Openings: -Spa Express has opened their salon in the Planet Express plaza, also known as The Shops at Eastview. -Planet Fitness has reopened after a complete remodel of their gym in Vernon. Planet Fitness took over Cardio Express in May. -Dollar Tree has opened their new Vernon Rockville location in the Family Dollar Plaza. The Grand Opening was today! The store relocated from Big Y Plaza in Ellington. -Rockville Pharmacy will soon occupy the space next door to Dollar Tree. The store is moving in fixtures. -Homesense will open in a portion of the former Price Chopper space along with the space formerly occupied by New Alliance/First Niagara Bank. The interior walls are currently being constructed to separate the space. -Shoprite will occupy the remaining 75,000 square feet of space in the former Price Chopper. Shoprite will be owned by The Cohen Family, the owners and operators of the Shoprite stores in Manchester and East Hartford. The store will be open in late fall/early winter. -L&S Equipment has moved from East Hartford to Vernon! The scissor lift rental company moved to 101 Industrial Park Road (Suite L). -Top Taekwondo Academy has opened their studio in Vernon! The studio opened in the former Wetpets store, which moved to a new location in the plaza. -360 Federal Credit Union has opened their Vernon Branch in the former Cumberland Farms! The store received a complete built out and renovation. -B Sharp Barbershop will open in a portion of the former Nixon Auto Supply store on Route 30. Closings: -Jack & Allie's Children Bookstore has closed their door at Vernon Commons. The owner's blame the expiration of their lease, and an ever growing business for the closure; but they leave the door open for reopening in the future. -Price Chopper has officially closed their Vernon location. The store was located at TriCity Plaza. -Nixon Auto Supply, a Auto Plus store, closed their location across from Vernon Pizza. -A Second Glance Consignment, located near Vernon Pizza, has closed. The store moved to East Windsor to a bigger space. -Kaleidoscope and the Family Affirmation Center for Treatment has closed. Other Vernon News: -Congrats to Primitive Renditions on their two month anniversary of their opening! I'm a little late as it's nearly three months now. Primitive Renditions is located at 309 Talcottville Road. -Trail Run Apartments are now leasing! The housing development is located on Talcottville Road near KidZone. Take a look at the floor plans and amenities at TrailRunVernon.com Ellington News: -Flavors of Nawab will open right across the Ellington line on Route 83! The restaurant will open near the Shifa Clinic. -Dollar Tree has closed their Ellington location. The store closed on June 24th to prepare for their move to Vernon! The store was located in the Big Y Plaza. -Construction has started on a retail development across from Big Y. The development will consist of a Big Y Express gas stations, a drive thru restaurant, as well as a full service restaurant. Another phase of the development includes a retail building. Author Announcements: As most of you know, this site is free to view, we don't charge monthly subscriptions to view our content like Hartford Courant and Journal Inquirer do. The mission of this site is to get information out to the people; while promoting small businesses that many wouldn't otherwise know of. Running this site is expensive though, so to help support our growth and our continued success, we have launched an online site through Teespring that sells branded merchandise! This will guarantee the continued success of this site and a way to show your support of local journalism. Check it out by clicking here or clicking the 'Shop' button in the upper menu! Look for new exciting designs coming soon! There are some new features on this site including the 'Report Business News' on the main menu. This is a way to send in news that you see, whether it is an opening, closing, expansion, anniversary, a major sale. We are also always looking for help or suggestions! If you are interested in writing about news in Vernon, South Windsor, Manchester, or Ellington reach out! Any writing will be unpaid, as this website is community based; but time and energy could be repaid in the form of The Manchester Scoop swag from the online store! Another announcement this month; as some of you may know I am an architecture student at University of Hartford. I am working on potentially opening an architecture gallery on either a permanent or temporary basis. I was reading an article about a new art gallery in Hartford having vacant retail space donated to them until a new tenant is found; and figured I would see if any property owners in Manchester would be interested in a similar partnership? Please email me at Buckland.Business.Brief@gmail.com!
