Arahuas opens at Westfield Old Orchard Mall inside former Lord & Taylor space NBC Chicago [Video]

Furniture and design brand Arhaus has opened at Westfield Old Orchard Mall in Skokie inside the newly renovated space once occupied by a Lord & Taylor department store.

The furniture store officially opened to the public Friday, according to an announcement from the mall. At 23,646 sq. ft., its one of four highly-anticipated tenants taking over the massive space, which was recently redeveloped into a multi-unit building flush with floor to ceiling windows.

European fashion brand ZARA was the latest store to open inside the remodeled building, with Puttshack set to also open there in 2024. In the fall, Pottery Barn is set to relocate from its current store in the mall and become a tenant.

The opening comes as part of an ambitious plan the mall announced in 2022 to make Westfield Old Orchard the “preeminent live, work, shop, and play destination on the North Shore.”

“As a top destination on the North Shore, we remain focused on creating a suburban oasis that has everything that the city offers and more—where …