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By Marlize van Romburgh / Saturday, March 9th, 2013 / Columns, Real Estate / Comments Off on The Collection collects four new retailers, including giant H&M
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By Henry Dubroff / Friday, November 30th, 2012 / Columns, Opinion / Comments Off on Middle-class retailers are being squeezed out of the shopping scene
A pre-holiday walk up and down State Street in Santa Barbara gives a pretty good cross section of what’s happening in retail stores across the nation.
By Marlize van Romburgh / Monday, November 29th, 2010 / Columns, Real Estate / Comments Off on State Street goes from books to bargains in a flurry of deals
Santa Barbara’s downtown retail scene is trading its literary aspirations for bargain-priced fashion, signaling a possible new trend in State Street retail.
By Marlize van Romburgh / Friday, November 26th, 2010 / Uncategorized / Comments Off on Marshalls, H&M moving in on State Street
Off-price apparel stores Marshalls and H&M will replace book giants Borders and Barnes & Noble in downtown Santa Barbara, according to real estate insiders.
National book retailer Borders is closing its downtown Santa Barbara store amid a nationwide wave of store closings. Jason Roy, the general manager of the 900 State St. location, told the Business Times on Nov. 16 that the store would be closing in January. “It’s sad that this Borders is leaving State Street,” said Roy, Read More →