Local Retail News: March 2008

Monday, March 31, 2008

Target Anchors Store in Cleveland, Tennessee

Target will open its store in Cleveland, Tennessee, this spring, 2008. The store is located at the Cleveland Towne Center, just off I-75 at Paul Huff Parkway.

7-Eleven Opening A New Outlet in Beaverton, Oregon

7-Eleven Inc. is opening its store in in Beaverton, Oregon. The new outlet will be located at Millikan Pointe, 14705 S.W. Millikan Way, and is scheduled to open this August 2008.

Sports Authority Newest Store Opening in Hillsboro, Oregon

Sports Authority is opening its store in Hillsboro, Oregon, this April 5th, 2008. The store will be located at 18085 N.W. Evergreen Parkway.

New Barnes & Noble Bookstore Opening in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

Barnes & Noble is opening a new bookstore in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The store which will open on April 12, 2008, will be located at The Market Common, 1063 Howard Parkway.

Juicy Couture Opening New Store in Pasadena, California

Juicy Couture will open a new store in Pasadena, California. The boutique, located at 37 West Colorado Boulevard, in One Colorado, is scheduled to open this May 2008.

Friday, March 28, 2008

New QuikTrip Store Opening Soon in Tuscon, Arizona

QuikTrip is opening its store very soon in Tuscon, Arizona. The store will be located at 1925 N. Kolb Road, southeast of the intersection with East Tanque Verde Road.

Nordstrom's New Store Opening in Burlington, Massachusetts

Nordstrom opened its store in Burlington, Massachusetts, on March 28, 2008. The store is located at the Burlington Mall, 75 Middlesex Tpke.

Sports Authority Opening Its Store in Marlborough, Massachusetts

Sports Authority will open a store in Marlborough, Massachusetts. The store, located at 870 Donald J. Lynch Boulevard, is scheduled to open this April 5th, 2008.

Borders Will Unwrap 2nd Concept Store in Las Vegas, Nevada

Borders is opening its second concept store yet in Las Vegas, Nevada, this April 4th, 2008. The store will be located at the intersection of Interstate 15 and Interstate 215 on Las Vegas Boulevard.

The Disney Store Closing Down 115 Outlets

The Disney Store will be closing down 115 of its outlets nationwide, with the remaining 220 stores being bought over by The Walt Disney Company.

Thursday, March 27, 2008

5 Harvey Stores Shutting Down

Harvey Electronics will close five of its outlets located in New Jersey, Connecticut, Greenvale and Mt. Kisco, New York.

Cabela’s New Store Opening in Rapid City, South Dakota

A new Cabela’s store is opening in Rapid City, South Dakota, this summer of 2008. The store is located north of Interstate 90 between Exits 60 and 61.

World Renowned Fogo de Chão Opening in Indianapolis, Indiana

Fogo de Chão Steakhouse will be opening in Indianapolis, Indiana. The outlet, located at 117 E. Washington Street, is scheduled to open in mid-May, 2008.

A New Marsh Store Opening in New Palestine, Indiana

Marsh is opening its store in New Palestine, Indiana, by mid-summer 2008. The store will be located at 5802 West U.S. 52.

Steadfast Opening New Store in Deerfield Beach, Florida

Steadfast Inc. is opening a new store in Deerfield Beach, Florida. The store, located at at 1098 SW 1st Way, is scheduled to open by the end of March, 2008.

Wednesday, March 26, 2008

New Gordmans Outlet Opening in Coralville, Iowa

Gordmans store is opening in Coralville, Iowa, this March 27, 2008. The store will be located at 2515 Corridor Way in the Coral North shopping center.

Metropolitan Market Opening Soon in Kirkland, Washington

Metropolitan Market is opening its latest supermarket in Kirkland, Washington, soon. The store will be located at the Houghton Center on 10611 N.E. 68th Street.

Staples Unveils New Store in Houston, Texas

Staples Inc opened its latest store in Houston, Texas, on March 26, 2008. The store is located at 10045 Almeda-Genoa Road.

84 Lumber Co. Shuts Down 9 Stores

84 Lumber Co. is closing 9 of its stores, nationwide, due to consolidation efforts.

Russo's New York Opening Pizzeria in Houston, Texas

Russo's New York will be opening a new pizza restaurant chain in Houston, Texas. The outlet will be located at 19817 Northwest Freeway, Suite 100, between Highway 6 and 290. Russo's will open this April 15th, 2008.

