Girl Next Door: Le Board Is Newest Co-Retailing Space in Manhattan

“Raw New York,” by today’s standards means showroom-ing with a stylist’s eye and feminine edge. Anticipating the launch of its coworking space on July 15, Le Board‘s model is retail as a service, enhancing product discovery in a bare-bones, yet curated selling floor with the added layer of a women-centric entrepreneurial community operating overhead. Le Board is a community space for entrepreneurs in the consumer goods sector where people can eat, drink, shop, work, get inspired and meet like-minded individuals. Founded in April 2018, Le Board piloted one location prior in New York City before the owners made the decision to expand to its location in SoHo, opening the storefront just over three weeks ago. With around 12,000 square feet operable over two floors of the space at 296 Canal Street — the building towers over the intersection, still bearing identifying landmarks as a former bank at the corner of Broadway and Canal Street. Le Board assumes two floors of a historic bank at the corner of Broadway and Canal Street, assuming 12,000 square feet.  Courtesy Image Le Board’s cofounders, Sofia Karvela, who is creative director of Le Board, and John Aghayan, chief executive officer with prior experiences in pop-up retailing and finance, shared more of

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