Marshalls in Manchester will move from their current location near PC Richard into the Plaza at Buckland Hills! The apparel giant will relocate from their 40,000 square foot store in the PC Richard plaza into the 45,000 square foot former Toys R Us location.
Marshalls, a TJX Company, will move from their current location on the corner of Hale Road and Slater Road into the former Toys R Us location on the opposite side of the mall. The location is in The Plaza at Buckland Hills, renovations on the space have begun, including the gutting of the interior of the space; the intensity of the exterior renovations are unknown at this time; building permits have been filed for the interior renovations, however, no exterior renderings have been released to the public. The Marshalls store should be open in the new location by October 2019, with their other location closing slightly earlier to prepare for the move. It is unknown at the time whether a moving sale will be held, or if inventory will be moved to the new store once completed. EDC Construction is handling the renovations, and was unable to be reached for comments. A representative for Marshalls said 'The company does have plans to relocate our Manchester, CT store in or before October 2019. Stay Tuned for details regaring our grand opening! Remember, your surprise is waiting at Marshalls!' Toys R Us closed last year after filing for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, after the restructuring failed, the company moved to Chapter 7 bankruptcy and liquidated their stores. These store included both the Toys R Us at The Plaza at Buckland Hills, and the Babies R Us at The Manchester Collection. Toys R Us property owner, Washington Prime Group, announced earlier this month in a letter to investors that a big box retailer had signed a letter of intent for the space. It is unknown whether there are any plans for the Marshalls space once vacated. The former Bob's Store next door was leased to Urban Air Adventure Park, but work has not been started on the entertainment business. When the Bob's store was being marketed for lease, the space available was 98,000 square feet, which included the 55,000 square foot Bob's Space and the Marshall's space. Its unknown whether Urban Air will take over both spaces, just Bob's, or whether Urban Air is still planning on opening. Urban Air was aiming for a spring opening.
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Manchester Closings:
-Rose Beauty Nail on Spencer Street has closed. -Adams Mill will close on April 28th, the restaurant has been sold and will reopen after renovations. -Fani's Kitchen on Main Street has closed. The restaurant is on the market. -Parable Brewing Company will close their North Main Street brewery next month. The brewery is being kicked out of their building after the building was sold to an electric company. The Brewery is looking into relocating; but is attempting to sell their brewing equipment. -Payless Shoes at the Manchester Parkade is closing. The store is currently 30-50% off. Manchester Openings: -Shoprite is currently celebrating their Grand Reopening! The store has been completely renovated including a new facade. -A new fish restaurant will open at the Parkade! The restaurant will open in the corner of the 'L' shape. The space has been vacant for years, once being home to a McDonald's Express, and was once home Three Penny Pub. -Guntur Mirchi will open in the former Augie's location on Spencer Street. The new restaurant is doing renovations to the space. -Subway will open next door to Popeye's on Spencer Street. The signs are being installed, sporting the chain new logo. -Jackson Hewitt has opened an office in BJ's plaza, the tax office opened in a former tanning salon. -Lynch Mitsubishi has opened a dealership next door to their Lynch Toyota dealership! The new dealership shares the space with Lynch's used car department. The building was once home to Morande Mercury and Lincoln. Manchester had a Mitsubishi dealership down the road, now home to Suburban Subaru, but closed during the recession. -Eli's Restaurant Group has purchased the Adams Mill in Manchester. The restaurant will receive a major renovation to turn the former mill into a Gastro-Pub. -The Munch Wagon ( a food trailer) has moved from their former location at the BP near Big Y, to M&R Liquors. -A new Mexican-themed restaurant will open at the Buckland Hills Mall! Toro Azteca will open in the former Bertucci's location. Other Manchester News! -Developers for the former Parkade took a tour of the land last week. This is the first step in the redevelopment of the site. -Mazda of Manchester is seeking to expand their Manchester showroom. The expansion will also feature a new facade design to match other Mazda dealerships. -Soarin' Indoors is being kicked out of their Manchester building. Like their neighbor Parable Brewing Company, their building was sold and the new owner wants to use the building. The indoor adventure park is looking at relocating their facility to another building. -Mulberry