Shop, sweat and flex your way through a new class of retail + fitness spots.
Vintage Labrador
Sniff out some truly unique vintage and architectural salvage finds at Jersey-based Vintage Labrador’s relocated NC location in Five Points East, with treats and treasures from furniture and architectural accents to art and garden decor. @vintage_labrador
All that glitters… makes a great addition to your ’fit. Popping up at Boxyard RTP’s PopBox September through March is The Luster Lab, an experiential jewelry bar by Latina-owned NC-based Bezalel and Co. serving permanent jewelry, custom charms, engraving and more. @thelusterlab
Two wheels are better than four! The Bike Library’s permanent bike shop + cafe is now officially rolled out at Platform apartments offering coffee, pastries and pedals aplenty. @the.bike.library
Getting steamy on Raleigh’s West End, Asheville-based Sauna House is set to make its plunge near Homebody Yoga and The Bike Library this fall—pairing sauna and cold plunge to power muscle recovery and fire up circulation. @sauna_house
Ready, set, glam. Moxie Salon’s new Ridgewood Shopping Center locale is here to cover all your beauty needs—from blowouts and full hair services to makeup, tanning, lashes and brow lifts. @moxieraleighridgewoodnc
Labubu hunting? Look no further. Asian lifestyle store Ebisu is slinging popular Japanese-made goodies and snacks on Hillsborough Street—plus stationery, household goods, figurines and the like. @ebisu_raleigh
Hot on the heels of the 2023 Raleigh Westin, Cary-based CMC Hotels is now booking Hive House—a 45-suite boutique marrying sleek extended-stay comfort with design-forward flair. Exactly what *suite* dreams are made of. @hivehousecary
These clothes were made for walking—and running, biking and relaxing. Enter Free People Movement’s recently opened Village District storefront boasting colorful active ’fits perf for moving about.@fpmovement
Discount designer clothes and accessories? Say less. Shop till you (nearly) drop and rack up chic deals at Nordstrom Rack’s Triangle Town Place location slated to open in October. @nordstromrack
Calling all homebodies! Take care of your bod—and namaste locally—at Homebody Yoga’s cozy flagship studio opening on the ground floor of Platform apartments in West End by early 2025. @homebodync
A new canopy color is dotting the NC coastline. See: Shibumi Shade’s new “Sunset” Pink & Orange canopy that’s brightening up the beach and its sea of blue and teal tents. @shibumishade
Step aside, lottery tickets—there’s a new way to become a millionaire. Treasure Game$, a nationwide skill-based treasure-hunting game has launched in NC and awards more than just the thrill of the hunt (read: $$$) to winners. @treasuregames.fun
Revamp your wardrobe from the same old attire to something new—or new to you—via Same Old Same Old Vintage, a newly bowed secondhand store on Fayetteville Street that’ll have you serving retro *lewks*. @shopsosovintage
Have a dress code to sport—whether wedding, fancy dinner or anything in between? Formal clothing rental biz TrenLendwill be expanding to a second location at Makers Alley in North Hills Innovation District this fall—and is celebrating with a release of an exclusive collection of dresses to impress. @trenlend
Take a cue from Mac Miller and treat yourself right. Sweat one out and cool back down at SweatHouz, Seaboard Station’s newly opened infrared sauna + cold plunge studio. @sweathouzHotties do Pilates. Level up your body and stretch your mind (aka reform yourself) at Club Pilates’12th Triangle location coming to Seaboard Station later this year. @clubpilates_downtownraleigh