Six months after closing its solely San Antonio retailer, City Outfitters (UO) is giving town one other go. The model, synonymous with 2000s “hipster” vogue, will head to North Star Mall at 7400 San Pedro Ave.
UO abruptly pulled out of The Retailers at La Cantera in late January. Though the shop didn’t provide an explanation for the transfer, it was seemingly a part of a broader company initiative. In keeping with business tracker The Robin Report, dad or mum firm URBN has been closing underperforming shops whereas specializing in its rising Free Individuals, FP Motion, and Nuuly rental manufacturers.
Richard Hayne, Judy Wicks, and Scott Belair began the model in 1970 as a part of a College of Pennsylvania entrepreneurship course, initially calling it Free Individuals. When the enterprise grew to 2 storefronts, they created the City Outfitters title. Finally, the 2 labels would diverge on type, though every capitalized on American counterculture.
Whereas Free Individuals carried on the freewheeling hippie aesthetic of the ‘70s, City Outfitters specialised in a extra present type of hip. At its top, it grew to become a must-stop for suburbanites desirous to cop city type —and see in-store units by bands like Bloc Get together and Vampire Weekend.
Since these days, UO has shifted from its indie sleaze roots. At the moment, each the ladies’s and males’s departments are leaning in direction of snug fundamentals and athletic put on — maybe a seize on the Gen Z viewers. It’s unclear if the brand new 8,806-square-foot San Antonio retailer can have a house part, however these items are inclined to lend themselves to poppy dopamine decor.
In keeping with a brand new Texas Division of Licensing and Regulation submitting, City Outfitters 2.0 plans to wrap up development in November. Development timelines, as at all times, are topic to vary, and the corporate has not introduced a precise opening date.
