Barneys Relocating Seattle Store

I'd heard rumors of a Barneys closure/move for the past year but couldn't confirm the store's fate until today's report in DNR News.

"NEW YORK (September 21, 2006) - Barneys New York will relocate its downtown Seattle store to Pacific Place with next spring. The a late May/early June 2007 grand opening planned. Construction on the 16,448-square-foot, two-level store will begin in January 2007 at the corner of Sixth Avenue and Pine Street and is scheduled for a late May/early June opening. The existing store is located at 1420 Fifth Avenue at Union Street." -DNRNews.com

The little store was always the neglected stepchild of the cronicly chapter 11'd company and it's rotating cast of owners. This is fantastic news for the Seattle luxury shopper and Seattle menswear.