Buckland News: Closings: Smashburger has closed their Manchester location. The burger spot was located in the Best Buy plaza, and was owned by the Mohegan Tribe. Smashburger has also closed their Enfield location after sitting empty during the pandemic. BurgerIm has closed their Manchester location. The burger spot was located in the Walgreens Plaza near Verizon Wireless on Deming Street. The chain was only open for two years before closing. Sprint has closed one of their Buckland locations after their merger with T-Mobile. The Sprint in the Walgreens Plaza has closed, the neighboring T-Mobile will remain open. The Sprint location at The Shoppes at Buckland Hills will be converted into a T-Mobile store, T-Mobile already has a location in the mall. Justice has closed their Buckland Hills store after a Going-Out-Of-Business sale at their mall location. Ascena, Justice's Parent Company, filed for bankruptcy earlier this summer with plans to move Justice to a primarily online brand. New York & Company has closed their Buckland Hills location after a short Going-Out-Of-Business sale. Their parent company filed for bankruptcy earlier this summer as well. Jos. A Banks has closed their South Windsor location at Evergreen Walk. The store was located next door to Burton's. DAVIDsTea has closed their location at Evergreen Walk, along with all their U.S. locations. Bonchon BBQ closed their location at The Plaza at Buckland Hills. The restaurant was the site of a deadly shooting between a manager and an employee a few years ago. Openings: Chosen 1 Seafood will be opening their third location in Manchester! Chosen 1 will open in the former Bonchon BBQ location at The Plaza at Buckland Hills. Chosen 1 has locations in Bloomfield and Hartford. PM Pediatrics will be opening their new Manchester location soon! The doctor's office will open in the former Avenue space in The Plaza at Buckland Hills. CosmoProf has reopened their Manchester store, the store moved from their location at Burr Corners into a larger space, just three spaces down! Goldfish Swim School will open in Burr Corners. The 9,000 square foot swim school will take over four storefronts, two of which we previously vacant. Go Calendar & Games has opened their seasonal location at The Shoppes at Buckland Hills! The calendar store will take their usual space on the second level in the former Rue 21, the space was partially downsized last year to accommodate an expanded Bath & Body Works. Go Calendar & Games is coming soon to Evergreen Walk, the calendar store will take their usual seasonal space in the former Coldwater Creek. Chick Fil A has finally got approved for Manchester! The space is at The Plaza at Buckland Hills and is currently home to Boston Market. Chick Fil A has tried unsuccessfully to open a Manchester location twice, one near Walgreens on Deming Street, and the second in the same spot of the new proposed location. Chick Fil A was recently turned down because of the dumpster location. Chase Bank is nearing completion on their new branch in South Windsor. The bank will be located across from Panera Bread. The bank is part of the expansive new development called 'The Gateway' which will supposedly be home to Aldi, Red Lobster, 110 Grille, and Tropical Smoothie Cafe according to marketing material released in a public meeting. Crab Du Jour has finally started their build out of the former Panera space at The Shoppes at Buckland Hills. The restaurant chain's Manchester location was first announced over a year ago. The restaurant will be located on the first floor, taking over the former Panera, and an adjoining long vacant space. My Wife Didn't Cook will open their second location! The New Britain-born restaurant will open in the former My Way space (closest space to the Carousel) in the food court. Rumors: La-Z-Boy will either closed or relocate their Manchester store later this year. The stores space in their Plaza at the top of the hills is up for lease. The nearly 20,000 square foot space is marketed by Northeast Retail.
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A round-up of Manchester Business News including new restaurants, banks, and bakeries! Closings:
Mustangs Unlimited has closed their auto shop in Manchester. The shop specialized in mustangs and sold mustang parts on Adams Street. Royal Buffet has closed their Manchester buffet at the Parkade. The restaurant was replaced by a new restaurant. See Below! Statefarm has closed their insurance branch at the Parkade. The office was located next door to Little Caesars. Holiday Lanes on Spencer Street has closed. One of the last Duck Pin bowling alleys in CT closed in anticipation of turning the space into an indoor go cart track. Openings: Foodies, an Italian Restaurant and Market, will open their second Connecticut location in the former Sam's Bargain Mart space at the Parkade! Foodies opened their first location in Bristol, CT in late September 2020. Owners of the new restaurant hope to share an opening date soon! Sunset Bakery will open a bakery in the former Little Caesars location at the Manchester Parkade. The bakery is currently renovating the space. Teriyaki Box on Main Street will be moving to a new space! They will not be moving far, just two space to the right, into the former Walia Ethiopian space. The space is currently under renovations. Family Appliance has opened an appliance store on Main Street in Manchester, the space was previously home to a T-shirt company before sitting vacant. First Line Dental has reopened their Manchester office! The office is located in Big Y Plaza on Tolland Turnpike. The Office closed because of the pandemic, but recently reopened. They are currently offering a $79 New Patient special, check out their website for more details. Hazelton's Wine has opened in Big Y Plaza, the liquor store opened in Wine Merchants spot. The store is very elegant on the inside, giving a very upscale vibe, with competitive prices. Crab Catcher has opened their restaurant in the former Royal Buffet space at the Parkade. The restaurant features a seafood menu with buy-the-pound prices. Dunkin Donuts on West Middle Turnpike will soon be converted into the new Dunkin Concept. The new format features a redesigned exterior and interior. The Center Scoop has opened on Main Street, I know I'm a tad late to the party, The local ice cream shop has been on many Manchester resident's wishlist for years. The shop is located next door to The Center Perk. Dime Bank is seeking to open a Manchester branch of their bank. The bank would be located in the former Farmington Bank on West Middle Turnpike. The Farmington Bank closed after merging with People's United Bank. A redevelopment of Broad Street Parkade has been approved by the town, the development includes a hotel, commercial, retail, and residential space. The development will be eco-friendly, operating on a micro-grid. The former Save A Lot space might be receiving a new tenant. The space was previously marketed as for lease, but recently changed to preleasing for a Save A Lot on Northeast Retail's listing on Loopnet before being deleted. Could Save A Lot return to the space? The location is currently listed on their website, despite the store closing a year and a half ago. I'll keep you updated with more news as it comes out. |
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