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Shopping in Cleveland will never be the same!

Shopping in Cleveland will never be the same!Shopping in Cleveland will never be the same!
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Retail News Flash!

Stay informed about the latest news regarding shopping in Cleveland and throughout  Northeast Ohio.

Mayfield Heights Store Closing

World Market Plus Closes Another Store Location

After closing its doors to its  location earlier this year, World Cost Plus Market will be closing its doors to their Golden Gate location on December 29, 2020. Items are currently marked down.

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Halloween Costumes Pop-up Shops

Spirit of Halloween is Back!

We know that Halloween will be celebrated a little differently this year due to COVID-19. However, that doesn't mean that it can't be celebrated at all! From small family gatherings to social media posts to trick or treating from the driveway, you can still dress up in costumes and enjoy your candy. If you're shopping for costumes and decorations, look no further than the annual pop-up shop Spirit Halloween. This year they have eight retail locations throughout Northeast Ohio or you can shop online at www.spirithalloween.com . Their store hours are Monday through Saturday 10am-10pm and Sunday 10am-7pm. On Halloween (Saturday, October 31st), their store hours will change to 9am-8pm. See the list below for locations.


Solon: 33321 Aurora Road

Beachwood: 24065 Chagrin Blvd

Mayfield Heights: 1547 Golden Gate Plaza

Brooklyn: 4780 Ridge Road 

Rocky River: 21623 Center Ridge Road

Parma: 7795 W. Ridgewood Drive

Chardon: 255 Meadowlands Drive

Mentor: 7723 Mentor Avenue 

Spirit of Halloween Pop-up Shop in Beachwood, Ohio

Spirit of Halloween Pop-up Store 

Store Closing

Scout & Molly's Boutique at Pinecrest Closes

Unfortunately, another locally owned business will be shutting its doors permanently due to a lack of sales from the COVID-19 pandemic. Scout & Molly's, a national franchise boutique that carries brands such as Spiritual Gangster, French Connection, Joseph Ribkoff, and Sanctuary, will be closing its Pinecrest location (400 Park Avenue Suite 184, Orange OH 44122). Originally slated to shut up shop on November 1st, the boutique has decided to close its doors at the end of business on Thursday, October 29th, 2020. Store hours are Monday through Saturday 11:00am to 6:00pm and Sunday 12:00pm to 6:00pm.


Fans of the boutique can still shop online at www.scoutandmollys.com or at its nearest location in Columbus at Easton Towne Center (4042 Fenlon Street, Columbus OH 43219).

Scout & Molly's Boutique at Pinecrest 
(400 Park Avenue Suite 184, Orange OH 44122)

Scout & Molly's Boutique at Pinecrest 

New Instagram Account

Lost & Found: Avalon Exchange Coventry's Instagram Page

Many Clevelanders on Instagram have been wondering what happened to the IG account for Avalon Exchange Coventry. Over a week ago it disappeared without notice, leaving customers frustrated at not being able to view the store's latest inventory virtually. Well, the shop has re-emerged with a new Instagram handle: @avaloncov. At the time of this publishing, it is unsure as to the reasons why the account name was changed. However, CLE shopping enthusiasts are beyond overjoyed to have Avalon Exchange Coventry's presence back on Instagram. The retailer hasn't missed a beat in posting their newest arrivals, so hopefully their thousands of IG followers will be back to show their support. 


Avalon Exchange is a resell store that buys new with tags and gently used clothing, shoes, and accessories from individuals and resells them to the public. There are two Northeast Ohio locations: one in Cleveland on Detroit Road and another in Cleveland Heights on Coventry Road.

Avalon Exchange Logo

Another National Retailer Closing Its Doors

Goodbye Stein Mart

Unfortunately, another national retailer is closing its doors. Discount department store chain Stein Mart has filed for bankruptcy. There currently isn't a definitive date on when they will close. However, they have ended their online sales. Currently, you can take advantage of the 40% to 80% off clearance sale going on in their stores. As with most store closing sales, only cash and debit/credit are accepted as payment. If you have a gift card or merchandise credit, those funds have to be used by September 21, 2020; otherwise you will have to file a claim with their bankruptcy case to get your money back. See store hours and locations listed below.


