Bal Harbour Shops Announces New Luxury Shopping Pop-Up Experience Coming To Raleigh

RALEIGH, NC – Bal Harbour Shops, the globally recognized leader in luxury retail shopping, will expand beyond Miami for the first time ever with its new traveling luxury retail event debuting this holiday season in Raleigh, North Carolina. Located in the North Hills neighborhood, the Bal Harbour Shops ACCESS Pop-Up will celebrate its public opening later this month.

The Bal Harbour Shops ACCESS Pop-up features a fully designed and custom-built project spanning 17,000 sq. feet, featuring a meticulously curated collection of elegant shops and luxury boutiques that Bal Harbour Shops is world-famous for.

Created from thirty custom-built shipping containers, the branded pop-up will include covered walkways with fans, a retractable canopy, and a fine dining restaurant called The Whitman that will seat 150 people, with a full bar and lounge. 

The environment will showcase Bal Harbour Shops’ palm tree motif and garden-like bright green monstera leaf signature design. Koi ponds, fountains, and planters filled with lush greenery, plus piped-in music will help bring the entire tropical, Zen-like atmosphere of Bal Harbour Shops to life.

These luxury brands will have custom-built, well-lit, air-conditioned modern spaces, either small, medium, or large, executed in crisp white with glass fronts. Spaces will be fully fitted out with furniture, panels, shelving, and vitrines to highlight merchandise. Boutique sizes range from 250 square feet to 640 square feet or more.

Shoppers from across the state of North Carolina can look forward to the following brands popping up in Raleigh, although more luxury brands will be revealed soon:

• Tiffany & Co.
• Balmain 
• Santa Maria Novella 
• Frette 
• Bonpoint 
• Addict 
• Assouline 
• James Perse

“We’re excited about bringing the “tropical” luxury shopping and dining experience for which we have known the world over outside of Bal Harbour for the first time in our nearly 60-year history,” said Matthew Whitman Lazenby, President and Chief Executive Officer of Whitman Family Development and the fourth generation owner of his family business. “Our loyal customer expects only the finest and most exclusive retailers, the most up-to-date fashion, and, of course, an inimitable al fresco dining experience to enjoy the moment with others. With this roving Pop-up, we introduce a new and innovative solution at the crossroads of high-touch personal service and high-tech logistics to deliver on our mission and impact and impress our guests with our distinctive level of excellence.”

This Raleigh pop-up will be the first time ever that the Bal Harbour-based luxury shopping location, a favorite celebrity-loved destination in the most northern tip of Miami Beach, has chosen to take its extremely coveted luxury experience on the road. 

The ACCESS Pop-Up stop in Raleigh, in fact, marks the first stop on a multi-city shopping and dining activation that will bring the signature experience of Bal Harbour to a larger audience to enjoy the unique mix of luxury, fashion, and dining that only Bal Harbour Shops can provide. Future pop-up locations include Greenville, South Carolina, and in Tequesta and South Walton County, in Southeast and Northwest Florida, respectively.

At a time when traditional retail is challenged as online shopping has gained popularity, Bal Harbour Shops is betting on the “wow factor” that shoppers will get to experience in person at the Bal Harbour Shops ACCESS Pop-Up. By captivating the imagination of consumers, the forward-thinking luxury brand is positive that this is truly the future of retail.

More details will be revealed in the coming weeks, including an inside look at the new restaurant, The Whitman. To learn more about the new pop-up, please visit www.balharbourshopspopup.com.

About Bal Harbour Shops:

Opened in 1965 by retail visionary Stanley Whitman, the family-owned Bal Harbour Shops was the first all-luxury fashion center in America featuring high-end retailers in a tropical, open-air setting. The first to make lush landscaping a key part of the design, Bal Harbour Shops features tropical plants and orchids, a waterfall features koi ponds, and a variety of palm trees for shade. Bal Harbour Shops is uniquely positioned across from the Atlantic Ocean, offering a serene visual aesthetic like no other luxury shopping destination. The historic Bal Harbour Shops, known for its curated retail as well as the emotional connection to its tenants and customers, is the global leader in luxury shopping destinations. For more information on Bal Harbour Shops, please visit www.balharbourshops.com.