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33-402: Oakbrook Center, which was originally to be named Oakbrook Terrace (but the name was changed when a town near the mall took that name ), opened in 1962 with Sears and Marshall Field's , as well as a Jewel Food Store . Bonwit Teller was later added, as was Lord & Taylor in 1973. I. Magnin , Saks Fifth Avenue , and Neiman Marcus joined the center in a 1981-1982 expansion that doubled

66-627: A 50-foot infinite pool. RH operates six stores in Canada: one full-line design gallery at Yorkdale Shopping Centre in Toronto, three galleries and two outlets. In February 2023, it was reported that D1 Capital Partners owns 7.4% of RH. Time magazine was critical of the company for its large catalog called the "Source Book" for its length (992 pages), specifically its waste of paper. The full 2014 catalogue weighed 17 pounds (7.7 kg) and had over 3000 pages. The company stated that by combining all of

99-509: A bookstore), near the Saks Fifth Avenue anchor; these screens closed in 2001 and then reopened in 2018. Bonwit Teller closed their location in 1990, while I. Magnin was shuttered in January 1991, with its former site subdivided in 1994 for specialty stores, including Eddie Bauer and Tiffany & Company . In 1991, a new two-story, open-air addition opened northeast of Sears. Built on top of

132-464: A female householder with no husband present, and 50.37% were non-families. 34.70% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 2.16. The city's age distribution consisted of 14.3% under the age of 18, 10.3% from 18 to 24, 35.6% from 25 to 44, 22% from 45 to 64, and 17.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age

165-580: A new food hall named "The District." On June 20, 2017, Sears announced that its Oakbrook Center outpost would be reconstructed to feature additional stores. It shuttered in September 2017 and reopened on October 5, 2018, in a smaller new store format on the first level of the mall. Ballard Designs and L.L. Bean , opened in the center in Fall 2018. In February 2018, Lord & Taylor announced that they would close their store in this location. On April 22, 2019, it

198-402: A parking garage, it added 210,000 sq ft (20,000 m) of mall retail and a 220,000 sq ft (20,000 m) Nordstrom . Maggiano's Little Italy opened that same year. Corner Bakery Cafe opened to customers on December 3, 1992. In 1998, Wildfire Restaurant opened. Saks Fifth Avenue closed its store in 2002 and sold the location to Federated Department Stores , which used

231-498: A shooting was reported at the mall at 5:44pm CST. The incident was apparently a shootout between two individuals. One of the shooters was struck four times, and was treated and taken into custody; the other shooter escaped capture. Three bystanders were struck in the incident. All persons involved had non-life-threatening injuries. The mall re-opened the following day. Most mall visitors arrive via personal vehicles and park on-site. Three Pace bus routes offer public transportation to

264-592: The poverty line , including 4.2% of those under age 18 and 8.1% of those age 65 or over. Oakbrook Terrace Tower, an octagonal 31-story office building, was designed by Helmut Jahn and built in 1987. It is the tallest building in Illinois outside the city limits of Chicago and is currently owned by Edward Napleton president of the Ed Napleton Automotive Group. The 418-foot (127 m) tower has 773,000 square feet (71,800 m ) of office space. The tower

297-531: The 2021 census gazetteer files, Oakbrook Terrace has a total area of 1.33 square miles (3.44 km ), of which 1.31 square miles (3.39 km ) (or 98.12%) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.08 km ) (or 1.88%) is water. As of the 2020 census there were 2,751 people, 1,346 households, and 668 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,066.87 inhabitants per square mile (798.02/km ). There were 1,659 housing units at an average density of 1,246.43 per square mile (481.25/km ). The racial makeup of

330-718: The RH Guesthouse, in New York City . In April 2022, it was announced that RH would purchase and renovate the Linden House, the home of the late Christel DeHaan, in Indianapolis, Indiana into a store showroom and restaurant. In November 2023, grand opening plans to the public were announced [1] for November 17, 2023. The estate includes a 41,762-square-foot mansion, a private lake, terraces, and formal gardens. There are seven bedrooms and 10 full bathrooms, plus seven half-bathrooms in

363-664: The Tea Lounge, and the Juicery). Gary Friedman was the company's chairman and co-chief executive officer from 2001 until his resignation in 2012 following an independent report from Weil, Gotshal & Manges into his inappropriate romantic relationship with a younger female employee. Following his dismissal, Friedman continued the relationship with the woman. He was reappointed as co-CEO and chairman in July 2013. The company also announced that concurrent with Friedman's appointment, RH acquired

