Shopping Hats, ice-cream and fashion: Bonn’s city centre changes constantly
Bonn · The Bonn city centre is constantly changing: Some shops get renovated, on the other hand some branches close. The Friedrichstraße soon will have one empty shop less, and since the closure of Hut Weber, with Hut.de there is now a new place near the Dreieck to ensure people can get through the summer with fashionable hats.
„Das Eislabor“ is opening its third Bonn branch, at the Friedrichstraße. With homemade ice-cream from natural ingredients the owner, Petra Recker, has made a name for herself beyond Bonn. According to internet ratings, her ice-cream outlets are some of the best in the entire country.
After opening two „Eislabors“ in the Maxstraße in the old town and in the Friedrich-Breuer-Straße in Beuel, fans of special flavors like salty caramel, avocado and lemon with lavender flower can look forward to enjoying their ice-cream at the branch in the Friedrichstraße. Classic flavors like vanilla, stracciatelle and strawberry sorbet are available too, of course. A staff member confirmed the opening of the new brand to happen on June 10, just in time for the Friedrichstraßenfest on Saturday, June 17. Hats are not just available at Galeria Kaufhof, Karstadt and SinnLeffers but now also at Hut.de. The shop opened last autumn and is the specialized hat store in town, important place to got for all hat lovers.
The hit hat this summer: the Panama hat, as employee Helga Bursch reveals. For men and women, apparently. Also, the flat cap never goes out of style. In the premises of what was formerly „Hut Weber“, there is change on the horizon too - on June 1, a tailor will open its doors, according to a notice on the shop window. The Mexx branch near the Marktbrüke is closed again, after it already closed briefly in 2013 following a take-over by a Turkish textile enterprise.
Mexx was reopened at that time, and has now shut its doors. Advertising at the premises suggests that „Super Dry“ is about to open a shop there. There is no date to be confirmed yet. A change of licensees is also imminent at the Bottlerplatz. On July 15, the Tommy Hilfiger Store will close. „We did not extend our franchise contract“, says store manager Götz Sundermann, without revealing any details. On September 1, this property will be turned into a Levis shop. The haberdasher Baron & Earl in the Acherstraße is currently running a clearance sale due to closure of its business. After six years, the owner Dirk Scharpenberg, will close the shop doors for good - the last day of sale will be July 1.
„There are many reasons that led us to the decision to give up our retail business“, says Scharpenbach. He lists mostly regional reasons as well as other reasons like the online trade and sector related problems. The shop will be refurnished during the summer months. A successor is known, but not yet named. (Original text: Lisa Inhoffen, Bettina Kohl Translation: Mareike Graepel)
