Wayfair store opens in Naperville

A new Wayfair outlet store opens Thursday at Westridge Court, 324 South Route 59, Naperville.
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Do you love Wayfair but hate online shopping and want to score a bargain?

Don't worry. Naperville home furnishings retailer has exactly what you need. The Boston-based national retailer is opening its first outlet center in Illinois on Thursday at the Westridge Court shopping center on Route 59. The opening of the outlet center comes after Wayfair opened its first brick-and-mortar store in Wilmette in May.

The 23,000 square meter store sells returns and discounted items in good condition, according to a statement from a company spokesman. The Naperville branch is open Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Wayfair's Naperville outlet store will be its only outlet store in Illinois and the home furnishings company's fifth outlet store in the country.
Courtesy of Wayfair

“We selected this location based on several factors, including convenience and accessibility for our customers,” Jill Piano, a spokeswoman for Wayfair, said in an email.

Wayfair has four other outlet centers in Kentucky, Texas, New York and North Carolina.

A spokeswoman for Brixmor Property Group, which operates the Westridge Court shopping center, said the state's only Wayfair outlet center would be a “strong draw” for the mall.

Brixmor is developing the Block 59 project on Route 59 near Aurora Avenue.

In addition to browsing in-store, customers can also view the Naperville store's inventory online at wayfairoutlets.com. However, products sold in the outlet must be purchased in-store, Piano said.

Other business developments include the opening of Houlihan's Restaurant at 2860 Showplace Dr. closed on September 25th after 16 years.

“As traffic in the region has decreased and operating costs have increased since the pandemic, we have simply not been able to return to normal,” Bill Leibengood, chief operating officer of Houlihan's, said in a statement. “We are grateful for our community’s support over the past 16 years and are working to relocate our employees to our other concepts nearby.”

Houlihan's, part of the Landry's chain, has another Illinois location in Champaign, according to the company's website.