“Herb” Philipson’s to open store in DeWitt Town Center this June

DeWITT, N.Y. — “Herb” Philipson’s, a Rome–based sporting-goods retailer that brands itself as “Outfitters for the Great Outdoors,” plans to open a new store in the DeWitt Town Center.

Renovation work on the new 34,000-square-foot store, at 3179 Erie Blvd East, is “proceeding on schedule” and the retailer anticipates opening in June.

The store will be located near the middle of the shopping center between Jreck Subs and Cricket.

That’s according to a joint news release from “Herb” Philipson’s and The Icon Companies issued last week.

The Icon Companies, a Syracuse–based commercial real-estate brokerage, development, and management company, is the leasing representative for DeWitt Town Center.

The company is “looking forward” to new opportunities and friends in the greater Syracuse community, Gary Philipson, president of “Herb” Philipson’s, said in the release.

 “We have been outfitting customers for many years in this area, and we feel our unique mix of clothing, footwear, sporting goods, and outdoor merchandise will continue to be a mainstay in this retail market,” said Philipson.  

Gary’s father, Herb, founded “Herb” Philipson’s in 1951. The store markets itself as offering brand name merchandise “at everyday low prices.” 

Besides the upcoming DeWitt location, “Herb” Philipson’s operates stores in Rome, Oneida, New Hartford, Herkimer, Watertown, Newark, and Clay.

The addition of “Herb” Philipson’s to the DeWitt Town Center “further enhances” the tenant mix, Grazi Zazzara Jr., president of Icon Companies, contended in the news release.

The new store represents the eighth opening at the center, totaling a combined 142,400 square feet of space.

“Our strategy to fill the shopping center has been persistent, but also with strategic targeting to create a synergistic mix of quality tenants,” said Zazzara.

“Herb” Phillipson’s joins Harbor Freight Tools, Sky Zone Indoor Trampoline Park, Five Guys Burgers and Fries, Empire Buffet, Time Warner Cable, Jreck Subs, Matthews Salon Spa, Pella, a window and door retailer; Cricket, a wireless phone retailer; Oreck, a vacuum retailer; and Northeast Orthodontic Associates in the DeWitt Town Center, Icon said.

Contact Reinhardt at ereinhardt@cnybj.com