Tuesday, March 25, 2008

Apple's 4th Philadelphia Area Store Opening in Cherry Hill, New Jersey

Apple is opening its store in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. The store will be located at the Cherry Hill Mall, 2000 Rt. 38. The store will be opening for business on March 30th, 2008.

HEB Unveiling New Grocery Store in Westlake, Texas

HEB grocery stores will be opening its latest outlet in the town of Westlake, Texas. The store, located at 701 South Capital of Texas Highway, is scheduled to open this March 29, 2008.

2 H.G. Hill Grocery Stores Closing Down

H.G. Hill will be shutting down its 2 of its grocery store outlets in Tennesee, by May 2008.

Restaurant Depot Opening this Summer 2008 in Lombard, Chicago

Restaurant Depot is opening its store in Lombard, Chicago, this summer of 2008. The store will be located in a strip mall near the intersection of North Avenue and Interstate 355.

HHGregg's Store Opening Soon in Volusia, Florida

HHGregg is opening its store in Volusia, Florida, this March 28, 2008. The store will be located at the Volusia Square Shopping Center along International Speedway Boulevard and Thames Road.

Monday, March 24, 2008

54 Liz Claiborne's Sigrid Olsen Stores Shutting Down

Liz Claiborne will be closing down 54 if its Sigrid Olsen stores nationwide by mid-year 2008.

Zippy's New Restaurant Opening Soon in Maui, Hawaii

Zippy's is opening its restaurant in Maui, Hawaii. The outlet, located at the intersection of Mokulele Highway and Hookele Street in Kahului, will be opening it doors by August 2008.

Christopher & Banks Plans to Close Down 10 Outlets

Christopher & Banks, a women's fashion clothing retailer, plans to close down 10 of its stores in 2008.

Kohl’s Grand-Opening Set in League City, Texas

Kohl’s is opening its store in League City, Texas. The store will be located in the Bay Colony Town Center, northwest corner of Interstate 45 and FM 646. Kohl's will be hosting a grand opening this April 9, 2008.

2 Dillard's Stores Closing Down in Greeley, Colorado

Two of Dillard's under-performing stores in Greeley, Colorado, will be closing down its business by May 14, 2008.

Friday, March 21, 2008

Northside Collision Centers Opening in Salina, New York

Northside Collision Centers will open its fifth store in Salina, New York. It is located at 6799 Townline Road in Mattydale and will open on March 24, 2008.

AutoZone Opening 16th Store in Baton Rouge, Los Angeles

AutoZone, auto parts retailer, is opening its 16th store in Baton Rouge, Los Angeles. The store to be located on Perkins Road at the Bluebonnet Village shopping center, will be opening by June 2008.

Aldi's Supermarket Opening in Somerset, New Jersey

Aldi Inc., is opening its supermarket chain in Somerset, New Jersey. The store will be located at the Big Lots building in Somerset Plaza.

New Border's Concept Store Opening in Cincinnati, Ohio

Borders Books is opening its store in Cincinnati, Ohio, this November 2008. The store will be located at Kenwood Towne Place on Interstate 71 and Galbraith Road.

Menard's Store Opening Soon in Columbus, Ohio

Menard Inc. is opening its store in Columbus, Ohio. The store will be located on Morse Road and is scheduled to open after mid-2009.

Thursday, March 20, 2008

2 Kroger Stores Closing

Kroger is closing 2 of its under-performing stores in Virginia Beach, Virginia.

Lowe's Building New Store in Granite City, Illinois

Lowe's will be opening its store in Granite City, Illinois. The store, which will be located at Illinois 3 and Missouri Avenue, is scheduled to open in spring 2009.

Kohl's Opening 2nd Store in Tallahassee, Florida

A Kohl's department store will be opening in Tallahassee, Florida. The store at 6785 Thomasville Road in Bradfordville will open April 9, 2008.

Wal-Mart Unveiling Its Biggest Store in Albany, New York

Wal-Mart is opening its biggest Supercenter in Albany, New York. The store will be located at Crossgates Commons in 161 Washington Ave and is scheduled to open this May 2008.

Puma Sportswear Prowling into Jeffersonville, Ohio

PUMA Sportswear is opening its store this April 2008 in Jeffersonville, Ohio. The store will be located at the Prime Outlets shopping mall along Interstate 71.

Wednesday, March 19, 2008

REI's Opening 2nd Store in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania

REI, the outdoor retailer, is opening its second Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, store by spring of 2009. The store plans to be located at the Settlers Ridge complex in Robinson.

