Who likes cookies?
Thought so. Then you are the kind of customer that Chip City Cookies, a gourmet cookie chain based in New York City, would like to see at two new locations set to open in May in South Florida.
One opened on May 17 at 302 E. Atlantic Ave., just east of Southeast Third Avenue, in Delray Beach. The other is scheduled to open on May 31 at 7285 Biscayne Blvd. in Miami.
They join the first South Florida location at 1935 West Ave. in Miami Beach.
According to a news release about the openings, Chip City Cookies began in 2017 as a competition between two friends in Astoria, Queens — Peter Phillips and Teddy Gallas — to find out who could create the best cookie.
What started out as a small storefront and a dream quickly expanded to more than 35 locations in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Maryland, Virginia, Massachusetts and Illinois.
Reviewers of the Miami Beach location, posted on Google, give it 4.8 stars.
One reviewer noted that employees will bake fresh cookies on demand if you ask. Another said the store’s cookies are kept warm, which was “very comforting” when paired with quality vanilla ice cream that’s also available.
“Where have you guys been my entire life?” another asked before explaining that she is now addicted to the “best chocolate chip cookies in South Beach or in South Florida!” She added, “Hot, soft, fresh and gigantic!”
The store rotates weekly from a collection of 65 classic flavors, which can be found on its website, chipcitycookies.com. Flavors include the classic chocolate chip, blueberry cheesecake, cookies n’ cream, dark chocolate peanut butter, s’mores, peanut better and jelly, triple chocolate, white chocolate macadamia, oatmeal apple pie and one that reviewers mention frequently, a brown sugar cookie filled with Biscoff cookie butter and topped with powdered sugar.
The company also announced a Series B investment of $7.5 million from Enlightened Hospitality Investments, managed by Shake Shack founder Danny Meyer, bringing the total amount raised from the company to $17.5 million.
In March 2023, the company announced plans to expand to two other locations in Pompano Beach and Fort Lauderdale. A spokeswoman for the company said there are plans to open stores later this year in Fort Lauderdale and Aventura, and that she would check on what happened to plans for a Pompano Beach location.
Three new stores open at Mall at Wellington Green
Three restaurant and retail destinations have joined more than 160 stores at The Mall at Wellington Green, announced the Spinoso Real Estate Group, the mall’s manager. The mall is located at 10300 E. Forest Hill Blvd., Wellington.
Cream — The store stocks mostly hard-to-find men’s fashions and streetwear by such labels as Billionaire Boys Club, Psycho Bunny, and Homme + Femme. Featuring jeans, activewear, T-shirts and accessories, the store opened in April. A similar location recently opened at the Boynton Beach Mall.
Fresh Mangos — The 300-square-foot kiosk offers a range of healthy beverages, including fresh fruit smoothies, and acai bowls, sandwiches, salads and wholesome snacks like avocado toast,crowned with sliced tomatoes and hard-boiled eggs.
Trendy by A&A — Dedicated to “design-forward” apparel and accessories for women, the store features a range from casual outfits to gala attire and sportswear complemented with stylish handbags, shoes and jewelry. The owners are a mother- and daughter-in-law, both from Venezuela and each named Anna.
Celebrity-endorsed, hair-removal brand expands to Fort Lauderdale
Founded in Southern California in 2010, the hair-removal spa SEV is coming to Fort Lauderdale.
The spa will launch in July at 701 N. Federal Highway, near the Courtyard Marriott, with laser hair removal services. It will roll out additional services soon after, including injectable procedures and advanced skin and body treatments.
Claiming endorsem*nts by Kim Kardashian, Kylie Jenner and Chrissy Teigan, what makes the company different is that it was founded by a woman who insisted on delivering services in a comfortable, home-like setting.
For more information, visit sevlaser.com.
Indoor trampoline park opens in Boynton Beach
Sky Zone has opened its sixth South Florida location in the Catalina Shoppes shopping center at 729 N. Congress Ave. in Boynton Beach.
The concept started as a trampoline park but has since expanded into a suite of activities for children under 12.
The 32,000-square-foot park offers wall climbing, zip lines, slides, basketball and dodgeball games on springy trampoline surfaces, drops into piles of foam, and an agility testing Ninja Warrior Course.
More than 60 Sky Zones are now located throughout the United States. For more information and a full list of locations and prices, visit skyzone.com.
Golf club fitting studio moves to Pembroke Pines
Just a few months after opening a new location in Coral Springs, Club Champion, a golf-fitting studio, announced that it relocated its Miami location to Pembroke Pines.
The new studio is located at 15851 Pines Blvd., Unit 35.
Club Champion offers more than 65,000 clubhead and shaft combinations and what it calls the best-trained master fitters in the country. The company claims that the average customer gained 22 yards and saved six strokes using its equipment.
Go to clubchampion.com to learn more.
Ron Hurtibise covers business and consumer issues for the South Florida Sun Sentinel. Send him your retail news atrhurtibise@sun-sentinel.com. Make sure to type Retail Roundup in the subject line of your email.
