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Originally Posted by Justin7
Sorry to harp on this, but that's simply not true of Newbury Street. Are you confusing it with The Pru/Copley Place?
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A large % of stores along Newbury Street are mall fare stores. H&M, Uniqlo, Urban, TJ Maxx, F21, Diesel, Lulu, Vans, North Face, Madewell, Shakeshack, DrMartens, Intermix, TieBar, BlueMercury, Starbucks, Bonobos, Marine Layer, Camper, Cole Haan, Kiehls, Victoria's Secret, Atheleta, Sephora, Sunglass Hut, Ralph Lauren, Barbour, etc.
What are we harping on? It's a beautiful non-mall setting - love shopping here - but most of these stores can be found at any decent (read, not dying like Plymouth Meeting) regional mall. Point being that the reason it's popular - and Walnut Street to a lesser extent - goes beyond just store selection and variety.
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Originally Posted by Justin7
I thought we were discussing The Gallery (or whatever) specifically. I have more hope for Market East as a whole so maybe we're not so terribly far apart on our outlook.
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Do you understand that a large chunk of the stores are now opening up onto Market/Filbert and side streets? It's a dramatically different exterior pedestrian experience - which is a huge part of what I'm talking about. You can experience the Fashion District by strolling along Market Street - shop at several stores - and never actually set foot in a mall.