Barnes & Noble New Bookstore Opening in Kansas City, Kansas

Barnes & Noble will be opening a store in Kansas City, Kansas, this 4th quarter of 2008. The store will be located at Oak Park Mall, 11149 West 95th Street in Overland Park.

Integrity Bringing New Outdoor Living Store to Evansville, Indiana

Integrity Nursery, is opening its new Integrity Outdoor Living in Evansville, Indiana. The store will be located at acreage near the northeast corner of Metro Avenue and East Virginia Street. It is scheduled to open this May 2008.

Kohl’s is opening its store in Walton, Ohio

Kohl’s will open its store in Walton, Ohio. The store, located at 12300 Towne Center Drive, will open on April 9, 2008.

HOM Furniture New Store Opening in Sioux City, Iowa

HOM Furniture will be opening a new store in Sioux City, Iowa. The new store will be located at the Town Square mall near the corner of 4th and Pierce streets. It is scheduled to open this summer 2008.

Tuesday, March 18, 2008

Big Dollar Shutting Down 11 Stores

Big Values Inc. will be closing 11 of its Big Dollar and Big Values stores in Minnesota & North Dakota.

Toys “R” Us's Babies “R” Us Opening in Joplin, Missouri

Toys “R” Us will be opening it's Babies “R” Us store in Joplin, Missouri. The store will be located at the northwest corner of East Seventh Street and Range Line Road. It's scheduled for opening this June 2008.

Sophie's Opening New Restaurant in New York, New York

Sophie’s Cuban Cuisine Restaurant will be opening at 40th Street between Seventh and Eighth Avenues in New York. The outlet will open for business this March 19, 2008.

Meijer to Unveil Prototype Store in Davison, Michigan

Meijer will be opening its store in Davison Township, Michigan, this fall 2008. The store will be located at the northeast corner of the intersection south of I-69.

Avis Rent-A-Car Opening Chain in Birmingham, Alabama

A new Avis Rent-A-Car in will be opening soon in Birmingham, Alabama. The outlet will be located on U.S. 11 in Trussville.

Monday, March 17, 2008

Dunkin' Donuts Opening Soon in Downtown Indianapolis, Indiana

Dunkin' Donuts will open its outlet in Downtown Indianapolis, Indiana, this June 2008. The store will be located at Washington and Pennsylvania street.

Fresh Market's New Store Opening in Greensboro, North Carolina

Fresh Market is opening its latest franchise in the town of Greensboro, North Carolina. It's scheduled for opening this March 18, 2008, and will be located at No. 1, 3712 Lawndale Drive.

Albertsons New Store Opening in San Elijo Hills, California

Albertsons will be opening its store in San Elijo Hills, California. The grocery store is scheduled to open on June 4, 2008, and will be located near the intersection of San Elijo and Elfin Forest roads.

Bass Pro Shops Building 3rd Store in Sweetwater, Alabama

Bass Pro Shops will open its third store in Sweetwater, Alabama, by Spring 2009. The store will be located off Interstate 65 between Decatur and Huntsville.

18 Cost Plus Stores Closing

Cost Plus Inc will close 18 of its stores in 2008.

Friday, March 14, 2008

Wal-Mart Opening Superstore in Charlotte, South Carolina

Wal-Mart will be opening its Supercenter in Charlotte, South Carolina, in 2010. The supermarket chain will be located at the intersection of U.S. 21 and Flint Hill Road near Regent Park north of Fort Mill.

25 Jo-Ann Stores Closing Nationwide

Jo-Ann will be closing approximately 25 stores nationwide in the fiscal year 2009.

Hy-Vee Plans to Close 2 Stores

Hy-Vee plans to close its stores at a shopping center in the University Place neighborhood in Lincoln, and the other at a shopping plaza on Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway in Des Moines.

Opal Opening 3rd Store in Mill Creek, Washington

Opal will be opening its store in Mill Creek, Washington, this April 2008. The store will be located at the Mill Creek Town Center in Snohomish County.

Bath & Body Works Opening Shop in Normal, Illinois

Bath & Body Works is opening its store in Normal, Illinois, on March 17, 2008. The store will be located at the Shoppes in College Hills, 301 South Veterans Parkway.

Thursday, March 13, 2008

Woodfire Grill Restaurant Opening in Davenport, Iowa

Woodfire Grill is opening its restaurant in Davenport, Iowa, on March 18, 2008. The restaurant chain will be located at the Redstone Building, 131 West, 2nd Street.

Abercrombie Kids Store Opening Soon in Omaha, Nebraska

Abercrombie & Fitch is opening its Abercrombie Kids store in Omaha, Nebraska, this Spring 2008. The outlet will be located in Westroads Mall at 10000 California Street, Suite 1221.