Street Pizza is opening a take-out location in Glastonbury! First reported by 'The Scoop Glastonbury', the take-out location will take the place of The Spicy Greenbean, which moved to another location. -Wooster Street Pizza has a new owner! The pizza shop was sold to their longtime employee Staci Serrao. The pizza shop recently added a craft bar to their offerings. -Sears has sold their Manchester building for $10.4 million, the store will remain open. -Raymour and Flanigan has gotten town approval for the expansion of nearly 200,000 square feet to their Manchester warehouse of Chapel Road. -A major big box retailer at a Manchester plaza is planning a move to The Plaza at Buckland Hills! An announcement will be coming soon! -The new summer blizzard menu has landed at Dairy Queen! Fan favorites have returned like Summerberry Cheesecake and Cotton Candy! Don't forget to try the new Cupfections, available in either Oreo Brownie or Summerberry Cake! Orange Dreamsicle dip has arrived as well! Author Announcements: A few announcements 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! Another quick announcement, I am splitting the Manchester & Vernon Business Buzz into two separate article series branded under the 'Business Brief' header. Article series include Buckland Business Brief, Manchester Business Brief, and Vernon Business Brief. Official dates of release will be set with a tentative date being the 12th for the BBB, the 28th for the MBB, and the 2nd for the VBB. The Adams Mill restaurant in Manchester will close next month after 37 years of business! The restaurant, located in the Adams Mill, was opened in 1982 after the owner purchased the building that had been subject to fires, floods, and other damages. After extensive renovations, the restaurant opened. The restaurant will continue to serve patrons until April 28th, when the current owners will host a final brunch. The restaurant will then close in its current form and reopen at a later date under the new operators with a new concept! The owners wrote a lengthy statement on their Facebook page to announce the closure of their landmark restaurant. The statement reads "It is with very bittersweet feelings, that the Adams Mill Restaurant is letting you know that we are in our final weeks of business. Investors have given us the final opportunity to step aside. The building will be closed, renovated for a few months, and will reopen as something brand new. Our final day of business will be Sunday brunch, April 28th, so to those of you that will miss our chef Joe’s bits, blue cheese and poppy seed dressing, there is still some time! After 37 of the most incredible years of our lives, we are ready to pass on the baton. Those wonderful years are due to so many of you out there that have supported us over the years and we owe you all a thank you. To the Police Department, Fire Department, Chamber of Commerce and Health Department, thank you for your support over the years; for being there in times of need and for bringing us your celebrations and retirements. To our guests that have celebrated their birthdays, engagements, showers and weddings, thank you. Recently a guest told us “Everything happens at the Adams Mill – all the celebrations!” What a tremendous compliment that was. To our “regulars” that frequent our restaurant often, thank you. We have had the opportunity to get to know you, your families and friends. You have shared your life stories and experiences with us and you will never be forgotten. To the occasional guest that just stopped in, thank you. It was such a pleasure. To our employees, we watched some of you grow from your first job, going off to college, and even returning for your weddings, baby showers, christenings and the unfortunate memorials of your loved ones. One of our previous employees said to me, “I learned everything I know from the Adams Mill, and I apply it every day to my full-time job.” That, too, was an incredible compliment. You will all be missed. To the new owners, Manchester is a great town to do business in, and the surrounding communities have been beyond supportive. They have been good to us, as has our building. We hope that you are able to experience the same joy that we have and will have as many lasting memories. Again, thank you to all of you that have come through our doors. We apologize to those that we have disappointed. That, obviously, was never our intent. This has been an amazing ride and one that we would never have had the opportunity to experience if it weren’t for our guests and our ever-supportive employees. We have made many friendships with so many of you and you will all be missed greatly. We couldn’t have done it without you. Deb and Tony Scarpace (Owners)" The new owners have been identified as Eli's Restaurant Group, which has local locations in Branford, Hamden, Orange, and Milford. Eli's operates multiple concepts including brick oven pizza, tavern, and their namesake Eli's restaurant. The Shoppes at Buckland Hills will get a new restaurant late this spring!
