Grandin Road Halloween Comes to Life in Pop-Up Shop at Macy's Herald Square for a Stylish Hallow's Eve

NEW YORK, Sept. 1, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Grandin Road, a retailer of home décor products featuring inspired design, casts a fashionable spell on shoppers as it launches its newest retail experience to celebrate the Halloween season. Grandin Road will bring its first-ever retail concept store to Macy's in the heart of Herald Square, a store known for bringing holidays to life. Complete with magical, mysterious accessories and enchantingly elegant décor, the retail space is designed to inspire, spook and entertain Macy's visitors throughout the months of September and October.  The Grandin Road Shop at Macy's Herald Square will bewitch customers beginning September 1st through Halloween on October 31^st.

The 1,400 square foot pop-up on the main floor will be Macy's first Halloween concept shop, immediately greeting customers as they enter the store's 7th Avenue and 34th Street entrance.  The Halloween at Macy's Herald Square pop-up experience includes two fashion windows that showcase the dramatic décor of the shop to passersby and continues inside of the store with four sophisticated vignettes: "Frightfully Fun," "Bewitching," "Halloween Glam" and "Macabre and Mystical". The invitation – with a wink – to customers is, 'Enter if you dare!'

"To us, and millions of Americans, Halloween is not just a holiday - it's a lifestyle," said Jennifer Reeves, Senior Vice President of Brand Marketing at Grandin Road.  "Our concept will bring the holiday to life with a witch's brew of sight, sound, movement and lighting effects. It will be a sophisticated and fashion-forward display that - for the first time - gives customers the opportunity to see, hear, and touch Grandin Road's one-of-a-kind Halloween décor."

The store will give fans of the catalog and online retailer a "touch and feel" experience of the brand's collection, which includes over 250 unique designs. The Halloween enthusiast will swoon over a selection of Chrome Skeletons and Designer Pumpkins, in addition to a variety of its well-known animatronic props, including Haunted Typewriters channeling messages from another realm and life-like Crawling Monster Hands. Fans will also have the option to shop exclusive items available for purchase only at Macy's Herald Square, such as Halloween-themed bar and serveware, artisan-crafted skeleton figures and the ability to buy fan-favorites such as Eyeball Orbs and Window Crasher Ghosts individually for the first time. Product prices range from $3.00 - $1,299.

"Macy's Herald Square is one of the most dynamic retail environments in New York City, and one of the most exciting selling spaces to launch a first-ever Halloween concept shop," said Patti Lee, General Manager of Macy's Herald Square. "We are beyond thrilled to be welcoming such a holiday fan favorite as Grandin Road to our store, and creating a unique experience for our customers that brings the best of department store and online shopping together.  For the person who loves the ghoulish glam of Halloween, the Grandin Road shop at Macy's Herald Square is the must-shop destination this year."

The success of Grandin Road's Halloween line has been developing steadily for over a decade, with the brand's clever and aspirational designs striking a chord with a growing specialty consumer market. Once only a single day of costumes and trick-or-treating, Halloween has expanded to a full season of ghoulish fun and spooky fantasy that people of all ages enjoy through celebrations, parties and home entertaining.  According to the National Retail Federation, in 2015, Americans spent $6.9 billion celebrating Halloween, with $1.9 billion spent on decorations alone.  Last year, 49 million Americans were predicted to attend or host a Halloween party.

"Halloween is not only about candy and haunted houses. It's also about decorating for that wickedly wonderful party!" said Lauren Sullivan, Marketing Director at Grandin Road.  "We love to celebrate, and Halloween gives us another opportunity to bring decorations and unexpected twists into the homes of our consumers."

The store will be open to the public from September 1st to October 31st, inspiring consumers to create their own personalized Halloween tableaus, with styles ranging from elegant to fresh, chic to ghoulish, and just down right chilling. For more information shoppers can call MyStylist, Macy's complimentary personal shopping service at (212) 494-4181 or visit www.grandinroad.com/macys.

About Grandin Road
Grandin Road was launched in 2003 as a resource for playful living through personally expressive home decoration. With a fresh, colorful approach to home décor, Grandin Road connects with its customers' lifestyles through engaging catalog creative, pop-up immersive retail, and its e-commerce site, as well as mobile and social platforms. The brand offers a broad assortment of products ranging from décor accessories, seasonal celebration décor, and fully articulated designer rooms, all offered with a flair for playful living and customer satisfaction. Grandin Road is part of Cornerstone Brands, a family of leading home and apparel brands including Ballard Designs, Chasing Fireflies, Garnet Hill, Frontgate, Improvements, and TravelSmith. Cornerstone is a segment of HSNi (Nasdaq:  HSNI), a $4 billion interactive multi-channel retailer that offers an innovative, differentiated retail experience on television, online, via mobile, in catalogs, and in brick-and-mortar stores.

About Macy's

Macy's, the largest retail brand of Macy's, Inc. (NYSE:M), delivers fashion and affordable luxury to customers at approximately 734 locations in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and Guam, as well as to customers in the U.S. and more than 100 international destinations through its leading online store at macys.com. Via its stores, e-commerce site, mobile and social platforms, Macy's offers distinctive assortments including the most desired family of exclusive and fashion brands for him, her and home. Macy's is known for such epic events as Macy's 4th of July Fireworks® and the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade®, as well as spectacular fashion shows, culinary events, flower shows and celebrity appearances. Macy's flagship stores -- including Herald Square in New York City, Union Square in San Francisco, State Street in Chicago, and Dadeland in Miami and South Coast Plaza in southern California -- are known internationally and are leading destinations for visitors. Building on a more than 150-year tradition, and with the collective support of customers and employees, Macy's helps strengthen communities by supporting local and national charities giving more than $69 million each year to help make a difference in the lives of our customers.

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