They may need to try remodeling their entire offering. GAP has been slipping for a few years now.

Not sure about that. I was just posting what I know, nothing more.

Anyone been the Elephant Bar? I've heard not so good things about the food being overpriced and average quality. Never actually been myself, so it could be better than it's lack of hype...

My parents went to the one it Tulsa right after it opened and enjoyed it. I think i'ts more of an atmosphere place than anything else--kind of like Rainforest Cafe or Planet Hollywood.

what about Quall Springs? how much per square foot is it compared to Penn?

Anyone been the Elephant Bar? I've heard not so good things about the food being overpriced and average quality. Never actually been myself, so it could be better than it's lack of hype...


travich, check the Food Court section of this site. There are multiple reviews of the restaurant.

Penn Square is averaging well over $500 per square foot. Quail Springs is around $300. National average is around $350. The $500 mark is generally what upscale retailers look for when locating stores. Because Penn Square surpassed this mark in late last year, you can start to expect seeing more upscale retailers. For comparison, the next closest to Penn is Woodland Hills with approx $400-450 per foot.

Penn Square is averaging well over $500 per square foot. Quail Springs is around $300. National average is around $350. The $500 mark is generally what upscale retailers look for when locating stores. Because Penn Square surpassed this mark in late last year, you can start to expect seeing more upscale retailers. For comparison, the next closest to Penn is Woodland Hills with approx $400-450 per foot.

That's good information. Interesting. Thanks, Patrick!

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For what it's worth, Crossroads is less then $200. LOL!

Retailer set to open Penn Square beauty store

By Chris Brawley Morgan
Prime space in Penn Square Mall will get a makeover, as two stores become transformed into the mega-size beauty retailer Sephora.
More than 150 brands of makeup, fragrance, hair care and smile care -- all available for in-store sampling -- will be available when Sephora makes its Oklahoma debut Nov. 17.

"There is a lot of opportunity in the Oklahoma beauty market," said Leslie Clyde, Sephora retail marketing director. "Having received client requests for a store in the area, we believe that consumer demand for Sephora in Oklahoma City is strong and we're excited to make our debut here."

Sephora will move into 5,054 square feet of space on the northwest corner of upper center court in Penn Square.

"It's a great store. I went to one in the Dallas market. It's every bath and beauty product under one roof," said Jeannette Smith, director of mall marketing for Penn Square Mall.

Sephora will occupy space previously inhabited by Casual Corner and Petite Sophisticate, two women's clothing stores that closed in January, Smith said.

Beauty giant Sephora was started in France and acquired by Paris-based LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton in 1997. It operates 515 stores in 14 countries, including Canada, Italy, Greece and China. Sephora opened its first U.S. store in New York in 1998. It now operates more than 122 American stores in 26 states.

Edmond resident Marsha Keller shopped at a Las Vegas store several years ago when her friend, Vonda Rice of Oklahoma City, suggested they check out Sephora.

"We spread out, and we each bought something from a different brand," Keller said. "You can spend a lot of time because there are so many different kinds of brands."

Some of Sephora's most popular brands include Dior, Chanel, Smashbox, Benefit, Bare Escentuals, Oscar Blandi, Go Smile, Fusion Beauty, Anastasia and Sephora's private label.

"It was a bigger variety than I've ever seen in one store," Keller said.

Sephora has adopted an "open-sell" philosophy, which means all its products are available for sampling, with disposable makeup utensils ready for the application.

Sephora also carries skin care and fragrances for men and recently launched a line called piiink for tweens and teen girls.

Among its offerings for women are Anastasia brow products, which include brushes, pencils and stencils.

"Something like this gets my attention," Rice said.

Rice immediately looked up Sephora's Web site and perused the long list of makeup lines when she learned the company was coming to Oklahoma City.

"There are tons of names on here. Actually, a lot of these I've never heard of," she said. "I'm excited that we are finally getting Sephora."

Awesome. One more store I don't have to go to with my wife when on vacation! ;)

I am just glad that I can finally buy Jonathan Product in Oklahoma. :wink:

For what it's worth, Crossroads is less then $200. LOL!

I think they are also offering a free bullet proof vest for every square-foot leased. If you lease an anchor section you get a dozen AR-15's and 50,000 rounds of ammunition.

While Penn Square gets stores like Sephora and Apple, Quail Springs boasts about Galaxy Clothing. Just shows you the difference in attitude of the mall management groups.

Well you boast in what you can. If that's the best Quail can do, they're going to boast.

I think Quail can do better, it just seems like mall managment there is set on finding stores that cater more to families, not professionals. That's fine, I guess.

That may very well be Quail Springs' Focus group of customers.

If you think about more singles and retirees live near Penn Square and more families live near Quail Springs. If you have driven around that area lately you would see that there are several existing and new housing additions that include all income levels of homes.