Wayfair is opening its first large South Florida store. Here’s what to know

Wayfair announced it will open a two-level, 94,000-square-foot store at Galleria in Fort Lauderdale in late 2027 — its first large-format location in Florida. The store hinges on a major redevelopment of the 46-year-old mall that would add a hotel and residential towers.

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Here are key takeaways:

• The Fort Lauderdale location would be Wayfair’s sixth brick-and-mortar store. Two are open in Wilmette, Ill. and Atlanta, with stores planned for Columbus, Ohio; Denver; and Westchester, N.Y. before the Galleria opening.

• Wayfair already has a regional footprint in South Florida, including its luxury brand Perigold at CityPlace in West Palm Beach and its Birch Lane store at Mizner Park in Boca Raton.

• Customers could buy smaller items same-day in store and arrange delivery for larger furniture and appliances.

• The Galleria redevelopment plan calls for new retail space alongside a 170-room hotel and several 30-story residential rental buildings. GFO Investments acquired the mall in September 2025.

• The Live Local Act, a 2023 state law aimed at encouraging more affordable housing, is driving the mall’s redesign.

• The mall originally opened as an enclosed shopping center in November 1980 with Burdines and Saks Fifth Avenue as anchors. None of the original anchors remain today.

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