A new department store called Neighborhood Goods is set to open its flagship store in Plano’s Legacy West shopping district. Neighborhood Goods prides itself in being a new kind of department store, in which customers will partake in a full retail, culinary, and auditory experience. The new storefront comes after founders Matt Alexander and Mark Masinter raised over $5.75 million over the course of the past summer. Alexander has been building his resume in retail over the past few years, having launched online retail shop Need in 2014, as well co-finding pop-up showcase Unbranded, which allows entrepreneurs, artists, and designers a free space to share their works.

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