--- title: Sunday Safari Ft. Melanie Travis description: "Melanie Travis is the Founder and CEO of Andie, the leading digital native swimwear brand. She shares with us her five favorite stores from around NYC: ABC Carpet & Home, Zabars, AG Jeans, BA&SH and The Strand." image: https://blog.traub.io/hubfs/M_Travis%20headshot.jpg --- [![logo-vert-traub (2)](https://blog.traub.io/hs-fs/hubfs/TRAUB_September2019/Image/logo-vert-traub%20(2).png?width=456&height=312&name=logo-vert-traub%20(2).png "logo-vert-traub (2)")](http://traub.io/) - [Who We Are](https://www.traub.io/who-we-are/) - [What We Do](https://www.traub.io/what-we-do/) - [Meet Our Team](https://www.traub.io/our-team/) - [See Our Work](https://www.traub.io/case-studies/) - [Read Our Content](https://www.traub.io/read-our-content/) - [Traub Capital](https://www.traub-capital.com/) # Sunday Safari Ft. Melanie Travis By [Michal Edelman Tepper & Daniella Fischel](https://blog.traub.io/blog/author/michal-edelman-tepper-daniella-fischel) On December 24, 2019 [![Share on facebook](https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hub/3275719/hubfs/hs_marketplace_assets/modules/Social_Sharing/81/facebook-color.png?width=24&name=facebook-color.png)](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://blog.traub.io/blog/sunday-safari-melanie-travis&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook) [![Share on linkedin](https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hub/3275719/hubfs/hs_marketplace_assets/modules/Social_Sharing/81/linkedin-color.png?width=24&name=linkedin-color.png)](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://blog.traub.io/blog/sunday-safari-melanie-travis&utm_medium=social&utm_source=linkedin) [![Share on twitter](https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hub/3275719/hubfs/hs_marketplace_assets/modules/Social_Sharing/81/twitter-color.png?width=24&name=twitter-color.png)](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?original_referer=https://blog.traub.io/blog/sunday-safari-melanie-travis&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&url=https://blog.traub.io/blog/sunday-safari-melanie-travis&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&source=tweetbutton&text=)   Melanie Travis is the Founder and CEO of Andie, a leading digital native swimwear brand. She shares with us her five favorite stores from around New York City!   Just in time for the holiday season, check out [Andie](https://andieswim.com/)for cute swimsuits for your last minute vacation to Mexico (or frankly anywhere with some sunshine and vitamin D).   Prior to founding Andie, Melanie established her career at some of New York City's most successful consumer technology companies: Foursquare, Kickstarter, and most recently Bark & Co. We were excited to get her take on retail and her five favorite stores from around NYC. Check out Melanie's Sunday Safari below!   ---   **1. ABC CARPET & HOME ** *Flatiron | [Website](http://www.abchome.com)* ![IMG_6173](https://blog.traub.io/hs-fs/hubfs/IMG_6173.jpg?width=500&name=IMG_6173.jpg)   "ABC Carpet and Home sets the stage for a beautifully calm New York lifestyle...it tries to prove those ideas are not mutually exclusive!"    ---   **2. ZABARS** *Upper West Side | [Website](http://www.zabars.com)* ![IMG_6174](https://blog.traub.io/hs-fs/hubfs/IMG_6174.jpg?width=500&name=IMG_6174.jpg)   "Zabar's is my Sunday go-to for bagel with lox and cream cheese. I love shopping there, and it's right around the corner from my home on the UWS."  ---   **3. AG JEANS** *Upper West Side | [Website](https://www.agjeans.com/)* ![IMG_6175](https://blog.traub.io/hs-fs/hubfs/IMG_6175.jpg?width=500&name=IMG_6175.jpg)   "AG on the Upper West Side – I love specialty shops and their jeans just fit so well."    ---   **4. BA&SH** *West Village | [Website](https://ba-sh.com/us)* ![IMG_6176](https://blog.traub.io/hs-fs/hubfs/IMG_6176.jpg?width=500&name=IMG_6176.jpg)   "The West Village location has a live plant wall that I love."  ---   **5. THE STRAND ** *East Village | [Website ](https://www.strandbooks.com/)*   "The Strand is my favorite bookstore – I mean, it's probably the greatest bookstore in the world. I can spend hours getting lost in the shelves there. Plus, they sell great swag!"    ---   If you don't already, follow us on Instagram [@theretailsafari](https://www.instagram.com/theretailsafari/) as we highlight some of our favorite brands and concepts and take you with us on our retail safaris in NYC and beyond.   ### Subscribe Here! 477 Madison Avenue, 18th Floor New York, NY 10022 (646) 723-2990 [info@traub.io](mailto:info@traub.io) ![TRAUB](https://blog.traub.io/hubfs/TRAUB_September2019/Image/traub-logo.png) - [Who We Are](http://traub.io/who-we-are/) - [What We Do](http://traub.io/what-we-do/) - [Meet Our Team](http://traub.io/our-team/) - [See Our Work](http://traub.io/case-studies/) - [Read Our Content](http://traub.io/read-our-content/) - [Traub Capital](https://www.traub-capital.com/) Traub © 2023