BoxLunch's West Nyack Store Brings Pop Culture Items Paired With Charity

WEST NYACK, NY - BoxLunch, a retailer that combines pop-culture merchandise with philanthropy, opened earlier this week at the Palisades Center in West Nyack.

The store offers an array of items, both contemporary and nostalgic, whose depictions range from the Harry Potter series to 1990s Nickelodeon characters.

"BoxLunch offers a thoughtfully curated selection of the world’s most popular licensed shirts, accessories, collectibles, beauty, home goods and gift and novelty merchandise for everyone from the most dedicated fan to the more casual pop culture enthusiast," the retailer notes in a press release.

The store added that it will hold a grand opening celebration this weekend, which will run on Saturday and Sunday from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m., and feature live music and trivia.

“We are thrilled to bring BoxLunch to the West Nyack community. Our mission is simple, sell the best product and use our business to inspire and implement solutions to help fight the hunger crisis on both a local and national level,” Robert Thomsen, BoxLunch's vice president, general manager of merchandising and marketing, said in the press release.

BoxLunch's niche role in pop-culture items is paired with its focus on donations to feed the hungry; for every $10 spent, the store notes that it gives a meal to the organization Feeding America.

“BoxLunch retail storefronts across the country provide a way for the general public to be exposed to hunger relief and offer a means for their customers to easily give back through their purchases. This support has already translated into more than seven million meals donated to provide hope to families facing hunger in the United States and we are honored to have been selected as their charity of choice,” Nancy Curby, Feeding America's senior vice president of corporate partnerships and operations, said in the press release.

Information on BoxLunch's newest store can be found here.

Photo: An image, courtesy of BoxLunch, of its storefront at the Palisades Center in West Nyack.