Hermes Cafe Bon Temps~Good Times Cafe
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I'm getting excited for some upcoming travel, seeing family for my birthday in 6 weeks and then Paris in just a few more months.
I used some Bloomie's rewards to buy us a new set of nice-ish luggage. I have been wanting more premium but when it came down to it, I would rather spend that money in the cities we visit so I got some Delsey on sale, I ended up getting two carryons, a 21" and 25" that nest for check in for $150 total after my rewards cards. I haven't been buying much from Bloomingdales, it was my first store charge card but the selection locally is not great and I buy my skincare with NM now because I get more points.
DH wanted to get 4 mismatched weird pieces from Costco but I had to draw the line somewhere on at least coordinated finishes.
I used some Bloomie's rewards to buy us a new set of nice-ish luggage. I have been wanting more premium but when it came down to it, I would rather spend that money in the cities we visit so I got some Delsey on sale, I ended up getting two carryons, a 21" and 25" that nest for check in for $150 total after my rewards cards. I haven't been buying much from Bloomingdales, it was my first store charge card but the selection locally is not great and I buy my skincare with NM now because I get more points.
DH wanted to get 4 mismatched weird pieces from Costco but I had to draw the line somewhere on at least coordinated finishes.
I'd be out of a job if I didn't get back to my clients in this time frame. SMH, and hoping she got it for you, but just hasn't gotten back to you yet.
It's only a relationship if it works both ways.Thank you for supplying this information. My background is not in business. It is a lot for me to absorb. I'm sure I missed information you would understand.
Kering interested me. NM & SAKS Bal Harbour have boutiques w/in their stores with some of the designers in that group. I do not know if there is any significance.
The Design District is on the mainland, Bal Harbour the beach. BH is surrounded by condominiums, mainly luxury, & Bay Harbour, an affluent neighborhood. The DD neighborhood is not upscale though people are buying the properties & renovating &/or demolishing & rebuilding the area. I think it is a wonderful attempt & hopefully successful.
I live in South Beach, near Lincoln Rd which is close to both BH & the DD. The area where I live is nicknamed SOFI. At one time it was very run down. Today, there are numerous high rises with people of various ages & incomes. We have an elementary school. The reason I mention this is perhaps in time, the DD will have a similar outcome.
I do not know once the leases of the tenants at Bal Harbour are up what they will do. Not recently, there was an article in the Miami Herald's Business Monday section describing the competition Bal Harbour is facing from the emerging DD & a center planned for downtown Miami.
I personally like the feeling of the Design District. It is energetic & urban feeling. Bal Harbour could use a little life. They have more restaurants now so an evening scene is common. Though I do not go often, there is a nice atmosphere. I have not gone recently to the Design District at night.
It would be a stretch to have two Hermes stores in the Miami area. There is one in Palm Beach, not that far away.
With your experience, what are your thoughts about the direction of retail in general considering the active internet way of buying.
South Florida has many foreign investors due to the weak currencies abroad & general safety the US provides compared to some other countries. Additionally, we are a tourist destination. Stores can be quiet for periods of time. A few robust expenditures from clients & visitors can justify the presence of certain businesses.
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The H store in the Design District is much bigger than the Bal Harbour cubby hole. It's nicely laid out, too.
I've been to the Design District twice, earlier this year and early last year. We couldn't find this courtyard-style Italian restaurant which was very nice and relaxing in 2015. (We lost the address). You would think we could find a restaurant on a corner, the DD isn't that big. Maybe the restaurant vanished. The landmarks that were available in 2015 seem to have disappeared. The streets are all kinda alike, and each year the DD seemed like a ghost town. All it needed was some tumbleweed blowing down the street. To me it's clear that the DD was built in a warehouse district, there are railroad tracks nearby. We came to H in the middle of the week, and in the middle of the day. Evidently there is a fashion school nearby. I totally agree about the tax advantages and other incentives for high-end retailers to relocate. The relocations mean that the DD is a work in progress. Put a few trees and flowers around and it will look much better. But landscaping probably won't happen for a while.
I know. Originally the store was on 40th in Miami. It is now on 39th & yes, much larger. I think it is considered a Flagship store. That may have been part of their incentive to move.
Part of the problem for me is to believe information I read. Not everything is reliable
In Chevy Chase, MD, just over the District line, a Rodeo Drive wannabe was established a few years ago. But not a long time ago. On the block where Tiffany's is (next door to Jimmy Choo), the Dior relocated to DC's City Center, The LV closed, don't know where it went, the Mexican restaurant closed (they used too much pepper IMHO), the Barney's Co-op closed -- that one closed early, and the art gallery that replaced them I think is still open but not sure. Tiffany was the anchor. It was across the street for years before it moved to the Rodeo part. So Tiffany's not going to close. They're solid. But all the others? I think the developer overestimated the sales potential of the block.
And the Rodeo Drive also contains a Ralph Lauren next door to Bulgari. They seem like keepers.
I like DC's City Center because it has places with outdoor tables, people go for drinks, whatever. It has traffic.
I like DC's City Center because it has places with outdoor tables, people go for drinks, whatever. It has traffic.
Thank you for HippoLove. A magnetic field that "eats" watches? I am speechless. I didn't know there were places on earth like that. Hey, have a great trip, MadCat. Bring us back lots of stories and pix of pretty items.