STORE HOURS:

Monday - Saturday: 10am - 7pm

Sunday: 12pm - 6


LOCATIONS:


Pavilion Shopping Center 

23949 Chagrin Blvd

Beachwood OH 44122

(216) 591-0208


Marketplace at Four Corners

7705 Market Place Drive 

Aurora OH 44202

(330) 954-5030


25001 Center Ridge Road

Westlake OH 44145

(440) 892-5596


The Venue at Belden

3975 Everhard Rd NW

Canton OH 44709

(330) 497-7158

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Furniture Store Retirement Sale

Daniels Furniture Closing One Location

The North Randall location of Daniels Furniture is closing its doors due to the retirement of its management and sales team. All furniture and home decor is up to 80% off. There is currently no definitive date as to the last day of business for this location. However, the company's other location (2800 Superior Avenue, Cleveland OH 44114) will remain open for business and will be their only remaining store after the company has shuttered its doors in Bedford, Euclid, Cleveland, and Garfield Heights over the last decade. Daniels Furniture has been in business for over sixty-five years in the Greater Cleveland area, so let's continue to support this local business by shopping at their closing location as well as their remaining location.


CLOSING LOCATION:

4659 Northfield Road

North Randall OH 44128

(216) 662-6665


HOURS:

Sunday: 12pm-5pm 

Monday - Friday: 10am-7pm 

Saturday: 10am-5:30pm 


REMAINING LOCATION:

Downtown (Corner of E. 30th)

2800 Superior Avenue

Cleveland OH 44114

(216) 830-2626


HOURS:

Sunday: Closed

Monday-Friday: 9:30am - 6pm

Saturday: 9:30am - 5:30pm 

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National Retailer Shuts Stores & Moves Solely Online

New York & Company Closes Its Doors and Moves to Strictly Online Sales

National retailer of women's apparel and accessories New York & Company has decided to close all of its storefronts and focus strictly on online sales. NY&Co is just the latest apparel company to do so. Some stores have done this due to a decline in sales from the COVID-19 quarantine; others were already headed that way prior to the viral outbreak, because many people are shopping online more frequently than they are shopping in store. Cleveland area locations (listed below) are scheduled to be open until Monday, September 28, 2020. So take advantage of shopping in store by then; otherwise your only option will be to shop online and wait for your purchases to be sent to you.


HOURS:

Monday - Saturday: 11am - 7pm

Sunday: 12pm - 6pm 


LOCATIONS:


Beachwood Place

26300 Cedar Road

Beachwood O 44122

(216) 285-3541


Great Lakes Center

7850 Mentor Avenue 

Mentor OH 44060

(440) 255-1372


Southpark Mall

736 Southpark Center 

Strongsville OH 44136

(440) 238-0524


Great Northern Mall

4954 Great Northern 

North Olmsted OH 44070

(440) 779-8164


Summit Mall

3265 W. Market Street

Fairlawn OH 44333

(330) 869-4625


Belden Village 

4164 Belden Village

Canton OH 44718

(330) 966-4966


Southern Park

7401 Market Street 

Youngstown OH 44512

(330) 726-9487 

New York & Company inside Beachwood Place, Beachwood, Ohio (September 2020)

Grand Opening Event

DressCode & Ashton's Corner Grand Openings

Come dressed to impress to partake in the festivities for the dual grand openings of DressCode Boutique & Ashton's Corner new retail space. Ladies, shop for your son or grandson while also shopping for yourself within this one location. Enjoy light refreshments and play Fashion Lottery Games to win up to 50% off of your purchase. Plus receive a free gift with purchases over $100.


This event takes place on Sunday, September 13th at Beachwood Place. Located on the first floor next to Lush and across from Victoria's Secret, the grand opening begins at 12pm and continues until 6pm. 


The Notorious Shopper will also be present at this event. So come within the first hour to show off your style and possibly be featured in the Notorious Shopper's Seen on the Street section. We will also be giving away a prize to one of the lucky attendees. See you there!

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Goodwill South Euclid Ohio coming soon sign

A New Goodwill Store Coming to the CLE+

Goodwill Is Coming to University Heights

Earlier this year we reported  that Tuesday Morning was closing several of its locations around town, including their University Heights location. Luckily, the retail space located at 13908 Cedar Road won't be vacant for too much longer; Goodwill is moving in. Currently, they are renovating the space by adding more square footage to the front of the store. At the time of this reporting, we weren't given a definitive opening date, but the thrifting retailer was hoping to have this location be open for business before the end of March 2020. However, due to the coronavirus outbreak, the opening date has been delayed. We will keep you posted as to when this Goodwill location officially opens.

