Lilly Pulitzer, the upscale clothing brand best known for its colorful resort-style prints, has opened a second Fairfax County store, this time in the Mosaic District.
The new store opened for a soft launch at 2905 District Avenue, Suite 145, in Merrifield on Sept. 25, becoming the brand’s eighth location in Virginia.
Ikea is planning to close its small-scale showroom in Fairfax Corner nearly three years after it opened.
The 4,500-square-foot “plan and order point” at 4206 Fairfax Corner Avenue West will close on Nov. 30, the Swedish furniture company recently announced. News of the closure comes just a few months after Ikea opened a store in Chantilly — its first full-scale location in Fairfax County.
After making a successful debut in Fairfax City last year, Layered has set its sights on the D.C. region’s biggest shopping mall for a follow-up.
The cafe, known for its photogenic desserts and drinks, anticipates opening a second location in Tysons Corner Center this November, with the goal of welcoming patrons before the winter holidays.
A Fredericksburg-based specialty pet supply store plans to open its tenth location in Chantilly — its first in Fairfax County — this fall.
Dog Krazy, a franchise founded in 2006 by Nancy Guinn, will open at 13932 Route 50 in Sully Plaza. In addition to food and supplies for both dogs and cats, the 2,400-square foot store will offer self-service dog washes and grooming.
Hershey Super Sweet Adventure will soon kiss Tysons Corner Center goodbye.
The sweets-celebrating attraction — which consists of both a ticketed experience and a retail store — is slated to close on Labor Day (Monday, Sept. 7) after staying at the mall for more than four months.
As preparations continue on a taproom expansion, Lake Anne Brew House will build anticipation for the new space with the launch of a vintage furniture pop-up.
The resale shop Vintage Reston will initially open at 11426 Washington Plaza West, next door to the brewery, at Lake Anne Plaza this Saturday, Aug. 22 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Sunday, Aug. 23 from 2-6 p.m.
Back-to-school shoppers will have an extra incentive to grab their school supplies, clothes and other items this weekend in Fairfax County and across the state.
Virginia will hold its annual three-day sales tax holiday, from Friday, Aug. 7 to Sunday, Aug. 9. Over the three days, the state and local option sales taxes are temporarily waived on qualifying clothing, footwear and school supplies, as well as emergency preparedness products and some appliances. The tax exemption applies to in-store and online shopping, according to the Virginia Department of Taxation.
The Japanese department store Teso Life plans to open a new store in Seven Corners.
Fairfax County planning documents show the retailer has applied to renovate the space at 6164 Arlington Blvd in a building formerly occupied by CVS inside the Willston 1 Centre.
Hallmark is no longer greeting customers at Fair Oaks Mall, permanently closing its store there last week.
“We regret to inform you that our Fair Oaks Mall location is closing today,” the store said in an email sent to its customers on Friday (June 26). A coupon was attached for 20% off at other Banners’ Hallmark stores, “as a token of our gratitude.”
Tysons Corner Center is poised for a busy summer with new retail options and family-friendly programs.
Following the recent openings of an expanded Zara and relocated Maggiano’s, the mall anticipates welcoming Sloomoo Institute — self-described as “the world’s #1 slime experience” — sometime in July, though a precise date hasn’t been announced yet.
