Officials for Lululemon, which has a store at Village Pointe in Omaha, told analysts earlier this year that the company is working with four types of stores — temporary, pop-up stores; 3,000-square-foot stores; 5,500-square-foot stores; and massive 25,000-square-foot versions such as the one that opened in Chicago this month.

According to a CNBC report, Lululemon often looks to sign short-term leases — three to six months — that allow it to test new markets or capitalize on foot traffic near universities.

The company said it had 60 so-called seasonal stores in 2018, including one near the University of Kansas.

Although Lululemon’s long-term plans downtown are uncertain, its arrival should help existing downtown retailers and the store could be a linchpin in bringing more stores downtown, said Buck Kiechel of Kiechel Fine Art, who moved his business from Williamsburg Village to O street in 2013. It is now the region’s largest commercial art gallery.

“I think it’s great that a big national retailer, a quality one at that, is coming to downtown," Kiechel said of the Lululemon announcement. "It would be nice to revive the retail scene. I remember as a kid that’s where all the shopping was. Then for 30 years, it’s been almost nothing. Hopefully, this is the start of it coming back.”