The Shoppes at Arbor Lakes is a 412,000-square-foot (38,300 m2) lifestyle center located at the intersection of Hemlock Lane and Elm Creek Boulevard in Maple Grove, Minnesota. The mall was designed by KKE Architects of Minneapolis and developed by Opus Northwest in collaboration with Red Development. The center opened September 12, 2003. The Shoppes are designed to have the look and feel of a traditional Main Street. Unlike a regional mall, which would have anchor tenants (generally department stores such as Macy's or Nordstrom's), the lifestyle center aims to have smaller, boutique-styled stores.
In keeping with the lifestyle center tradition, the Shoppes at Arbor Lakes is made up of mainly upscale national chains such as Pottery Barn, Williams-Sonoma, P.F. Chang's China Bistro, Banana Republic, Anthropologie, Coldwater Creek, Talbots, Abercrombie and Fitch, Express and American Eagle.
Local stores also have a presence at the Shoppes. Hot Mama, which also has a location at Edina's 50th & France shopping district and GoodThings (also in White Bear Lake), represent the local presence at the Shoppes.
The primary target markets for lifestyle centers such as the Shoppes are affluent women and youth. These demographic groups also happen to have the most purchasing power in the United States of America.
In 2005, Opus and Red Development worked to open Woodbury Lakes in Woodbury, Minnesota, an eastern suburb that shares similar demographics with Maple Grove. In October 2009, Woodbury Lakes went into bankruptcy, but remains open to the public.
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