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National athletic apparel company lululemon athletica and Raleigh-Durham-based restaurant Happy + Hale are both planning to open in storefront space along Main Street in Greenville’s West End this fall.
The popular clothing company will occupy 3,000 square feet of ground floor retail space at 600 S. Main St. in the new mixed-use project, Falls Park Place. The six-story project is located at the corner of Falls Park Drive and Main Street directly across from Falls Park and next door to the Subway restaurant.
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INSIDE HAPPY + HALE’S SPACE //
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Happy and Hale, which offers signature salads, bowls, wraps, made-to-order smoothies and fresh-pressed juice, will open in a 3,000-square-foot space adjacent to lululemon.
“We felt that Greenville was a perfect fit for our concept,” said co-founder Tyler Helikson. “There’s a lot of great energy and movement in downtown Greenville.”
Helikson and co-founder Matt Whitley are both brand ambassadors for lululemon in the Raleigh area. When they heard lululemon was opening a storefront on Main Street, it was a great opportunity to open Happy and Hale next to a “like-minded” brand, said Helikson.
The décor of Happy and Hale will be clean, fresh and modern, yet warm, said Helikson. The restaurant will be similar to other fast-casual concepts such as Chipotle where items such as salads can be customized.
Falls Park Place is slated to have 12,000 square feet of Class A office space on two of the floors, a 5,300 square foot restaurant space with a wraparound terrace on the second floor, a rooftop terrace with a swimming pool and six high-end residential units.
Lululemon currently has a showroom at 101 Falls Park Drive. That location will close once the full-size store is opened, said a company spokesperson.
As the opening date gets closer, lululemon will post status updates on the progress on its local Facebook page, facebook.com/lululemongreenville.
For more information on Happy + Hale, visit happyandhale.com or follow the Twitter account @happyandhale.
