Wayfair To Open Tysons Pop-Up Store: Report

McLEAN, VA — Wayfair, the fast-growing online retailer of furniture and home decor items, will move from the virtual world to the real world by opening a "pop-up shop" in Tysons Corner Center, according to a media report.

The Wayfair Décor & Inspiration Shop will open its doors in the mall on Aug. 1 for a three-month run, the Washington Business Journal reported Wednesday.

The Boston-based retailer is "capitalizing on the increasingly popular pop-up concept as brick-and-mortar retail sales continue to droop under the pressure of e-commerce," the Business Journal reported. Pop-up shops are temporary spaces in which retailers sell items for a short period, ranging from several days to several months.

Wayfair offers more than 14 million products on its websites and has 15.2 million active customers, the Business Journal reported. It has grown at a rapid pace in recent years, with sales rising from $1.3 billion in 2014 to $6.8 billion in 2018, an increase of more than 400 percent.

The company also plans to open pop-up shops in King of Prussia, Pa.; Durham, N.C.; and Schaumburg, Ill. In February, Wayfair opened an outlet store in Florence, Ky., a suburb of Cincinnati, and it plans to open a full-service brick-and-mortar store this fall in Natick, Mass., a Boston suburb, the Business Journal reported.

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