Donny and Marie Wrap at Flamingo Coming Down

The world famous Donny and Marie wrap on the Flamingo is coming down and will be replaced with an advertisement for the new H&M store at the Forum Shops.

While the Donny and Marie wrap was definitely tacky and a bit of an eyesore, at least hit had something to do with Las Vegas and more specifically the Flamingo. An H&M advertisement seems kind of bland for that kind of strip frontage, and the store it's promoting is across the street at Caesars, which might confuse some pedestrians.

The preferred option would be not to have billboard advertising on the front of hotels, but it looks like they are here to stay, at least at Flamingo. If they insist on wraps, something like the Love advertisement at Mirage isn't too bad, it's fairly unobtrusive and understated.

Max Brenner Chocolate Coming to Forum Shops

Max Brenner Chocolate will be opening in the Forum Shops at Caesars Palace later this summer. They serve upscale bar food but the main attraction is the wide assortment of chocolate offerings. Chocolate waffles, chocolate fondue and chocolate pizza are some of the specialties.

Looking at the menu this looks like a can't miss for Vegas. Is there better time to binge on chocolate than when you're on vacation in Sin City? The fact that they serve real food including breakfast is an added bonus. Serendipity 3 and their frozen hot chocolate has been a pretty big hit for Caesars, and I predict this will follow along that same path.

Check out the Max Brenner website for more information.

New York Bar PJ Clarke's to open in Vegas

Popular New York bar P.J. Clarke's will be opening at the Forum Shops in Las Vegas this fall. The Manhattan location has been around for 125 years and has been named a top bar in the country by various publications. It will be interesting to see how the Forum Shops location will be received in Vegas.



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H&M Flagship to open at Forum Shops

The largest H&M store in the country will open at the Forum Shops this fall. It will take the place of the recently closed FAO Schwarz store, which had been at Caesars Palace since 1997 with the signature Trojan horse display out front.

Las Vegas already is home to two H&M locations, one at the Miracle Mile Shops and one at Town Square. Ever since this announcement there has been questions about how a low priced retailer like H&M would be able to make much money at the ultra high end Forum Shops. I think it just might work. A lot of people pass through the Forum Shops and most of them don't have the money to buy the really expensive stuff, but might want to buy something at a lower cost - especially in this economy where tourists in Vegas are tending to spend less.

Source: Las Vegas Sun.