April 3, 2015
Nike store in Hecht Warehouse will open Thursday
The Nike Factory store planned for the Hecht Warehouse project in Northeast D.C. is expected to open April 9, according to a Nike spokeswoman.
The Ivy City store, which will be the athletic brand’s first “community store” in Greater Washington, will join MOM’s Organic Market at the mixed-use development at 1301 New York Ave. NE.
The community store model is different than your typical Nike Factory in an outlet mall. Nike ( NYSE: NKE) rolled out the first one in its hometown of Portland in 2012,…