Urban Outfitters Comes To Suburbia

Posted on April 18, 2011 | 14 Comments

In what is apparently big retail news, Urban Outfitters will move into the Church Lane space formerly occupied by Metro Swimshop.

It doesn’t seem like that big a space.  But it will take Urban Outfitters a year to redo the building.  Occupancy is scheduled for April 2012.

Westport Patch — which first reported this story — says that casual clothier Urban Outfitters “caters to a younger crowd (teens and young adults)” than its Westport Anthropologie store, which it also owns.

Welcome to Westport, one more store that is apparently very cool and important, which I will never in a bajillion years set foot in.

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14 responses to “Urban Outfitters Comes To Suburbia”

  1. Larry Perlstein | April 18, 2011 at 11:50 am |

    You and me both Dan!

  2. The Dude Abides | April 18, 2011 at 12:27 pm |

    Reminds me of the Urban Sombrero created by Elaine on Seinfeld. I miss the swim shop even more now.

  3. rare commentator | April 18, 2011 at 12:31 pm |

    great store with hip and trendy clothes at reasonable prices – a very welcome and needed addition to pricey Westport

  4. John McCarthy | April 18, 2011 at 2:14 pm |

    A good store, as chain stores go. But the mallification of downtown westport continues unabated. Mr. Waldman, how about cutting a deal with someone for below market rent for an independent bookstore and cafe…..

  5. Not a Stepford | April 18, 2011 at 2:16 pm |

    And I thought Anthropologies was too hip and trendy for me. Man, am I an old fogie!

  6. Brett | April 18, 2011 at 2:19 pm |

    Our 8th graders doing their projects on “how to improve downtown Westport” will definitely like it!

  7. Princeton '82 | April 18, 2011 at 4:23 pm |

    How long is a bajillion years????

    • Dan Woog | April 18, 2011 at 4:28 pm |

      The length of time between two intelligent comments from Donald Trump.

      • Dick Lowenstein | April 18, 2011 at 5:31 pm |

        Hey, Dan, if we’re going to veer the thread in THAT direction, I wonder if the residents in his Trump-named condos would like to rename the buildings: For example, in Stamford: “No-Trump Parc” Any other ideas?

        • The Dude Abides | April 18, 2011 at 8:31 pm |

          Or the obvious, the recycle center renamed Trump’s Dump and the slow-me-downs on Old Hill, Hump Trump.

      • Hush McCormick | April 18, 2011 at 7:34 pm |

        At least he doesn’t want to invade Tsuanmi like Sarah. He cheats at golf though.

  8. c | April 18, 2011 at 6:27 pm |

    more commercialized pseudo-counter-cultural garbage.

    but they do make a good pant.

  9. Linda Hudson | April 19, 2011 at 9:17 pm |

    My concern in all of this — where will I but my next Speedo? Is Metro Swimshop relocating?