Fashion Mall readies for new food court, stores

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) - Simon Property Group offered a hard hat tour of the Fashion Mall on Wednesday. The tour included a sneak peek of the new food court, Fashion Café, which is now available for viewing to the public and media. Offering new health conscience food stands, the café is set to officially open this November.

Some new additions to the café include a yogurt retailer, Pinberry; a health-conscience café, Freshii; a new organic burger stand, Elevation Burger; and well-known sushi restaurant, Naked Tchopstix.

Expected to be finished in time for the busy holidays, further renovations include new flooring, soft seating areas, and redesigned mall entrances throughout the building.

Trendy new stores will also be added through 2013. The stores include Free People, a contemporary clothing and accessory store; Sperry Top-Sider, a beloved shoe store famous for its popular boat shoes; Vera Bradley, an Indiana handbag and accessories retailer; and a new modern furniture store, West Elm.

Other current stores including Ann Taylor, Bachrach, and Englin's Fine Footwear are being relocated to new areas of the mall and renovations to Godiva and Brighton are under way.