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November 1, 2012 · 10:00 am

Jos. A. Banks To Open

 

GM wasn’t aware of this news until the signs went up: Jos. A. Bank is opening up in the new commercial strip just south of Safeway. (Normally this would have been revealed during the Old Georgetown Board review of the signage, but either they skipped that, or it just wasn’t specifically mentioned in the agenda).

This is normally the place where GM would complain about the mallification of Georgetown. Yes, Jos. A. Bank is a pretty middle-of-the-road chain. And Georgetown really doesn’t need more clothing stores. But GM’s gotten so pessimistic about the state of Georgetown retail that a Jos. A. Banks counts as “well, it could be worse”.

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October 18, 2012 · 10:00 am

It’s a Man’s, Man’s, Man’s Georgetown

Photo by Shreyans Bhansali.

As reported first by the Patch, a new men’s “haberdashery” called H.L. Poling is planning on moving into the corner of 34th and Prospect, where Govinda Gallery used to be.

Georgetown has long had dozens of clothing shops primary, if not exclusively, targeting women. But in recent years an increasing number of shops have opened up that either primarily target men, or built their reputation on providing menswear, not womenswear.

Since 2008, we’ve seen the addition of:

  • Vinyard Vines
  • Brooks Brothers
  • Barbour
  • The Streets of Georgetown
  • Jack Spade
  • Gant (soon to open)
  • Hugh and Crye (no storefront, but based in Georgetown)
  • Rag & Bone
  • Allsaints Spitalfields Continue reading →

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May 25, 2012 · 10:00 am

Massimo Dutti to Open

GM has learned that Spanish clothes-maker Massimo Dutti is planning to open up in Georgetown. As far as GM can determine, this would only be the second American branch for the European chain.

They are owned by the same parent company as Zara, but they seem to be on the higher end. This would be consistent with GM’s observation that Georgetown’s clothing stores are trending upwards in target market. It’s not Madison Avenue yet, but it’s a lot less dowdy than it used to be.

The store will open up where the American Eagle Outfitters used to be.

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