Comings & Goings: Anthropologie Closes Before Move

Anthropologie, 1365 Post Road East, closed today and employees packed up. The women’s casual fashion store, owned by Urban Outfitters, will reopen March 31 at its new location in the new downtown Bedford Square development. According to Anthropologie operations manager, Karen Secrist, the current store has about 50 employees and the new store will expand to 150 employees in addition to 50 part-time personnel during the opening period. The new location has 40,000 square feet, about four times the space at 1365 Post Road East. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com