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396-662: The United States and Europe. In 2013, RH also released the Objects of Curiosity source book, showing character pieces, artifacts, and unique décor. The tableware line was released in 2013. In 2012, the company was accused of copying the designs of other companies, specifically those used for the US military. On March 7, 2013, RH opened a gallery in Boston 's Back Bay in an 1864 brick and brownstone structure at 234 Berkeley Street . In May 2013,

429-403: The city was 60.05% White , 9.09% African American , 0.62% Native American , 17.74% Asian , 0.04% Pacific Islander , 4.43% from other races , and 8.03% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 11.20% of the population. There were 1,346 households, out of which 21.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.26% were married couples living together, 9.21% had

462-680: The company announced a multichannel RH contemporary art platform when it acquired the first edition of Rain Room by Random International with exclusive showing rights in North America. RH loaned Rain Room to the Museum of Modern Art in New York for the U.S. premier of EXPO 1: New York from mid-May through July 2013. In 2014, RH opened a 70,000 square foot store which Atlanta Magazine called RH's "next-generation full-line design gallery", which includes amenities like

495-480: The company completed the transaction without Sears Holding, but instead with Catterton Partners . Catterton took Restoration Holdings private on June 18, 2008. That year, the company also launched its baby-and-child line. In 2012, Restoration Hardware underwent an initial public offering, trading at $ 24 a share at its opening. The company was renamed RH, and trades on the New York Stock Exchange under

528-545: The company had no official social media presence at all, expressing a distaste for influencer marketing and social media marketing campaigns as inauthentic. In 2015, RH opened its first hospitality concept, the Three Arts Café in Chicago . Since then, fifteen additional outlets were opened in the U.S., U.K., and Canada. RH operates 14 restaurants inside of select RH Gallery locations. In 2022, RH opened its first hotel,

561-605: The company in order to take over as CEO of Robert Redford 's Sundance Catalog Company. In 2007, Sears Holdings Corporation purchased 13.7% of the share of Restoration Hardware, prompting speculation that Sears might attempt a full takeover. After the United States housing bubble burst, the company was slated to close two stores in 2008, including the original store located in Old Town Eureka , and open one in Canada. In June 2008,

594-703: The company operated a total of 70 galleries, 18 full-line design galleries, and 3 baby-and-child galleries. The company also has 36 outlet stores in the United States and Canada. Stephen Gordon founded Restoration Hardware in Eureka, California , in 1979 while restoring a Victorian home and finding affordable, high-quality hardware and fixtures unavailable. The company expanded slowly in Northern California and Boston before raising outside capital from Cardinal Investments which allowed it to accelerate its expansion. The company had 47 stores when it went public in 1998, ending

627-492: The different sourcebooks into one package it reduced their carbon footprint , while critics still stated that the volume of paper used for the publication's mass delivery was wasteful. As of September 2010, company representatives declared a change in focus for the company. In an attempt to go further "up-market", the company has focused itself on furniture gallery offerings at higher price points to distinguish itself from competitors like Pottery Barn. Locations have begun adding

660-480: The first level; Lululemon Athletica , Tommy Bahama , Hugo Boss , and Aritzia on the second level. In August 2014, Le Méridien opened a 172 guest-room hotel in a former Renaissance Hotel , which was originally a Stouffer Hotel. This is their first in the state of Illinois. On October 13, 2016, AMC Theatres opened a new 12-screen cinema in a remodeled section of the Nordstrom wing; this remodeling also included

693-736: The house built in 2007. In June 2023, the company entered the European market, opening its first location outside of North America. 'The Gallery at Aynho Park', based at Aynhoe Park in the English Cotswolds features six hospitality concepts and is located on 73 acres of land. The property features three restaurants (the Orangery, the Loggia, and the Conservatory), and three beverage outlets (the Wine Lounge,

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726-579: The mall: Oakbrook Terrace Oakbrook Terrace is a city in DuPage County , Illinois , and is a suburb of Chicago . Per the 2020 census , the population was 2,751. It is the smallest town in DuPage County, in terms of area and population. Oakbrook Terrace was originally named Utopia , a name suggested by a postmaster. The name Oakbrook Terrace was adopted in November 1959. According to

