complements the Mart's historic role as a hub for the interior decorating trade.[3]

It opened in September 1991 and was originally anchored by Carson Pirie Scott & Co. and The Limited.[4][5][6][7] However, retailers struggled to draw customers away from established retail centers in the State Street and Magnificent Mile areas,[8] and in September 2003 the core of the mall was rechristened as LuxeHome.

References

  1. ^ Merchandise Mart (website)
  2. ^ LuxeHome (website)
  3. ^ Grant, Barri Leiner (March 10, 2011). "A Guide to Shopping the Merchandise Mart". Chicago Magazine. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
  4. ^ Kerch, Steve (September 1, 1991). "Shops at the Mart reflect creativity". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved March 29, 2009.
  5. ^ Gray, Jacquelyn (November 22, 1992). "Chicago shopping grows more varied Merchandise Mart develops a chic mall on 2 of its lower floors". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved March 29, 2009.
  6. ^ Ziemba, Stanley (October 8, 1990). "New Mart mall may buck weak economy". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved March 29, 2009.
  7. ^ Davis, Jerry C.; Lisa Holton (November 29, 1989). "Mart plans retail mall anchored by Carson's". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved March 29, 2009.
  8. ^ Balu, Rekha (November 9, 1996). "Mart's Mall Pall". Crain's Chicago Business. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
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