The owner of Lili Salon Spa is moving to new digs at Galleria later this year and plans to add a new concept tailored to men alongside it in the Edina mall.
William Anderson said Thursday that if all goes as planned, Tonic Barber and Lili Salon Spa could open shortly after Thanksgiving in space vacated by the Z Gallerie furniture store at the mall's east end near Cov and Starbucks.
"There's a great need in the Twin Cities for barbering services at a high level," Anderson said. "The opportunity to provide services in this space is outstanding. There are so many more things I can utilize from each business because they're literally next door to each other."
Galleria officials said the announcement was the first of several they will make over the next two months as leases run out and vacancies open up. Several retailers are winding down operations, including Scheherazade, which is liquidating in bankruptcy, and Creative Kidstuff, which is closing all Twin Cities stores.
Galleria general manager Wendy Eisenberg said it was too soon to provide details "until all the i's are dotted and t's are crossed."
Additionally, some of the mall's larger stores will be moving to new locations during the next 18 months or so.
Restoration Hardware is building a new site on a corner of Southdale Center's parking lot and likely will relocate at the end of the year. Gabberts has said it will move to a new flagship store in Bloomington sometime in mid- to late-2020.
"We're always sad to see retailers go, but it does give us the opportunity to rework the property and bring in new and exciting concepts," Eisenberg said.
