Buckland Business Brief 9/12/18

A round-up of store openings and closings in Manchester! This month we have many new and exciting stores opening and coming soon! A Manchester landmark closes, another to be featured on TV show, and many toy stores come to Buckland! Without further ado, Let's get right to the news!

Closing:

-Iceberg Thai Ice Cream Rolls has closed their Buckland Hills location.

-Juicy J Juice Bar will no longer open their Buckland Hills location.


Opening:

-LEGO will open a temporary store at Buckland Hill's Mall later this month, the store will open in the former Belden Jeweler.

-Curly Star has opened their beauty supply store at Buckland Hill's, the store is located in the former Foot Locker.

-BJ's Brewhouse has received the approvals to build a new restaurant across from Red Robin.

-Trader Joe's has officially opened their Manchester location!

-OrangeTheory Fitness will open a fitness studio in the former home of Alfred Angelo. Building permits have been filed and construction should begin soon.

-Jersey Mike's will join OrangeTheory in the former home of Alfred Angelo.

-Go Calendar and Games opened their seasonal location at the mall.

-The Goofy Turtle will open a toy store in the former FYE location at the mall.

-208 Foot Spa has opened in the former Best Buy Mobile location in the mall.

-Halloween City and Toy City have taken over the former Toys R Us location at The Plaza at Buckland Hills.

-Spirit Halloween has opened their store in the former Babies R Us.

-Vionic has opened their first regional location at The Promenade Shops at Evergreen Walk.


Other Buckland News:

-Buckland Hill's Mall owner GGP has officially merged with Brookfield Properties! Brookfield promises to bring new and exciting tenants to GGP properties across the nation.

-Bed Bath and Beyond has completed their store renovations.

-LL Bean has also completed their store renovations.

-Tomato Joe's has reverted back to their former name, Shea's. The pizzeria and sports bar has been rebranded. 

-Hannoush Jewelers will construct a new jewelry store near Farmington Bank in South Windsor. No news yet on whether the mall location will close upon completion of the new store. 

-The Mattress Firm location in the Edge Fitness Plaza, part of The Manchester Collection, is now listed for lease. There is no word on if the location will close before a new tenant is signed. 

-Munson's Chocolate recently completed a renovation of their Evergreen Walk location.


Other Manchester News:

-Corey's Catsup and Mustard has officially closed their Main Street restaurant. This was the last remaining of Corey Wry's three restaurants; Pastrami on Wry, Chop N Catch, and Catsup and Mustard.
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-Touch by J Hair By Jeicoby Salon Spa will be expanding their Main Street salon into the former 41 Closets space. The combined space will function as a day spa, in addition to, the existing hair salon.

-Found Company officially opened the Purcell Place store; Found moved to Main Street from their location at Evergreen Walk.

-Labyrinth Brewing has officially opened their Manchester brewery! They are located on Forest Street in a former Cheney Mill.

-White Porch Brewing has officially signed their lease to open a taproom on Purcell Place. White Porch will take over the long vacant Jock and Jam Cafe.

-CVS on Main Street is now well under construction. The store is being built on the site of the former Carter Chevy.

-Silk City Coffee will be adding a covered patio off the back of their Main Street coffee shop. This will provide additional seating in the warmer months.

-Manchester landmark, Shady Glen, will be featured on 'Burgerland' a TV show from Travel Channel. 


Vernon News:

-Wendy's construction is now well underway, and site work is being prepped for the addition of a self storage facility located behind Taco Bell. 


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Images from The Shoppes at Buckland Hill's FB, The Promenade Shops at Evergreen Walk, JLD Photos.