Barnes & Noble Opening Bookstore in Des Peres, Missouri

Barnes & Noble Inc. is opening its bookstore in Des Peres, Missouri. The store is slated for opening this Fall 2008 and will be located at 17 West County Center in Manchester Road and Interstate 270.

LL Bean New Store Opening in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

LL Bean is opening its store soon in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The store will be located at the Ross Park Mall in Ross Township.

Office Furniture USA Coming to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

James & Weaver Office Environments will be opening its Office Furniture USA Store in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The store will be located at 11883 Perry Highway in Wexford and is slated for opening this March 17, 2008.

Wednesday, March 12, 2008

Harris Teeter Opens New Grocery Store in Cary, North Carolina

Harris Teeter grocery store is opening in Tryon Village, Cary, North Carolina. The store is scheduled for opening this March 12, 2008

Pacemaker's Summer 2008 Opening in Poplar Grove, Illinois

Pacemaker Fine Foods is opening this coming June 2008 in Poplar Grove, Illinois. The store will be located off Highway 76 on the east side of the road, just south of the Candlewick Lake entrance.

Stein Mart Anchoring Store in Noblesville, Indiana

Stein Mart is opening its store in Noblesville, Indiana, on April 24 2008. The store will be located at the Hamilton Town Center at I-69 Exit 10.

Hilfiger Flagship Store to open in New York City, New York

Tommy Hilfiger will open a new Hilfiger flagship store in New York City, New York. The store will be located on Fifth Avenue, between 53rd and 54th streets, and is slated for opening in November 2008

Mattress Firm Opens New Store in O'Fallon, Missouri

Mattress Firm, a specialty mattress retailer, has opened a new store in O'Fallon, Missouri, its 11th in the St. Louis area. The store is located in the Winding Woods Shopping Center at 313 Winding Woods Drive.

Tuesday, March 11, 2008

Lowe's Opening New Store in Fayetteville, North Carolina

Lowe’s is opening its store in Fayetteville, North Carolina, in the fourth quarter of 2008. The store will be located at Two Bale Lane and U.S. Highway 401.

Zaccaro's Market Opening in Detroit, Michigan

Cindy Warner's Zaccaro's Market is opening soon in Detroit, Michigan. The high-end food and wine market will be located at 3100 Woodward Avenue. It is slated for opening this March 31, 2008.

Ikea's 1st New York Store Opening in Brooklyn

Ikea is opening its store in Brooklyn, New York, this summer 2008. The store will be located on Beard Street in Redhook.

2 Kohl Stores Opening in Phoenix, Arizona

Kohl's will be opening 2 stores in Phoenix, Arizona. The stores will be located at 15437 W. Cactus Road in Surprise, and 21058 S. Ellsworth Road in Queen Creek.

Dollar Tree Store Opening Soon in Pacifica, California

Dollar Tree Inc will be opening its store in Pacifica, California, this March 2008. The store is located in Fairmont Center, 787 Hickey Boulevard.

Monday, March 10, 2008

Zoots Closing 9 Connecticut Stores

Zoots Corp. is closing 9 of its stores in Connecticut.

Whole Foods Market Opening Store in Glastonbury, Connecticut

Whole Foods Market will be opening in Glastonbury, Connecticut. The store will be located at 55 Welles Street in the Fox Run Mall and is slated for opening this March 12, 2008.

Koches Opening New Cafe in Memphis, Tennessee

Koches is opening its fifth Tropical Smoothie Cafe outlet in Memphis, Tennessee, this summer 2008. The store will be located at 2105 Union Avenue.

Goodwill Opening 39th Store in Phoenix, Arizona

Goodwill is opening its 39th store in Phoenix, Arizona. The store will be located at 15633 S. 32nd Street, near Ahwatukee. It is slated for opening on March 28, 2008.

Treasure Island opening supermarket in Chicago, Illinois

Treasure Island Supermarket is opening its store in Chicago, Illinois. The outlet is located at the East 55th Street and South Lake Park Avenue and is scheduled for opening this March 12, 2008.

Friday, March 7, 2008

Target Store Opening in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania

Target will hold a grand opening this March 9, 2008, in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. The store is located at Freeport Road and Route 910 in Harmar.

JC Penney Aiming for a Spring 2008 Opening in Antioch, California

JC Penney is opening its store in Antioch, California, this spring of 2008. The center will be located at The Orchard, between an extension of Slatten Ranch Road and Empire Avenue.

