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The Conran Shop Says Goodbye
Again

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This story may sound familiar, but this time it's for real.
About a year and a half ago, The Conran Shop left its glamorous but hopelessly poorly located pavilion next to the Queensboro Bridge to relaunch itself on the lower level of ABC Carpet and Home in the Flatiron District. On Monday, sadly, ABC will be looking for a new tenant for its basement as Conran's has decided to finally pack it in once and for all. What's left of the store is now in a final clearance mode that includes a spotty collection of leftovers (mostly mugs and teacups for some reason) reduced to a corner of the space it most recently occupied.

Why the fabled British tastemaker Sir Terence Conran's store ultimately failed in New York City seems to be a story of bad timing and poor location choices, and it's kind of a shame, since, even in it's diminished ABC basement state, The Conran Shop still offered a well-curated collection of refined, modern desing in furniture, lighting and home accessories. It even added a sleek, modern complement to the whimsical and sometimes peculiarly eclectic collection of tchotchkes and knicknacks on ABC's main floor. Unfortunately, a main floor that customers would find is what this run of Conran's store sorely lacked. The retailer was never able to find the kind of historic, landmark locations in New York that it continues to operate in London and Paris, even though we seem to live in a city overflowing with them.

So it's goodbye to Conran. You made a valiant effort.

Previously:
Today In Relocations: The Conran Shop Colonizes The Basement At ABC Carpet & Home (4/22/2010)
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