Tag: retail
Giant to take over Seven Corners Shoppers
The Shoppers in the Seven Corners Center. The Shoppers at Seven Corners is going to be converted to a Giant grocery store, a representative of the shopping center confirmed, but wouldn’t say when this will happen or what sort of amenities the Giant will have. The Shoppers at Landmark Plaza closed in June. A Giant … Continued
Giant opens in Landmark Plaza
A new Giant grocery store opened in the Landmark Plaza shopping center in Lincolnia just in time for Thanksgiving. The store is in the space formerly occupied by Shoppers, which closed in June. At 56,000 square feet, the new Giant is much bigger than the Giant on Columbia Pike in Annandale, says store manager Norman … Continued
Bed/health store opens in Annandale
Caresys, a Korean company that sells beds with heated mattresses, massage chairs, and health products, opened a branch in Annandale Nov. 9 at 7300 Maple Place. In the United States, Caresys has outlets in Los Angeles; Englewood Cliffs, N.J.; and Queens, N.Y. Sales associate Christina Chee tries out a bed at Caresys.
Performance Bicycle store is closing
This 4,800-square foot storefront is available for lease. The Performance Bicycle store at 5817 Leesburg Pike in Bailey’s Crossroads will close for good on Nov. 20. The repair shop at the back of the store is already closed. All bikes are 30 percent off; everything else is 50 percent off, although much of the inventory … Continued
Supervisors ease repurposing of vacant stores
The Annandale Kmart will close later this month. The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors approved a policy plan amendment Oct. 30 to make it easier to convert empty retail buildings for other uses. The policy applies to commercial buildings, such as stores, gas stations, auto service centers, daycare centers, and low-rise banks. Babies R Us … Continued
Lincolnia task force considers office building conversion proposal
Halifax Office Park Now that the Lincolnia Planning District Study Task Force has endorsed a plan for creating a community business center (CBC) in the area around the Little River Turnpike/N. Beauregard intersection, it is looking at redevelopment projects in the broader Lincolnia area. The main project under consideration at the task force’s Oct. 22 … Continued
New shops, restaurants coming to Mosaic District
The Mosaic District has brand-new murals, including this one by Kelsey Montague on Strawberry Lane. Lots of changes are in the works at the Mosaic District in Merrifield. Sundance, a national retailer selling women’s clothing inspired by American artisans, rustic furniture, and home décor, will open its first store in the D.C. area on District … Continued
Pearle Vision coming to Barcroft Plaza
Several changes are underway at the newly renovated Barcroft Plaza shopping center on Columbia Pike, Federal Realty Investment Trust reports. Pearle Vision is expected to open in early 2019. Pearle Vision is a nationwide chain with 400 locations that offers eye exams and eyeglasses. We already reported that an Orangetheory fitness studio and Zoës Kitchen … Continued
AT&T store supports the Taste of Annandale
First responders and members of the military who stop by the AT&T booth at the Taste of Annandale Oct. 13 will qualify for a 25 percent discount on services offered by the AT&T store at 11015 Fairfax Blvd., Suite A, near Main Street in central Fairfax. The discount for first responders covers firefighters, law enforcement officers, and … Continued
Kmart is closing
The Annandale Kmart, 4251 John Marr Drive, is closing for good, employees were told Aug. 28. The last day is Nov. 18. Liquidation sales are anticipated. An Aug. 24 announcement by Sears Holding, the owner of the Kmart chain, that 46 unprofitable Kmart and Sears stores will be closing in November does not list the … Continued
More complaints hit Shops at Bailey’s Crossroads
The Shops at Bailey’s Crossroads will have a CVS, Sardi’s restaurant, Next Day Blinds, T-Mobile, Burger 7, and Pita Pouch. More complaints have been leveled against the Shops at Bailey’s Crossroads, a retail center nearing completion on Leesburg Pike in Bailey’s Crossroads, and representatives of the developer and Fairfax County government say the problems are … Continued
Halloween stores open in Mason District
Halloween decorations at the Spirit Halloween store in Bailey’s Crossroads. With the back-to-school shopping season just about over, it’s time to start planning an awesome Halloween costume. There are 10 Spirit Halloween stores – seasonal pop-ups that offer a huge variety of costumes, masks, accessories, and home décor – that have opened recently or set … Continued
CVS opens in Bailey’s Crossroads
The entrance to the new CVS is on Charles Street. A CVS drugstore with a drive-in pharmacy at 3401 Charles St. in Bailey’s Crossroads opened Aug. 12. The other shops in the retail center, under construction by Spectrum Development, appear to be weeks away from opening. The new CVS is open 24 hours, seven days a week, … Continued
A shopping center construction project is causing problems for a next-door neighbor
Water runoff from a shopping center under construction on Leesburg Pike toward Washington Drive during last week’s rainstorm. [Irene Xenos] Abdul Bunyas, a resident of 3412 Washington Drive in Bailey’s Crossroads for the past 19 years, says construction of a shopping center next door has caused flooding in his yard and a wall at the … Continued
Hobby Lobby coming to Lincolnia
A Hobby Lobby store opened in Gainesville, Va., in January. A large Hobby Lobby store will move into the vacant upper-level space at the Plaza at Landmark, reports Fred Cornett of HHH Properties Corp., which manages the shopping center. The 65,000-square-foot space has been vacant since D Furniture closed in the middle of 2017. The … Continued