Toro Azteca will open in the former Bertucci's space at The Shoppes at Buckland Hills. The restaurant will feature a Mexican theme. The new concept is owned by Plaza Azteca, another Mexican restaurant with locations throughout the East Coast. The concept is similar to the parent company's concept. It is unknown whether the overlap will affect sales at either location; or whether Plaza Azteca will close after this new concept opens. When pressed for comment in January, Plaza Azteca said 'As of right now and the immediate future we will be staying at 170 Slater Street in Manchester.' Bertucci's closed in April of 2018, the parent company filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy. The chain closed more than 15 locations directly after the filiing. Bertucci's was bought out of bankruptcy by Earl Enterprises, owner of Planet Hollywood, Earl of Sandwich, and Buca di Beppo. The Bertucci's space was formerly home to 'The Blue Turtle', a Dave & Buster's style bar owned by Mystic Aquarium. The space was originally home to the Filene's Home Store before being subdivided. Plaza Azteca has 40 locations on the East Coast, with a Plaza Azteca Express concept under construction in Virginia. A new location of Plaza Azteca recently opened in Lebanon, Pa, with another location planned in South Fargo, Va. Plaza Azteca closed their Enfield, CT restaurant last year after lackluster sales. The chain was started in 1990 in Virgina Beach and has continued to expand in their nearly 30 years of operation. Sorry for the delayed posting this month, it was a crazy month. In addition to the rapid amount of openings, closings, and other business news; I am designing a housing complex for formerly homeless individuals. Take a look at the schematic drawings that were due on Wednesday and caused the delay. Again I am sorry for the delay in posting; it was just a crazy Wednesday. Despite having the article done; I didn't have the time to post it. Enjoy!
Closing: -Charlotte Russe has announced that they will close all their remaining stores, including their location at The Shoppes at Buckland Hills. Gift cards can be redeemed through March 21st. -Payless Shoesource is closing their store at Buckland Hills as well; the store is currently 30% off. -Crazy 8s is currently liquidating their Manchester location; the store is currently at least 60% off. -Ziya Men's Clothier has closed their Evergreen Walk store, their store in the Buckland Hills Mall remains open. Opening: -Brick Swap USA will open a permanent storefront at Buckland Hills. They will occupy the former Belden's/Lego Pop-Up on the first level. The authorized lego retailer had a temporary kiosk in the former Sweet U spot. -A new food option will open in the former Faddy's/Iceberg kiosk located near Forever 21. A banner appeared on the kiosk advertising a retailer of Philadelphia Water Ice. -Things Remembered has reopened their Buckland location, the store was liquidated, but never actually closed. The retailer was purchased out of bankruptcy by Enesco. -OrangeTheory Fitness is preparing to open their Manchester location. They will be located next door to Jersey Mike's Sub. -Chase Bank will construct a branch next door to M&R Liquors in South Windsor, CT. The lot is currently home to the Corn Crib. -A hotel is now under construction at Evergreen Walk, the hotel will be operated by Cambria Suites. The hotel was first announced in 2011, but construction was delayed. Buckland News: -Evergreen Walk has a proposal under review by the Planning and Zoning Commission including a proposed daycare center adjacent to the Cambria Hotel, now under construction behind J. Jill. -While visiting both Evergreen Walk and Buckland Hills, it appeared that vacant spaces might be getting tenants; though nothing could be confirmed or disclosed. The former Garbanzo's Mediterranean Grille has their interior lights on; while the former C&C Unisex Salon has their lights on as well, both of these storefronts have been dark since becoming vacant. -Sears has sold their Manchester building to TF Manchester for $10.4 million. TF Manchester couldn't be reached for comment. Buckland Hills Mall sees shake-up in retail store closures. One national tenant announces they will no longer be closing; while another announces their pending closure.
Liquidating National Retailer reverses course: On the heels of the brand's purchase, the custom gift shop, Things Remembered, has reversed course and now plans to keep their Buckland Hill's location open. The brand had been liquidating their Buckland Hills location since January, in preparation for the chain to file for chapter 11 bankruptcy on February 6th. The original plan was for all their retail locations to close and run an online only store. Things Remembered was bought by Enesco, the leading producer of customized home decor and gifts. The purchase of the brand lead to the decision to keep many of the chains retail locations open as stores and showrooms for the new products from the combined company. National Retailer begins liquidation: Charlotte Russe has begun liquidation at their remain US locations including their location at Buckland Hills. The chain filed for bankruptcy on February 4th; and announced the closure of 94 under-performing stores. The decision to close all their remaining stores came on March 7th; a buyer was sought to keep the remaining stores open, but the chain was sold to SB360 Capital Partners ( a liquidation company.) The last day to use gift cards is March 21st; and purchases must be made in store as their online store has closed permanently. Sears sells Manchester building: Sears has sold their Manchester building for $10.4 million; the buyer TF Manchester could not be reached for comment. The future of Sears in Manchester is uncertain at the time; the chains has signaled a severe need to close more stores to get the new company (Transform Holdco, a subsidiary of ESL Investments) in a profitable position for the future. |
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