New shops, restaurants, lingerie and luggage landing at Minneapolis-St. Paul …

August 18, 2015 by admin
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The Metropolitan Airports Commission is shaking up the retail mix the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. Meeting Monday afternoon, the commission is going through a list of more than 50 new restaurant and retail concepts, mostly at the heavily trafficked Terminal 1 (Lindbergh).

Among the major changes coming to the airport is the replacement of Chili’s by Stone Arch, a restaurant/craft brewery combo run by Twin Cities restaurant owner Ryan Burnet and the Minnesota Craft Brewers Guild. The commission has also approved the addition of Flirt, a St. Paul lingerie and intimates boutique, and Tumi luggage. Johnston Murphy will expand to include female clothing.

In a request-for-proposals published in March, the MAC said it wanted to “enhance participation” of local businesses and feature more ethnic foods, a broader spectrum of price points, high-impact national brands, and duty-free shopping opportunities. The MAC also wants to bolster national trends toward craft beer and cocktails, distinctive merchandise and blended food and entertainment venues.

All told, companies submitted 54 proposals for concession space totaling 72,000 square feet. Space was parsed out in 14 “batches” that group together multiple locations throughout the airport, some high-performing, others not. The batches represent a significant amount of the 169,000 square feet of retail space at MSP.

But at a nearly five-hour MAC Management and Operations Committee meeting earlier this month, deliberations grew testy as some of the Twin Cities’ biggest names in the retail and restaurant field were not recommended by MAC staff. They included a sports bar pitched by the Minnesota Twins, a music venue with the Cedar Cultural Center and a restaurant by Minneapolis-based chef entrepreneur Kim Bartmann, owner of Barbette, Tiny Diner and Pat’s Tap, among others.

The full MAC commission can overturn staff recommendations as well as those of the Management and Operations Committee.

Many of the companies bidding for spots are global firms well known in the airport concessions field. All told the market for retail outlets and restaurants in North America is $9 billion, according to the trade publication Airport Revenue News. The MAC says the entire program generates more than $180 million in annual sales and about $25 million a year in rent to the commission.

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New Victoria’s Secret Angel Sara Sampaio wows at Houston Galleria in Texas

August 17, 2015 by admin
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She recently celebrated gaining her wings as one of the newest Victoria’s Secret angels.

Since then, Portuguese model Sara Sampaio has been touring the nation to promote the popular lingerie brand and stopped by the Houston Galleria in Texas on Thursday.

The 24-year-old bombshell wore a lacy curve-hugging dress by Alex Perry while showing off pieces at the launch of the Body By Victoria Collection.

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Beauty: Sara Sampaio was a stunning sight at the Texas launch of the Body By Victoria Collection on Thursday

Flaunting her sun-kissed glow, the stunner shined in a black, ivory, and powder blue design with a peplum bottom.

Sara styled her brunette tresses down for the occasion, wearing a romantic wavy ‘do with a chic center-part that cascaded down her shoulders.

The former Sports Illustrated model accentuated her bright green eyes with black liner and a voluminous lash.

Work hard, play hard: The 24-year-old seemed to be having a blast, draping the various colored sexy bras over her shoulder as she puckered and gave flirtatious smiles to the cameras

Style: Flaunting her sun-kissed glow, the stunner shined in a complimenting black, ivory, and powder blue design by Australian designer Alex Perry with a peplum bottom

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She stood by the neatly organized braziers, making a few silly faces before taking a few beaming photos where she held the new cream-based face wash and body lotion.

The beauty has been documenting her experience as ‘#SaraTakeover’ on Victoria Secret’s Instagram while living the dream of many striving models.

Sara took to Instagram on Friday: ‘I had an incredible time yesterday with @victoriassecret thank you to everyone than came and to the all Victoria’s Secret team!’

Fun times: She stood by the neatly organized braziers, making a few silly faces before taking a few photos with the new cream-based face wash and body lotion

She also touched down at other locations and signed autographs for excited fans at the Willowbrook Mall and Woodlands Mall.

The former Vogue model is known for working with Lipsy and starring in a Carl’s Jr advert earlier this year.

Also listed on her impressive resume is a Replay Fall Winter Campaign alongside Irina Shayk as well as a Blumarine campaign with Adriana Lima.

Angel: She also touched down at other locations and signed autographs for excited fans at the Willowbrook Mall and Woodlands Mal

And the beauty has even been named ‘the eighth wonder of the world’ by the first edition of the year of Portuguese GQ in 2013.

Sara does work hard for her slim figure, considering she was just spotted heading to the gym in New York on Sunday.

She showed off her athletic physique by wearing a black sports bra, a white crop top and cropped leggings.

Smile! Sara took to Instagram on Friday: ‘I had an incredible time yesterday with @victoriassecret thank you to everyone than came and to the all Victoria’s Secret team!’