It's like musical chairs at Regency Mall, with half a dozen stores moving hither and yon.
When they stop, the mall will have a big new addition: Burlington Coat Factory.
The national retailer, with over 360 stores in 42 states -- the one nearest to Racine is off I-94 south of College Avenue, Milwaukee -- is moving into the big space at Regency Mall now occupied by Steve and Barry's t-shirt and sweatshirt emporium.
Burlington Coat Factory will use 80,000 sq. ft. on two floors, space that originally was a Bergner's. Then H.C Prange. Then Younkers. Steve and Barry's, which moved in when Younkers moved out a few years ago, has just used the first floor.
Burlington Coat Factory has grown from its start in 1924 selling coats in Burlington, N.J. to become a more complete department store and is in the process of rebranding itself. It is seen as competing with JC Penney, Target and Kohl's. The company has won a number of awards as "best place to work," "best in class," "a company of compassion," and its Light the Night campaign has raised $2.3 million since 2001 for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
Other stores at the mall will be relocating to make room for Burlington. Steve and Barry's is moving to the northwest corner of Regency Mall, next to JC Penney. Its new space is under construction now.
All the stores that were in that corner are moving and will reopen. They are: the Dollar Store, Attitude, Kitchen Collection, Gold's Fruit Smoothies and GNC. The smaller stores should reopen in a couple of weeks; Steve and Barry's by April or May; Burlington Coat Factory in late Spring or Summer.
Mall Manager Curt Pruitt said that once the stores are open, the mall will be at 96% occupancy -- the most full it's been in a long time.
Peg and Lou's Hole-in-the-Mall is not moving/reopening.
ReplyDeletei think it will be 60% full not 96% as the mall manger thinks alot of stors on thar way out,the mall will not be around 3 years from now
ReplyDeletecurt pruitt dos not run the mall,CBL do,and how did he come up with the 96% full, once burlington opens go to the mall and see 1/2 the mall will still be empty
ReplyDeleteburlington is coming in and jc penny is moving out,jc penny did not re sign a new 10 year agreement,regency mall has a bad mangement its a dead mall
ReplyDeletei heard the mall is badly maneged
ReplyDeletebad additon in a bad mall
ReplyDeleteanonymous needs to learn to spell and use proper grammar
ReplyDeletehmmmmmmm ! i think the last anonymous was posted by the mall manger
ReplyDeletei had a computer stor in that mall,3years ago,its a bad mall
ReplyDeleteaccess point is the best
ReplyDeletebad mall
ReplyDeletehigh vacancy rate,low consumer traffic
ReplyDeleteDead Mall
ReplyDeleteI used to work at the mall and everyone hands down says its going downhill. It's very hard for stores to make their quotas and when the stores make abit of a profit, CBL steps in and takes a percentage according to their lease contract. It doesnt help when they pay in lint balls rather than actual money.
ReplyDeleteRegency Mall Sucks,guys let me do the math 60% yeah right Mall Highest Vacancy rate no consumer traffic so is now has only 30% Store left Management is rude People are selling cell phones from Extreme Accessories cart and they should be selling only cell phone cases. mall management probably take bribe from them and pretend that they don't know anything. Sister Curt Nobody is coming hither and yon don't lie. CBL SUCK SUCK SUCK EXTREME ACCESSORIES SHOULD NOT SALE CELL PHONES UNDER THE TABLE I'm reporting soon. this place going to be a health club for Senior citizens. and CURT will be the 1st person enroll in it.
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