759-507: The physical size of the center with a new southeast court. On Christmas Day 1964, a single-screen movie theater operated by Balaban & Katz Corporation was opened at the Oakbrook Center near Saks Fifth Avenue. On its twenty-third year of operation in 1987, the single screen theater was split into four screens when Cineplex Odeon Corporation took it over. Cineplex Odeon also added another four screens, topped by additional retail (including

792-496: The production of its lines. Jim Cramer of CNBC said that RH's source books were a tactic to move past the "four walls of the web" and to make it "exciting for people to shop again". He also stated that RH is a market disruptor, often to the point that it "disrupts itself". Cramer said in 2014 that the company was reinventing the concept of the brick and mortar store, including the use of very large flagship stores in unusual locations. In 2024, RH's CEO, Gary Friedman, told Cramer that

825-760: The site is a Hilton Suites Hotel and Hilton Garden Inn . The headquarters of Redbox and the Joint Commission , which accredits US healthcare entities, are located in Oakbrook Terrace. Pace provides bus service on Routes 301, 313 and 322 connecting Oakbrook Terrace to Chicago, Wheaton, and other destinations. Restoration Hardware RH (formerly Restoration Hardware ) is an upscale American home-furnishings company headquartered in Corte Madera, California . The company sells its merchandise through its retail stores, catalog, and online. As of August 2018,

858-521: The site to open a 90,000-square-foot, three-story Bloomingdale's Home store on September 12, 2003. Cheesecake Factory opened in August 2004. Marshall Field's adopted the Macy's name on September 8, 2006, with Macy's buying the parent company. On November 12, 2008, Barnes & Noble opened. A year later, in 2009, American Apparel (which closed in 2017) opened. In 2010, Gibson's Bar and Steakhouse opened across

891-464: The street from the mall. Pandora opened its doors in 2011. Pinstripes opened as a stand-alone location in the mall parking lot in 2012. In November 2013, Perry's Steakhouse opened in the former basement level of Neiman Marcus. On January 4, 2012, Bloomingdale's announced that it would shutter its Oakbrook Home store by March of the year. Two years later in 2014, that structure was reconstructed to feature six inline tenants: The Container Store on

924-429: The symbol RH. In 2007, about 65% of the company's products were made outside the US, particularly from contract manufacturers in southern China. The company is the largest importer of Belgian Linen and Italian bedding in the United States. RH created a small spaces line in 2012, composed of furnishings scaled down for smaller living spaces. The 2014 Small Spaces source book depicts 18 different smaller-scale homes in

957-615: The term "Gallery" to their marques to indicate the change. The company designs, markets, and sells its collections through its retail stores, source books, and online. The San Francisco Chronicle has reported that, "One of the key strategies that set RH apart is its approach to inventory. While most retailers design things in-house, RH created a different model. "We have one full-time designer, Suzi Bolognese, working directly from London on our catalogs and displays" [its CEO] Friedman said. "We find artists we love and 'curate' [the client]."" The company has partnered with artisans and designers in

990-464: The year at over 65 stores. It then expanded to over 100 stores in 31 states, with $ 369.5 million in net sales by 2001. In 2001, Gary Friedman joined the company from Williams-Sonoma, Inc. as Chief Executive Officer after being passed over for the CEO position at Williams-Sonoma by Howard Lester . Restoration Hardware's sales were waning and the company was seeking additional capital. In 2005, Gordon left

1023-411: Was 35.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.9 males. The median income for a household in the city was $ 61,563, and the median income for a family was $ 89,900. Males had a median income of $ 54,911 versus $ 50,500 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 37,713. About 7.8% of families and 16.7% of the population were below

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1056-453: Was announced Sears would also shutter its location here, as part of an ongoing plan to eliminate its brick-and-mortar format. Puttshack opened a location on November 3, 2021. In September 2021, a three-story Restoration Hardware store opened, featuring a restaurant and winery on its top floor. By 2023, after the government lockdown , Oakbrook Center had announced several new additions, among them Joss & Main . On December 23, 2021,

1089-541: Was long dogged by rumors and news reports that it was leaning or sinking. It stands on the site of the former Dispensa's Kiddie Kingdom and Castle of Toys . Drury Lane is a large theater and conference center adjacent to the Oakbrook Terrace Tower. It boasts a 2,000 seat banquet hall and a 971-seat theater. The facility can host: wedding receptions and banquets, corporate meetings and conferences, trade shows and conventions, live theater, and concerts. Located on

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