Kohl's Unveiling New Store in Bullhead City, Arizona

Kohl's will be opening its new store in Bullhead City, Arizona, with a grand opening scheduled on March 13, 2008. The store will be located at the Mohave Crossroads shopping center, 3699 Highway 95.

Sears searing into Greenfield, Indiana

Sears is opening its store in Greenfield, Indiana. The store will be located at 1244 West Main Street and is scheduled to open on March 11, 2008.

Charlotte Russe is Opening in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Charlotte Russe, will open its store in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The store will be located at the Bayshore Town Center, 5800 North Bayshore Drive, Glendale. It's slated for opening on April 29, 2008.

Thursday, March 6, 2008

OTB Closing Down 60 Branches in New York

New York City's, Off-Track Betting Corp, will be shutting down 60 of its branches by mid-June, 2008.

Wal-Mart Supercenter Arrives in Silvis, Illinois

Wal-Mart Supercenter will open its store in Silvis, Illinois, this March 12th, 2008. The supermarket chain will be located at John Deere Road and Crosstown Avenue.

American Apparel Opening Soon in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

American Apparel will be opening in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, by June 2008. The store will be located at the Kenilworth Building, on North Prospect Avenue just south of East Kenilworth Place.

Gatti's Pizza Coming to Evansville, Indiana

Gatti's Pizza restaurant is opening this July 1st 2008, in Evansville, Indiana. The chain will be located in the Eastland Mall Convenience Center at 316 N. Green River Road.

28 Wickes Furniture Closing Down

Wickes Furniture is closing all of its 28 stores in California, Illinois, Indiana and Nevada.

Wednesday, March 5, 2008

Nutrition Depots Wraps Up 9 Stores

Nutrion Depot is selling 5 of its stores and closing down another 4.

2 Alpha Omega's Shutting Down

Alpha Omega is shutting down 2 of its stores due to bankruptcy proceedings.

Target targets Columbia Heights, Washington D.C

Target opens its first Washington D.C store on March 5th, 2008, in Columbia Heights. The store is located at 14th Street and Park Road.

Steve & Barry's Opening Soon in Hampton, Virginia

Steve & Barry's, will open this spring 2008 in Hampton, Virginia. The store will be located at Newport Crossing Shopping Center on Oriana Road near the intersection with Warwick Boulevard.

Best Buy Retailing into Mansfield, Massachusetts

Electronics retailer, Best Buy, will open its new store in Mansfield, Massachusetts, at the Mansfield Crossing shopping mall. The store is slated to open for business this March 7th, 2008.

Tuesday, March 4, 2008

Target Opens in West Covina, California

Target opened its store in West Covina, California. The store is located at 2370 South Azusa Avenue.

Nordstrom Opening This Fall in Danvers, Boston

Nordstrom will open at the Liberty Tree Mall in Danvers, Boston. The store is set to open this fall, 2008.

Old Country Buffets shutting down 51 Restaurants

Buffets Holdings Inc. will shut down 51 of its Old Country Buffets restaurants nationwide.

Wal-Mart Unveils New Supercenter in South Union Township, Pennsylvania

Wal-Mart will open its new supercenter at 355 Wal-Mart Drive in the Fayette Crossing development of South Union Township, Pennsylvania. The store is set to open this March 7th, 2008.

Chick-fil-A opening stand-alone restaurant in Atlanta, Georgia

Chick-fil-A restaurant is opening in Atlanta, Georgia, this March 6th, 2008. The new stand-alone restaurant will be located at 1781 Mars Hill Rd NW. in Acworth.

Monday, March 3, 2008

Apple's Grand Opening in Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Apple is opening its newest retail store in Baton Rouge, Louisiana this March 6th, 2008. The Apple Store will be located in the Mall of Louisiana at 6401 Bluebonnet Boulevard.

Bernie & Phyl’s New Store Opening in Hyannis, Massachusetts

Bernie & Phyl’s Furniture plans to open a new store in Hyannis, Massachusetts. The outlet will be opening a 12,000 square foot showroom at 20 Airport Road, across from the Cape Cod Mall which is expected to open by the end of May 2008.

Wal-Mart's Supercenter to open in Dilworth, Minnesota

Wal-Mart Supercenter will open this March 7th, 2008, in Dilworth, Minnesota. The store will be located at 415, 34th Street North.

130 Trans World Stores Closing

Trans World Entertainment Corp is closing about 130 of its stores nationwide.

La Shish Closing 11 Restaurants

The La Shish restaurant chain, is closing 11 of its outlets.

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