Locally grown gift-and-lifestyle retailer Patina will open its ninth location at Southdale Square, expanding apparel, toys, and home offerings and launching with a community-focused grand opening on October 17.
Patina's Southdale Square shop will be the brand's largest location, offering more square footage and new features such as dressing rooms.
The store expands product categories—especially women’s apparel, toys and crafts—alongside Patina's established home décor, jewelry, and gift assortment.
Patina operates eight Twin Cities locations and was acquired by Teamshares last April, making it an employee-owned company.
# What's happening Patina, a Twin Cities retailer known for its eclectic gift and lifestyle assortment, will open a new store at Southdale Square in Richfield. This will be the brand's ninth location and its largest by square footage. The company says the added space lets it expand into product areas it hasn't been able to show as fully in smaller shops.
# What to expect in the new store Square location will add more women's apparel with dressing rooms, plus a broader selection of toys and crafts. Patina will continue to carry its signature mix of home décor, jewelry, gifts, and curated lifestyle items arranged to encourage discovery. The brand describes the layout as a reimagined design developed collaboratively by its team to reflect Patina's identity and evolution.
# Why this matters locally For shoppers in the south metro, this will be the closest Patina location to date. The larger footprint positions the Southdale store as a place where the brand can pilot new merchandising and product mixes that could inform future store concepts.
# Ownership and company background Patina began in 1993 with its first shop near Lake Harriet. Over three decades it has grown into a regional retail chain with eight existing stores across Minneapolis, St. Paul, and surrounding suburbs. In April of last year Patina was acquired by Teamshares, a national platform that converts small businesses to employee ownership. That acquisition made Patina an employee-owned company.
# Opening timeline and event details A soft opening is expected soon. The formal grand opening will be held Saturday, October 17 and will include giveaways, activities, and food and drinks. The address is 2906 W. 66th St., Richfield.
# Practical takeaways for readers
# Bottom line Patina's Southdale Square store increases the brand's physical presence in the south metro and provides a larger, more flexible retail space to test expanded apparel and hands-on product categories while maintaining the retail discovery experience the chain is known for.
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