One business closes, another gets ready to open. Balance and harmony in the universe are thus maintained.
Closing: The Bombay Company
Stick a fork in it: The imperial-expedition decor is done. After filing for bankruptcy in September, the Texas-based Bombay Company has decided to close all of its US stores. Even its online operations are a done deal.
Advertisements in downtown Silver Spring this weekend announced an out-of-business sale at Bombay’s Ellsworth Drive store. Most of the company’s US employees will have gigs through the winter holiday season, the Business Review reported.
Coming soon: Abol Ethiopian Cuisine
There are no details yet on this newbie, other than that it will occupy what was a RedStix Cafe on Colesville Road. It also plans on serving booze, according to the bright orange poster on its storefront announcing the business’s application for a liquor license.
Abol would join a T-Mobile store and The Fillmore as new kids on that block.
Opening at some point: Nicaro
It’s been said before, and Nicaro’s management will say it again: Barring any unspecified problems from the county, the upscale, fusion restaurant plans to open along Georgia Avenue sometime this week.
A little too open: Pieces of Silver Spring and American Apparel
According to police, both clothing stores were burglarized and recently sported plywood where plate-glass windows used to be. Stuff was taken from both stores, though police did not specify what went for a walk.
Penguin reporter Ronald Pace contributed to this article.
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Bombay belongs in a mall, not on Hellsworth. Hopefully we’ll get a fine, independent restaurant there.
I’m psyched about the Ethiopian restaurant moving into the RedStix place, but I fear for it, as that restaurant location seems cursed, as in the Seinfeld episode where Jerry muses about the cursed location that eventually becomes Baboo’s failed restaurant. Let’s hope Ethiopian breaks the curse.
T-Mobile on a prime corner location. Woo-f’n-hoo. There’s another business that belong inside a mall.
I could never understand the allure of Bombay’s furniture. The pieces looked like they belong in a crusty old mansion.
I hope Nicaro works out. I know the YAPpie crowd will be the likely customer base but I think it’s great that a restaurant is opening in the SoCo area.
Breaking into American Apparel at the busy corner of Colesville and Ellsworth took some serious balls by the crooks. But when you are looking for quick money to pay the rent or the drug habit, desperate times call for risky ventures.
Pier 1 Imports isn’t doing so well either…I wonder how long they can survive before they announce closures.
Makes sense. As the housing market goes, so goes the home furnishings business. Stay tuned.
(By the way, good riddance to that cheap, veneer-covered, movie set furniture.)
Moto Photo is closing as well. Sign says they lost their lease. :(
Why can’t Hollywood Video loses its lease instead? It is the worst video store I’ve ever done business with (or used to — I stopped going in there years ago; Netflix is the way to go). Lousy service, lousy selection.
I’ll miss Moto Photo — they were good.
Hollywood Video blows chunks. The independent film selection is small. The DVD copies always have scratches that totally screw up the viewing experience. Netflix is great.
Pier 1 has been posting discount signs like every weekend for the past year. That store is on its death bed in SS.
Oh yeah, I will bet the Golf store fails within a year.
Blows chunks?
I don’t know what they were thinking when they put in a golf store. I really didn’t see that much call for one in this neighborhood…
Yeah, what’s with the golf store. Apparently, no one has accurate read on just what this area needs/wants.
I’ve always believed that Silver Spring is so economically and racially diverse as to be downright confusing to retailers looking to locate here.
I mean, sure, there are golfers here. But it’s not exactly something I’d choose to take up space on Fenton. Bizarre…