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-Mix Box has closed their Manchester accessories boutique. The shop was located next to Garage on the first floor. -Under $5 has closed their variety store on the second level near Macy's. -Payless will permanently close their Buckland location on June 16th. The entire store is 50-80% off. -Plaza Azteca has closed their Slater Street location; but has rebranded and opened at The Shoppes at Buckland Hills as Toro Azteca. -DressBarn (aka Roz & Ali) will close their Plaza at Buckland Hills store by the end of the year. DressBarn is winding down their operations at all locations. Opening: -Toro Azteca had their official grand opening on Monday, June 10th. The Mexican restaurant is a spinoff restaurant of the Plaza Azteca group. Plaza Azteca's Manchester location rebranded to the Toro Azteca name after moving from their Hale Road/Slater Street location. -The former Plaza Azteca space won't be vacant for long! A new restaurant has leased the former Plaza Azteca space named Fontera Grill according to a leasing brochure released by Brixmor. However we believe this to be a typo with the actual name being Frontera Grill, a Mexican restaurant. Frontera Grill has two locations, one in Chicopee, Mass and one in Springfield, Mass. -Kid's Klubhouse is coming soon to the Buckland Hills Mall! It unknown what Kid's Klubhouse will be, but Fun4All, a trampoline/bungee cord attraction in front of Dick's, has been rebranded under the Kid's Klubhouse name as well! Kid's Klubhouse will open in the space formerly home to Remix, which closed earlier this year. -Bloodlines Tattoos will open a location in the mall, its still unknown at this time where the shop will be located. -Another new tenant coming to the mall is Ava, its listed on the mall's website as coming soon! Its unknown where or what the store will sell. Emails to the mall manager were not returned. -My Way, a new food court restaurant, opened earlier this month. The restaurant serves a variety of sandwiches. The restaurant is located in the last booth near the carousel. -Smoothie Naturale opened their new smoothie bar in the former Dairy Queen/Hardcore Sweetz location. Smoothie Naturale sells a variety of smoothies, shakes, and other healthy drink alternatives. -Collectibles and Cards is coming soon to the mall! The shop will sell a variety of trading cards, baseball cards, and collectibles! The location for the shop is unknown. -Charlotte Russe will also be making their return to Buckland Hills later this year. They will reopen in their former location in the mall. -Work is progressing on Marshalls and K&G Fashion Superstore, both coming soon to The Plaza at Buckland Hills. The facades are nearly completely framed; while the interiors are being constructed. South Windsor News: -Hannoush Jewelers is nearing completion on their new location at Buckland Commons! Hannoush will join People's United Bank in their own two-story building. -Chase Bank will construct a bank branch next door to M&R Liquours. The building will have a stone accent and will be the same height as M&R. -Renderings have been released for a redevelopment of Geissler's Plaza. The plan includes apartments, renovated retail, and a lot of green space. -We have received more third party confirmation of Aldi coming to South Windsor! Once Aldi confirms, we will update with a complete story! -Construction has started on a project at the Center Square at Evergreen Walk. The firepit and patio has been removed in front of Ben & Jerry's. According to building permits, the landscaping and hardscape was removed and will be replaced with a stage. More information regarding the project will be released soon according to Nicole Powell of Poag, the manager of Evergreen Walk. -Costco is planning a South Windsor store, the store will require $2-3 million in site work before any construction can start. The store will also feature a gas station for Costco members. -Construction on Cambria Suites is progressing. The exterior is completely framed. Author Announcements: As most of you know, this site is free to view, we don't charge monthly subscriptions to view our content like Hartford Courant and Journal Inquirer do. The mission of this site is to get information out to the people; while promoting small businesses that many wouldn't otherwise know of. Running this site is expensive though, so to help support our growth and our continued success, we have launched an online site through Teespring that sells branded merchandise! This will guarantee the continued success of this site and a way to show your support of local journalism. Check it out by clicking here or clicking the 'Shop' button in the upper menu! Another announcement this month; as some of you may know I am an architecture student at University of Hartford. I am working on potentially opening an architecture gallery on either a permanent or temporary basis. I was reading an article about a new art gallery in Hartford having vacant retail space donated to them until a new tenant is found; and figured I would see if any property owners in Manchester would be interested in a similar partnership? Please email me at Buckland.Business.Brief@gmail.com! |
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