The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority today announced a long list of new retail vendors coming to the DC area’s two main airports.
At Dulles International here in our backyard, the line-up includes a new natural and organic food outlet called Plum Market. There will also be a new Starbucks location.
Plus, there will be several new shops at IAD focusing on what they call “traveler’s essentials” as well as gifts and grab-and-go food items.
Here is the full line-up for Dulles:
- Plum Market – Market with all natural, organic, local, and specialty items.
- Brighton – Handcrafted accessories, jewelry, and leather goods designed by talented artists and artisans.
- The Goods @ IAD – Store combines an array of travel essentials and check-out with convenience of technology.
- IAD Express – Last-minute travel essentials.
- Capital Supply Co. – One-stop-shop travel essential needs.
- Starbucks – New location of the national coffeehouse chain.
- Washington Essentials (Pre-Security) – An array of necessities for travelers on the go.
- Relay – Travel essentials featuring gourmet snacks, health and beauty, gifts, books and apparel.
Over at Reagan International, the headline is that they are getting a LEGO store that will carry LEGO kits featuring local monuments and landmarks.
On the restaurant front, Reagan is getting a Mi Vida Mexican restaurant and a Nalley Fresh that specializes in salads and bowls. There will also be a new Starbucks and several other gift and essentials shops at that airport too.
Here is the full line-up at Reagan:
- LEGO – Showcase LEGO activity sets, bricks, and licensed gifts including architecture sets depicting numerous monuments and landmarks.
- Eastern Market – Travel essentials, paying homage to DC’s iconic Eastern Market on Capitol Hill.
- Solid State Books – Bookstore offering expanded selection. DC-based and Black-owned, independent bookstore situated in the heart of historic H Street Corridor.
- Monumental News – Essential travel items highlighting local vendors.
- Starbucks – New location of the national coffeehouse chain.
- Mi Vida – Menu is rooted in the history and culinary tradition of Mexico, also located at the D.C. Wharf.
- Nalley Fresh – Chef-driven restaurant chain based in Maryland that specializes in salads, wraps, and bowls.
The announcements today are part of a multi-year drive to bring 80 or more new vendors to the two airports. Recent openings at IAD include a Freshii, a Potbelly, and Market 1962 — named for the year Dulles opened.
(Image at top: Plum Market)