DNA 2050 opens new denim concept

Bellevue, Wash. Specialty denim boutique DNA 2050 will open its newest concept store in Bellevue, Wash., on Sept. 12, when developer Schnitzer West unveils The Shops at The Bravern.

The Shops, part of a 1.6-million -sq. -ft. mixed-use development, are currently under construction and slated to open in September.

DNA 2050, one of six retailers to announce a Bravern opening since the beginning of the year, is an IK Retail Group luxury retail concept, founded by Iraklis Karabassis. Other DNA 2050 locations to open are a Broadway location in New York City, at Tysons Galleria in McLean, Va., and a planned opening at the Shops at 900 N. Michigan Ave. in Chicago.