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New Sephora Opening in the CLE+

Sephora Pinecrest Grand Opening

Get ready makeup lovers! Sephora is opening up a new location on the east side at Pinecrest. Located at 311 Park Avenue, Orange Village, OH 44122, the grand opening for this new location will be Labor Day Weekend: Friday, August 30 through Sunday, September 1, 2019. There will be exclusive giveaways, including a free totebag with every $50 or more purchase. Hurry in! The perks are only while supplies last.

Store Hours

Monday - Saturday: 10am - 9pm

Sunday: 11am - 6pm

Charming Charlie Closing

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It is the end of an era; the adult version of Claire's stores is calling it quits. All Charming Charlie retail stores will be closing permanently across the United States this year. The Houston-based retailer filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last month. They will be keeping their 264 retail locations open through the end of August 2019. However, they have stopped taking online orders, and customers must use their gift cards in store by Wednesday, August 14, 2019. The company has additional markdowns off of items in addition to the major clearance sales. Along with their regular merchandise of ladies' accessories, shoes, handbags, and clothes, they will also be selling off store fixtures and display cases. All sales, of course, are final. To take advantage of this event, please visit one of the four Cleveland-area Charming Charlies listed below:

Legacy Village

24503 Cedar Road

Lyndhurst, OH 44124

(216) 297-9214

Macedonia Commons

8210 Macedonia Commons Boulevard

Macedonia, OH 44056

(330) 908-1070

Crocker Park

172 Crocker Boulevard

Westlake, OH 44145

(440) 835-1639

Great Lakes Mall

7850 Mentor Avenue, Suite 554A

Mentor, OH 44060

(440) 219-0769

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Sales Tax Holiday 2019

Back-to-School Sales Tax Free Weekend 2019

It's officially August, and guess what that means?
It's Back to School Season!!!
So to help parents out financially with getting their students ready for the new school year, for the third year in a row the State of Ohio has given parents a hand in affording new school supplies and new clothes by devoting a whole weekend where retail stores are not to charge consumers sales tax on such items as clothing, shoes, and school materials.
The holiday starts on Friday, August 2, 2019 at 12:00 a.m. and ends on Sunday, August 4, 2019 at 11:59 p.m. 
During the holiday, the following items are exempt from sales and use tax:

  • Clothing priced at $75 per item or less;
  • School supplies priced at $20 per item or less; and
  • School instructional materials priced at $20 per item or less. 

Overall, for every $100 you spend on the items listed above this weekend, you will only pay that $100.00. You save $8.00 in sales tax that during any other time of the year would have been added to your subtotal of $100.00 to give you a total amount of $108.00 to pay.
So enjoy taking advantage of this sales tax break, whether or not you are a parent or teacher.
Happy shopping!

Event Dates

Friday, August 2, 2019

Saturday, August 3, 2019

Sunday, August 4, 2019

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Tuesday Morning

Tuesday Morning Closing Some Locations

As we have continued to see over the last several years, many retail giants are having to close their doors time and time again. Earlier this year it was the shoe retailer Payless. This time, Tuesday Morning is closing a few of its stores across the country, including their University Heights location. While many of their other locations are easily visible from the street for potential notorious shoppers to find, their University Heights location is a hidden gem in its spot at Cedar Center Plaza. Many shopping enthusiasts only knew of this spot by happenstance when visiting its neighbor Dollar Tree or purposefully searching Tuesday Morning's website looking for the nearest location of the national retailer. And this, truthfully, may have been the reason the company has chosen to close this location in order to make budget cuts. So while wiping the tears from our eyes about having one less storefront to buy our home goods from, The Notorious Shopper Magazine is eager to take advantage of the clearance sales throughout this store. It is truly bittersweet.

University Heights Location

13908 Cedar Road

University Heights, Ohio 44118

(216) 371-8520


Store Hours: 

Monday - Saturday 10am-7pm

Sunday 11am - 6pm


LAST DAY OPEN: JULY 7, 2019

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Another Store Closing

f.y.e. says "Goodbye" to Tower City

In an economy that is constantly changing due to technological advances, many storefront businesses take a hit. With the advent and commercialization of digital music over the last twenty years, record stores cease to exist in this day and age. Except for f.y.e.


