{"id":443706,"date":"2026-10-31T18:14:08","date_gmt":"2026-10-31T18:14:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/443706\/"},"modified":"2026-10-31T18:14:08","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T18:14:08","slug":"warby-parker-headed-to-the-edge-district-in-st-pete","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/443706\/","title":{"rendered":"Warby Parker Headed to the EDGE District in St. Pete"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What Now <a href=\"https:\/\/whatnow.com\/tampa\/retail\/warby-parker-opening-in-sarasota-square\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">reported<\/a> in August on plans for Warby Parker, the retailer featuring eyeglasses, sunglasses, contacts and more, to open a new location in Sarasota\u2019s Sarasota Square shopping center.<\/p>\n<p>As it happens, this is not the only new location Warby Parker has planned for the greater Tampa Bay region. Closer to the Bay, the brand is preparing to launch a new location in St. Petersburg\u2019s EDGE District.<\/p>\n<p>The new Warby Parker will open at 1124 Central Ave., according to the Warby Parker website. The site gives an estimated opening of 2026, so it can be expected to launch before year\u2019s end.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWarby Parker was founded with a mission: to inspire and impact the world with vision, purpose, and style,\u201d says the <a href=\"https:\/\/investors.warbyparker.com\/overview\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">website<\/a>. \u201cWe aim to demonstrate that a business can scale, become profitable, and do good in the world\u2014without charging a premium for it. Since the day we launched in 2010, we\u2019ve pioneered ideas, designed products, and developed technologies that help people see\u2014from designer-quality prescription glasses (starting at $95) and contacts to eye exams and vision tests. Customers can meet us online, at more than 300 Warby Parker stores across the U.S. and Canada, or even in their home.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Opening in the Central Avenue location, Warby Parker will join a business community that includes Moxy St. Petersburg Downtown, Vivre Pilates Studio, and Bosphorous Turkish Cuisine.<\/p>\n<p>You can keep up with all things Warby Parker by following <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/warbyparker\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@warbyparker<\/a> on Instagram.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"What Now reported in August on plans for Warby Parker, the retailer featuring eyeglasses, sunglasses, contacts and more,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":443707,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[202,204,203,199,201,200],"class_list":["post-443706","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-st-petersburg","tag-st-pete","tag-st-pete-headlines","tag-st-pete-news","tag-st-petersburg","tag-st-petersburg-headlines","tag-st-petersburg-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/443706","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=443706"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/443706\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/443707"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=443706"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=443706"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=443706"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}