The Oneida Daily Dispatch (Oneida, NY)
Expanded retail options coming to casino
Turning Stone will offer five new retail venues, including men’s and women’s clothing and accessories.
VERONA, N.Y. » Turning Stone Resort Casino is expanding its retail options in partnership with longtime Syracuse-based fashion retailer Joel Shapiro.
Four new independent boutiques will come to Turning Stone this fall - a jewelry and accessory store, a men’s and women’s active wear shop, and two stores featuring women’s fashion.
Situated in a prime location near the entrance to The Tower hotel, the new stores will carry both national brands and original lines, provide shoppers with fashionable clothing and accessories in fun, modern and relaxed styles. The new boutiques will replace two existing retail stores in an expanded space next to the resort’s Winter Garden. Shoppers will also be able to earn and redeem TS Rewards points at the new boutiques.
“These new stores will offer an innovative, personalized shopping experience and will be a great addition to the array of world-class amenities already available at Turning Stone,” said Oneida Indian Nation Representative and Nation Enterprises CEO Ray Halbritter. “Since we are always looking to reinvest in Central New York, it was a natural fit to work with the Shapiro family and their Syracuse company to bring this vision to life.”
The retail shops will be operated by Shapiro, who runs Syracuse’s menswear store Mr. Shop, owned by his family since the Turning Stone Resort and Casino, along with Syracuse-based fashion retailer Joel Shapiro, will open four new retail outlets at Turning Stone Resort and Casino in late 2018.
“The new stores will add to the vibrant energy of Turning Stone.”
— Syracuse-based fashion
retailer Joel Shapiro
1960s. Shapiro is also an active proponent for local businesses in the community and has served on the Syracuse Downtown Committee, Armory Square Association and Landmark Theatre Board of Directors.
“The new stores will add to the vibrant energy of Turning Stone,” said Shapiro. “Shoppers will love the choice of colors, fabrics and styles. These shops will offer a friendly atmosphere that’s full of excitement, while maintaining the premium service which guests are already accustomed to at Turning Stone.”