New establishments open in Marshall Street area
Ellie Mia, a new store on South Crouse Ave., is selling upscale clothing and accessories carefully chosen and brought back from New York City.
Ellie Mia Boutique, a new clothing store on South Crouse Avenue, opened Aug. 20, replacing the previous boutique, Rhododendron.
It is one of the four latest establishments coming to the Marshall Street area this fall.
Sophia Dimanidis, a Syracuse native and owner of Ellie Mia, said she wants to bring fashion sentiments from
New York City to Syracuse. After working in Manhattan for 12 years with the likes of Betsey Johnson and Juicy Couture, Dimanidis is confident in her new business venture.
‘One of the greatest things, when I worked in Manhattan, was that I was able to hire and provide internships to students from (Syracuse University),’ Dimanidis said.
Dimanidis said she believes her store will be successful because of its location next to SU. Within the first week, even before students moved onto campus, Ellie Mia saw an ‘amazing amount of customer traffic’ and plenty of repeat customers, she said.
‘I am most excited about our customers and the buzz that has been created by them,’ Dimanidis said. ‘The feedback I have gotten is that it is a chic shop and that they would like to come back.’
Ellie Mia sells contemporary, trendy styles that are exclusive to the boutique. Prices range from bracelets starting at $6.50 to silk-embellished tops priced at $360.
‘We sell a little bit of everything for everyone,’ Dimanidis said.
Customers in the store said the merchandise is similar to what they would buy online, and the boutique’s on-campus location makes their purchases that much easier.
Vasiliki Likitsakos and Ilana Gold, both senior public relations majors, agreed the store was ‘popping.’
‘I know New York, and this is a store I would go into,’ Gold said. ‘It is a little expensive, but beautiful. It’s going to explode. I don’t know about the demographics, but I love it.’
The boutique is not Marshall Street’s only new addition.
Slider’s, which offers sliders, burgers and Belgian fries, opened July 23. It stands in the location formerly occupied by Augie’s Pizza, which closed last fall.
New teahouse Boba Suite Tea House, located across from CVS on South Crouse Avenue, arrived three weeks ago. The teahouse specializes in a variety of bubble teas and smoothies.
In between Slider’s Burgers & Belgian Fries and The Pita Pit will be Jreck Subs, a franchise based in Watertown, N.Y., specializing in a cornucopia of sub sandwiches. The building is currently under construction.
Published on August 30, 2010 at 12:00 pm
