Lululemon in Cherry Creek trading sidewalk for shopping center

Lululemon is moving it’s Cherry Creek retail store to the nearby mall. (Kate Tracy)

Lululemon is leaving the posh sidewalks of Cherry Creek for the mall across the street.

The yoga apparel retailer is planning a late fall stretch into the Cherry Creek Shopping Center and soon will start construction on its 5,500-square-foot space, mall general manager Nick LeMasters said.

Lululemon is in good company when it comes to mall newcomers.

A Pea in the Pod, a maternity clothing shop nearby on First Avenue, is under construction in the mall and set to open later this month, LeMasters said. A mattress store will open in mid-fall, and two tenants, Bath & Body Works and Loft, are relocating inside the mall.

“Going into the fall, we’re in a very strong position,” LeMasters said. “We feel like we’re going to be well positioned for a very strong fourth quarter.”

A Lululemon retail employee in Cherry Creek confirmed the move into the mall on Friday.

Vancouver-based Lululemon’s stock price has popped since its earnings reports in June, but the retailer also has scaled back its brick-and-mortar retail footprint by moving its girls’ line, Ivivva, online.

Ivivva plans to close locations in Cherry Creek and the Park Meadows mall on Sunday.