American Girl will soon be on the move at Tysons Corner Center.
The popular doll retailer is set to close its existing Tysons store on Jan. 4, 2026 ahead of a relocation to what appears to be a smaller storefront on the other side of the mall, according to notices posted on its website and signage in the store.
Boasting just a handful of brick-and-mortar outposts around the country, American Girl opened at the D.C. region’s largest mall in June 2011. The two-level, 23,000-square-foot store near Bloomingdale’s sells dolls, books and other accessories, while also hosting a hair salon and a bistro where customers can book tea times.
A spokesperson for Tysons Corner Center didn’t immediately return requests for comment.
However, the mall’s website indicates that the business will occupy a smaller, one-story space on the first level next to Seasons 52.
“At this stage, we can share that the location will open in early 2026,” a spokesperson for Mattel, American Girl’s parent company, told FFXnow, adding that more information will be shared in the new year.
In a presentation shared with investors in May, Tysons Corner Center owner Macerich indicated that it was planning to redevelop the west end of the shopping center after completing a renovation of the common area on the east end.
The east end renovation included an extensive retail overhaul, with mainstays like Old Navy and Barnes & Noble relocating elsewhere in the mall to make way for the Cheesecake Factory, Level 99 and Maggiano’s, which is under still construction and anticipated to open next year.
According to Macerich’s presentation, the mall’s west end is similarly going to be reimagined as a “walkable retail, dining and entertainment district” with “upscale dining and a luxury market.” A rendering shows the market with an outdoor patio replacing the current American Girl storefront.
While Macerich has remained tight-lipped about its plans, the Washington Business Journal reported in late October that an affiliate of the Italian food hall chain Eataly has been registered with the Virginia State Corporation Commission since August.
Started in Torino, Italy, in 2007, Eataly has both restaurant and retail operations and now runs more than 40 locations around the world, but it has yet to make its way to Virginia or the wider D.C. area.
The food blog Eat DC first speculated that Eataly and the Taiwanese dim sum chain Din Tai Fung will be part of Tysons Corner Center’s west end “reimagining,” though neither has been confirmed and renderings depicting the overhaul were subsequently removed from Tysons Corner Center’s website.
FFXnow has reached out to Eataly for comment.
Fairfax County Land Development Services staff approved a minor site plan revision in October for renovations outside American Girl’s current storefront, including the addition of a patio seating area, raised pedestrian sidewalks, a grease interceptor and a trash enclosure. The documents, however, don’t mention any tenant changes.
