Lululemon opens first South Side location in Hyde Park | Business

Athleisure chain Lululemon celebrated the grand opening of its first South Side location on Friday, Nov. 12. The retailer, situated at 1451 E. 53rd St., sells athletic put on impressed by yoga and gives health courses. The celebration included a ribbon-cutting ceremony organized by the Hyde Park Chamber of Commerce. Those in attendance included Ald. Leslie Hairston (fifth), Executive Director of the Hyde Park Chamber of Commerce Wallace Goode, and Chamber of Commerce President Troy Ratliff.“I be ok with it, it is about time that we now have the massive field firms come previous Cermak,” stated retailer supervisor Michael “Muffy” Collins. Collins, who has a background in retail administration and sports activities, says he helped to open up the DTLR at 52nd Street and South Lake Park Avenue and has been with Lululemon for 3 months.

L-r: Ari Carr, Liz Castellanos, Aimee Hawkins, Diane Burnham, Leroy Brown, Muffy Collins (supervisor), Ald. Leslie Hairston, Troy Ratliff, Wallace Goode, Bennie Currie, Wanda Hill, Sierra Ramos, Heaven Rice and Konesha Armstrong participate in the grand opening ceremony at Lululemon Clothing Store, 1451 E. 53rd St., on Friday, Nov. 12. 

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Collins says that the shop will host yoga courses and run coaching headed by the shop’s ambassadors. He feels good concerning the retailer being in the world as a result of there aren’t too many retailers promoting the identical product.“This could be a sport changer. It creates extra vitality for different firms to come back out,” stated Collins.

Hairston says that she’s been conscious of the Lululemon model for years, “I’m extraordinarily enthusiastic about Lululemon being right here. I’m a longtime buyer.” Hairston provides that Lululemon may be very aware about and concerned in the neighborhood and might add worth to the world.Lululemon has different shops situated in neighborhoods akin to Lincoln Park and Bucktown, making the opening of the Hyde Park retailer a milestone for the corporate. The Hyde Park location additionally gives a brand new idea for the corporate, combining males’s and girls’s health clothes collectively in the identical shows. 

A mural painted by native artist Edo is situated in the again of the brand new Lululemon Hyde Park retailer.

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“It is good to have one thing in your neighborhood that you just make the most of that’s in different communities. We speak about this on a regular basis, having the identical facilities that they do in different neighborhoods,” stated Hairston. The retailer’s hours will probably be 11 a.m. – 6 p.m. Monday – Friday, 11 a.m. – 7 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. Sunday. 

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