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The interior of the Xhibition luxury retail store featuring apparel for men and women in Downtown Detroit

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uxury retailer Xhibition has
expanded its business to Downtown
Detroit’s Capital Park neighborhood
in the historic Farwell Building, 1251
Griswold St. The 4,000-square-foot store
will feature women’s and men’s apparel,
footwear and home goods.
This is Xhibition’s third brick-and-mor-
tar location, with its first in Cleveland
and second in Shaker Heights, Ohio.
Since the first store opened in 2014,
Xhibition has made a concerted effort to
be at the front of the latest trends with
the most culturally relevant brands, cult
labels and premier designers as a go-to
destination for fashion.
“Xhibition was a concept born to
address the elevated street market that
was emerging, to create a more inti-
mate, boutique-y environment for our
consumers and to offer them product
that was really hard to find,” says Robert
Rosenthal, Xhibition co-founder and
owner. “It’s a very tight curated assort-
ment of products from vendors all over
the world.”

The brand selection uniquely showcas-
es the intersection between streetwear,
sportswear and luxury and includes nota-
ble brands such as Adidas, Air Jordan,
Eckhaus Latta, Ganni, Nike, Human
Made, Off-White, Rhude, Stone Island,
Stüssy, Visvim and more.
Rosenthal believes businesses that build
relationships and support community ini-
tiatives will thrive in the future.
Xhibition engages with its community
through its philanthropic initiative, X
COMMUNITY WORKS. This platform
entails the curation of in-store events,
business partnerships, educational
workshops, association with local insti-
tutions and selected charitable causes.
Plans are already underway to launch
X COMMUNITY WORKS in Detroit,
where the hope is to contribute to the
success and prosperity of the city.
“The community aspect of our business
is really important to us,” Rosenthal says.
“
And X COMMUNITY WORKS is the
arm of our business that really supports
the underserved in the community.”

Rosenthal says choosing Detroit as
Xhibition’s new location was easy.
“Detroit felt very familiar to us. We’re
Midwesterners, and I think Detroit and
Cleveland share a lot of very similar attri-
butes,” Rosenthal says. “We’ve wanted to
have a store in Detroit, and I can tell you
that Detroit to me is the happiest city
I’ve ever been in. We’ve been so warmly
received by the community; it really feels
like there’s an incredible energy and a
spirit that people want to see Downtown
be successful.
“I travel a lot, and I feel an energy in
Downtown Detroit that I don’t feel in
other cities right now,” he added. “It feels
comfortable for us. We are thrilled to be
here, and we really plan on digging deep
roots in the Detroit marketplace. We
couldn’t be more excited.”
Rosenthal, who is Jewish, takes pride in
bringing his brand to Detroit.
“I’m very proud of my Jewish heritage,”
he says. “I think a lot of the things I’ve
learned, Jewish values, we try to bring
into our business on a daily basis.”

PHOTOS COURTESY OF XHIBITION

Luxury retailer Xhibition opens location in Downtown Detroit.
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DANNY SCHWARTZ STAFF WRITER