Due to changing its main focus from brick-and-mortar sales to a strong online presence, Trans World Entertainment Corporation (TWEC), parent company of f.y.e., has been able to keep f.y.e. stores open due to supplying companies like ebay, WalMart, and Amazon with an array of items through its etailz brand. So it comes as no surprise that f.y.e would close one of its brick-and-mortar retail locations. 


Says Mike Feurer, CEO of Trans World Entertainment Corporation, "We continue to see sales growth in the etailz segment ... In the fye segment, although in the midst of continued structural and external challenges, we are focused on efforts to differentiate our entertainment merchandise towards creating a unique specialty retailing experience of choice for families and fans of popular culture and fun." 


Translation: f.y.e. will focus on its online sales geared towards Star Wars, the Marvel Comic Universe, the latest pop craze, and the newest digital entertainment tech toys.


As for now, notorious shoppers can have fun scouring the Tower City f.y.e. location looking for selections to add to their music and movie collections as well as completing some early Christmas and/or birthday shopping. The current discounts as of Saturday, August 4, 2018, are 30% off of new music and movies and 40% off of used music and movies. There are electronics, tech toys, and novelty items that range in discount from 30% to 50% off. Notable items include turntables, virtual reality headsets, and TV show DVD collections. 


Rest assured that if you decide to give this sale a try, it will be worth your time. Just ask Ms. Notorious Shopper herself; she was able to find Prince's Ultimate Collector's Edition of Purple Rain, consisting of three CDs, one DVD, and a collector's booklet in brand new condition at 30% off. The Prince lover in her rejoices.


Happy shopping!

Location & Hours

f.y.e.

Tower City Center

230 W. Huron Road 

Cleveland, OH 44113


Monday - Saturday:  10AM-7PM

Sunday:  12PM-5PM

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Sales Tax Holiday

Back-to-School Sales-Tax-Free Weekend

It's officially August, and guess what that means?


It's Back to School Season!!!


So to help parents out financially with getting their students ready for the new school year, the State of Ohio has given parents a hand in affording new school supplies and new clothes by devoting a whole weekend where retail stores are not to charge consumers sales tax on such items as clothing, shoes, and school materials. 


The holiday starts on Friday, August 3, 2018 at 12:00 a.m. and ends on Sunday, August 5, 2018 at 11:59 p.m.  


During the holiday, the following items are exempt from sales and use tax:

  • Clothing priced at $75 per item or less;
  • School supplies priced at $20 per item or less; and
  • School instructional materials priced at $20 per item or less. 

Overall, for every $100 you spend on the items listed above this weekend, you will only pay that $100.00. You save $8.00 in sales tax that during any other time of the year would have been added to your subtotal of $100.00 to give you a total amount of $108.00 to pay.


So enjoy taking advantage of this sales tax break, whether or not you are a parent or teacher.


Happy shopping!

Event Days

Friday, August 3, 2018

Saturday, August 4, 2018

Sunday, August 5, 2018

Find out more
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New Marshalls Store Relocation

The Reviews Are In.....

.....And the local shopping enthusiasts are not too happy. 


As reported this past Spring, the Marshalls that was located at the Pavilion Shopping Center at 24055 Chagrin Boulevard in Beachwood was moved to Harvard Park Shopping Center at 4063 Richmond Road in Warrensville Heights, into the former location of the Golfsmith store. Their grand opening was Thursday, May 10th, 2018, and in the first months within their new home, NEO shopping enthusiasts have entered the store with grand expectations but left brokenhearted and frustrated.


Although many shoppers like the Harvard Park location because it is right off of one freeway (I-271) and near two other freeways (I-480 & Rt. 422), the new location is noticeably smaller in square footage than its former Chagrin Boulevard location. So with this major difference comes major disappointment. From complaints of there not being enough room to navigate in between clothing racks and store displays to there not being much selection to offer in various departments, too many of our enthusiasts walk around the store in utter diappointment. 


Says one notorious shopper, "I had been looking for the children's clothing for fifteen minutes, and it took another shopper to hear my verbal frustration and point out the small section that I had passed by several times."


"They should've used a bigger space than this!" exclaimed another notorious shopper. "They should've expanded this store to include the empty storefront next door," she said, referencing the available retail space between Marshalls and Club Champion. "This is such a letdown, especially since Marshalls is one of my favorite stores."


"They should've just left the store on Chagrin if it meant less merchandise to choose from," opined another notorious shopper.


We couldn't agree more.

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