Travel guides

Wallpaper* City Guides
GQ City Guide
Vertu® City Brief
Frommer’s
eat.shop philadelphia
Concierge.com, Condé Nast


2012

‘Best of 2012: Retail and Fashion’
Metro.us Philadelphia edition

Best of Philly™ ––Men’s Casual Clothing
Mark of excellence in the Philadelphia region.
Philadelphia Magazine

Best of GPhilly  ––Women’s Store
Mark of excellence in the Philadelphia region.
Philadelphia Magazine

Pedestrian lighting installed along 3rd Street Corridor. North 3rd Street resurfaced.

10 Best Cities for Shopping
Philadelphia spotlight destination ––Sugarcube
Hong Kong, Austin, Paris, Los Angeles, Melbourne, London, New York, Copenhagen, Philadelphia, MilanResearched by a team of editors at Tobe Report, a trend forecasting firm that has analyzed the retail industry for more than 80 years.
CNBC.com

The 25 Best Cities for Shopping
Philadelphia featured photograph ––Sugarcube
Unearthing the coolest unique spots in America.
Lucky Magazine

Sugarcube Select™ launches

Regional shopping spotlight.
The official visitor site for Greater Philadelphia.
VisitPhilly.com


2011

Mayor Michael A. Nutter and his team meets with Sugarcube about Old City’s current accomplishments and advice on improvements. Pedestrian lighting is highly recommended along 3rd Street Corridor. Mayor Nutter agrees and promises to take action.

Philly without Cheese
GQ Magazine City Guide

Philadelphia’s best shopping destination ––Sugarcube
Vertu® City Brief (current edition)

Best of GPhilly™ ––Girls’ and Boys’ Clothes
Philadelphia Magazine

Better than Best Award ––Best Shop to Buy Hipster Heritage Brands
Philadelphia Weekly

Sugarcube® joins Facebook (sugarcube.us)

Regional shopping spotlight.
The official visitor site for Greater Philadelphia.
VisitPhilly.com


2010

Philadelphia retail design and shopping ––Sugarcube
Passport to the best the world has to offer.
Wallpaper* City Guides, 1st edn. (current edition)

Philadelphia and the Amish Country
3 Stars: exceptional rating
Delivering the most candid and reliable information.
Frommer’s, 16th edn. (current edition)

Best Boutique
Best of Vintage Shopping
Around Town: Old City Shopping
CBS Philadelphia

Sugarcube® Journal launches

Philadelphia’s Best Mens Clothing
Guide Spot

Regional shopping spotlight.
The official visitor site for Greater Philadelphia.
VisitPhilly.com


2009

Philadelphia and the Amish Country
3 Stars: exceptional rating
Delivering the most candid and reliable information.
Frommer’s, 15th edn.

Best of Philly™ ––Mark Your Calendar Sale, Fashion
Mark of excellence in the Philadelphia region.
Philadelphia Magazine

Philadelphia’s Best Vintage
Guide Spot

Regional shopping spotlight.
The official visitor site for Greater Philadelphia.
VisitPhilly.com


2008

Coolest Store Award
Store Adore

Regional shopping spotlight.
The official visitor site for Greater Philadelphia.
VisitPhilly.com


2007

Shopping Philadelphia’s 3rd Street
Travel + Leisure
Condé Nast

eat.shop philadelphia
The indispensable guide to inspired, locally owned eating and shopping establishments.
eat.shop guides, 2nd edn. (current edition)

Philadelphia’s Best Mens Clothing
Guide Spot

Sugarcube moves to 124 North Third Street overnight. Opens next day with regular hours.

124 North Third Street site is gutted and built by Sugarcube owners. American hardwood yellow pine, circa early to mid 1800, salvaged from an old Northern Liberties feed mill in Philadelphia is used throughout the installation. Reclaimed surplus sheet metal used. Purity in material and process chosen for low environmental impact.

Sugarcube generated retail design expanded to larger place. Took over Foster’s Homeware lease.


2006

Best of Philly™ ––Sweet Feet for the Vintage Lover
Mark of excellence in the Philadelphia region.
Philadelphia Magazine

Girls Guide to City Life


2005

Best of Philly™ ––Vintage Accessories
Mark of excellence in the Philadelphia region.
Philadelphia Magazine

Editors’ Pick: Sugarcube, Philadelphia ––Insiders Take
We’ve scoured the world for the best…
Concierge.com (current edition)
Condé Nast

eat.shop philadelphia
The indispensable guide to inspired, locally owned eating and shopping establishments.
eat.shop guides, 1st edn.

Philadelphia Shopping
Sugarcube featured (current)
Lucky


2004

Newly Opened (first editorial)
Around Philly

Drexel’s Historic Landmark building receives historic designation for housing the first transatlantic banking network.

August 4th opens with Sugarcube’s trademark in use. First customer welcomed.

Drexel’s Historic Landmark building rehabilitated by Sugarcube.

Sugarcube retail design revised for dilapidated 48 South Third Street site in Old City. Reclaimed American hardwood yellow pine, circa early to mid 1800 salvaged from Old City Philadelphia warehouses is used throughout the installation. Purity in material and process chosen for low environmental impact.


2003

Landlord/developer stalls on overall building construction to house new retail sites.

Sugarcube retail design developed by owners for midtown Philadelphia Pennsylvania place.

Sugarcube® conceptualized and incorporated.