A group of friends walk out of American Eagle, exhausted from the hours of shopping. They are ready to head home until one friend suggests one last stop at the new store, Trendica.
Students who have shopped at Trendica say that there is a large variety of items.
“There are cropped t-shirts, perfumes, and a lot of hoodies. It’s all mostly targeted for women. They have a lot of different clothing,” sophomore Dalianys Melendez Suarez said.
In Greenwood Park Mall, Trendica is going to be where Forever 21 once was. Though Trendica could have some popularity initially, some students are not sure it will be as successful as the store it is replacing.
“I don’t think it’ll do as well as Forever 21. I mean, it could get popular, but Forever 21 was a really big company,” freshman Alice Padgett said.
Greenwood Park Mall is a staple hangout for the locals. A new store in the mall could draw attention.
“I think there are a lot of different stores with styles for different people at the mall. I don’t think Trendica will change the reputation because it’ll get overlooked by other stores that are more mainstream,” sophomore Maddie Neathery said
Students seem to agree that this new clothing store is not going to bring the mall’s reputation up or down.
“Trendica probably isn’t going to change the mall’s reputation that much. There are already a lot of other good clothing stores there,” senior Abigail Syberg said.
Trendica’s items all are around the same price and are easily in the budget for high school students.
“It’s pretty affordable. All of the items are around $20, and there are deals on fragrances from $20 to $8,” Melendez Suarez said.
Trendica has potential to become a well-liked store, but other students are not sold on it being a bestseller.
“It probably won’t do as well as other stores like American Eagle and Pacsun because they have pretty great quality and people already go there a lot. People most likely wouldn’t go to Trendica since they aren’t familiar with it,” Neathery said.
On the flip side, once it gets business, students think it could get popular.
“I don’t think it’s going to start out as a big store, but as people start coming, it will change. It’ll do good after they get business,” Syberg said.
Another student has a similar opinion on the idea of a new store gaining shoppers’ attention.
“It could gain popularity because it’s a brand new store and people might want to take a look in there,” Padgett said.
Although the mall is a hotspot for teens, people of all ages could go to Trendica to match their own style desires.
“It’ll probably be more popular for adults since teens usually shop at more mainstream stores. Adults might try to be more trendy, so the store being named Trendica could make them want to shop there,” Neathery said.
Even though its name may lure in adults, their professional clothing is leading other students to believe it still could grab the interest of older teens as well.
“From what I’m seeing, I think it would get business from seniors. It has a lot of professional clothing for Senior Capstone projects,” Syberg said.
There are currently tons of clothing stores in the mall. Students may have differing opinions on if a new store is really needed.
“I think they have enough clothing stores at Greenwood Park Mall, but it’s not a bad thing to have a lot of clothing stores. It’s a mall, but instead, they could have put a more creative store there,” Padgett said.
