Buckland Business Brief: July 2021

The rebirth of Evergreen Walk begins! New management company brings in at least 4 new national chain tenants to the shopping center and two new additional tenants! Check out the latest!

Opening:

American Flatbread is in talks to take over a larger and more central location at Evergreen Walk! The flatbread restaurant could add an entertainment aspect to the business during the move. The current location of American Flatbread will become home to The Goddard School. See the statement above from the company.*This has been updated to incorporate information given from a company statement in response to this article, We reached out multiple times to the company before publishing, as well as to Charter Realty, and never received a response to our questions.*

​The Learning Experience will soon open! The new preschool will open on August 2nd in their brand new building at Evergreen Walk! The building is located next door to Cambria Suites!

Old Navy will soon begin work on their new location! They will be moving to the space of the former J Jill, Christopher & Banks, and Johnny Rockets according to a leasing packet released by Charter Realty today!
 
Sakura will be soon beginning the work on their new restaurant location. It will go into the vacant space on the L.L.Bean side of Evergreen Walk. They will be taking the space of the former Portrait Innovation and the never occupied space to the left! 

A new athletic-leisure national chain will occupy the former Elements of Design and the Motherhood Maternity spaces at Evergreen! The store will most likely be Athleta, Fabletics, or Lululemon.

The former Ziya/Ann Taylor space at Evergreen Walk has been leased! This space has been earmarked for J Jill to possibly reopen.

The former L’Octitane has been leased out! It is unknown at this time what tenant will take the space. Check back for updates when they come available.

The Goddard School has signed a lease for the 12,000 square foot space that is currently occupied by American Flatbread, a former restaurant next door, and a good portion of the former Charming Charlie! Three smaller spaces, front portion of Charming Charlies, will be left. 

A national burger chain has signed a new lease in a new building at Evergreen! The building will be between the main center and Whole Foods! Rumor has it, Shake Shack or Walhburgers will occupy the new space!

Whole Foods is coming soon to Evergreen Walk! The organic grocery store will demolish and build a new building on the site of the current Old Navy and Sakura building!

Costco is beginning construction! The site work is nearly complete on the complex. The work on the main building is now beginning with the foundation work now underway!

The Fresh Monkee has reopened their location at The Plaza at Buckland Hills! The smoothie shop closed for a few weeks after a pipe burst in a neighboring space that cause massive damage. 

China Wok has opened at The Shoppes at Buckland Hills! The Chinese restaurant is located in the food court next to Sbarro, in the former space of China Max.

Work has begun on the new mystery tenant opening next to Rooster's Barber Shop at One Buckland Center. The new tenant has papered the windows and appear to be in the building phase of construction. 

The Shoppes at Buckland Hills has a new management company, Spinoso Real Estate has taken over day to day operation of the mall. Spinoso is a company with a lot of experience turning aging mall around and bringing new life into them. Lets hope they do their magic!

Soft Pedalz has opened their boutique skin care shop at The Shoppes at Buckland Hills. The store took the long vacant space originally occupied by Mrs.Field's on the first level near Macy's.

Spirit Halloween has announced the location of their seasonal store! Spirit Halloween will soon occupy the former Sears store at The Shoppes at Buckland Hills!
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Sephora will soon call Kohl's home! The beauty store has filed building permit to convert part of the existing Kohl's store in Manchester into their newest store! This is part of a larger plan by Kohl's to integrate part of their large footprint stores into Sephora's. The store will have its own sign, and could possible have its own entrance. The store will be open into Kohl's, creating a seamless transition between the two stores.

Closing:

My Wife Didn't Cook has closed their location at The Shoppes at Buckland Hills. The short lived restaurant will reopen later this year in a new location. 

Sephora at J.C. Penney will eventually close! The store is located on the second level of the store. J.C. Penney and Sephora couldn't come to terms on an extension of their pilot program. The beauty chain has signed a deal with Kohl's to open larger sized stores in their existing stores.