Lulus Opens Doors to First Retail Store in the Heart of Melrose Avenue
Brand expands footprint, bringing its must-have styles to life in all new retail concept in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES, November 30, 2023--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Lulu's Fashion Lounge Holdings, Inc. ("Lulus" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: LVLU), the attainable luxury brand for women, today announced the opening of its new retail location in Los Angeles, California, marking a significant milestone in the brand’s 25+ year journey. Located on a heavily trafficked strip of Melrose Avenue, the brand’s new 6,000 square foot location is meticulously designed to represent the Lulus experience and capture the essence of the Lulus brand.
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Lulus on Melrose (Los Angeles, CA) (Photo: Business Wire)
Designed to tell a story, each floor delivers an elevated shopping experience, where new discoveries are made at every step. The new storefront features a highly curated selection of Lulus’ must-have separates, dresses, accessories and going out looks. The store selection will be refreshed weekly, giving in-store shoppers a first look at what’s new at Lulus. The launch of the Melrose store location is a follow up to the success of the previous pop-up experience in Los Angeles, which has emerged as a business hub for the brand.
"As a brand that prides itself on listening to our customers to bring them what they want, now is the perfect time in our business trajectory to bring the Lulus digital experience to life," said Crystal Landsem, CEO of Lulus. "Shoppers want to touch and feel and immerse themselves in brands and our new storefront delivers this in spades. Everything from the details of the location, to the craftsmanship and quality of our offerings, to price points that embody attainable luxury, Lulus’ new store is destined to become the location that Millennial and Gen Z customers feel really gets them and can’t wait to visit again and again."
With Love, from Los Angeles
Set against a backdrop of LA’s eclectic fashion hub, the store features dramatic, curved display fixtures, layered textures, mosaic patterns and pops of neon and brushed silver. The store’s aesthetic elicits a social environment, with several Instagrammable vignettes unique to Lulus. The exterior of the store offers additional backdrops for social conversation with a custom billboard spotlighting Lulus campaign messaging. LA’s dynamic and ever-evolving fashion scene aligns with Lulus’ commitment to staying at the forefront of style and innovation. The store will not only serve as a retail space but also as a hub for creativity and inspiration, where customers can connect with the heart of Lulus. In early 2024, the Melrose location will also be home to the brand’s first appointment-only bridal boutique, which will give future brides and bridal parties alike an opportunity to experience Lulus’ accessibly-priced bridal and bridesmaids gowns in a beautifully curated setting. More details to be announced later.
"Our decision to open our first retail store in Los Angeles holds profound significance for our brand – by opening up this retail location, we are testing and learning as we expand the reach of our brand," furthered Landsem. "More importantly, we’re attracting new customers, enabling them to experience luxury fashion that’s attainable, and bringing them in as lifelong fans to the Lulus community."
The first Lulus store opened in Northern California in 1996 and by 2008, the brand shifted to solely digital distribution. The opening of the new store marks a significant milestone in Lulus’ evolution and is a direct response to consumers’ desire for a physical retail presence. In addition to the Melrose store, Lulus has expanded its retail footprint through curated collections in numerous fashion boutiques and department stores across the country. Lulus’ retail presence in Los Angeles builds on the connection the brand has built with its online and boutique communities, enabling the brand to connect with both new and existing shoppers in a completely new and inspired shopping experience.
Open for Business
Lulus’ Melrose store is located at 8303 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90069, and officially opens to customers on December 1, 2023. It will be followed by themed influencer nights, as well as private shopping events for customers to enjoy.
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About Lulus
Headquartered in California and serving millions of customers worldwide, Lulus is an attainable luxury fashion brand for women, offering modern, unapologetically feminine designs at accessible prices for all of life’s fashionable moments. Our aim is to make every woman feel beautiful, celebrated and as if she’s the most special version of herself for every occasion – from work desk to dream date or cozied up on the couch to the spotlight of her wedding day. Founded in 1996, Lulus delivers fresh styles to consumers daily, using direct consumer feedback and insights to refine product offerings and elevate the customer experience. Lulus’ world class personal stylists, bridal concierge, and customer care team share an unwavering commitment to elevating style and quality and bring exceptional customer service and personalized shopping to customers around the world. Follow @lulus on Instagram and @lulus on TikTok. Lulus is a registered trademark of Lulu’s Fashion Lounge, LLC. All rights reserved.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements other than statements of historical or current fact included in this press release are forward-looking statements. These statements are neither promises nor guarantees, but involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors that may cause Lulus’ actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Important factors discussed under the caption "Risk Factors" in Lulus’ Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 1, 2023, and its other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by the forward-looking statements made in this press release. Any such forward-looking statements represent management’s estimates as of the date of this press release. While Lulus may elect to update such forward-looking statements at some point in the future, it disclaims any obligation to do so, except as required by law, even if subsequent events cause its views to change.
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Contacts
Abbygail Reyes
Vice President, Communications
press@lulus.com
