Burlington in a former Super Kmart
WEEK 43 – Southaven Burlington Relocation: Old Store, Set I
I've uploaded a few pictures from this store before, but not terribly many, so I'll give you a quick rundown of the situation here. As you may be able to tell from the architecture, Southaven's old Burlington called the right half of the town's former Super Kmart Center home prior to its relocation. Per some internet sleuthery, I pinpointed September 2004 as the closure date for Kmart, and 2007 (possibly even September of that year as well) for Burlington's grand opening. So they lasted a good ten years here, which isn't too shabby by any means! It was probably just time for a change, seeing as how the chain's image and model has shifted from large stores in sleepier retail areas to smaller stores in trendier centers nowadays. (I guess they must be taking advantage of being one of the kings of retail right now, seeing how well the off-price sector is doing as to the rest! They think they're a cool cat too, ditching the “Coat Factory” and all XD )
Indeed, whereas this location was an 80,000 square foot space on Stateline Road, their new store is half that size on Goodman Road. Burlington's gain is Stateline's loss, however, as I would argue that they were one of the (if not *the*) major draws on Stateline... but luckily, the space has already been leased out to a new tenant! Just who that new tenant is, however, will be revealed later on in this series ;) Suffice to say they'll fit in well in this area...!
Burlington Coat Factory (now closed) // 550 Stateline Road W, Southaven, MS 38671
(c) 2017 Retail Retell
These places are public so these photos are too, but just as I tell where they came from, I'd appreciate if you'd say who :)
Burlington in a former Super Kmart
WEEK 43 – Southaven Burlington Relocation: Old Store, Set I
I've uploaded a few pictures from this store before, but not terribly many, so I'll give you a quick rundown of the situation here. As you may be able to tell from the architecture, Southaven's old Burlington called the right half of the town's former Super Kmart Center home prior to its relocation. Per some internet sleuthery, I pinpointed September 2004 as the closure date for Kmart, and 2007 (possibly even September of that year as well) for Burlington's grand opening. So they lasted a good ten years here, which isn't too shabby by any means! It was probably just time for a change, seeing as how the chain's image and model has shifted from large stores in sleepier retail areas to smaller stores in trendier centers nowadays. (I guess they must be taking advantage of being one of the kings of retail right now, seeing how well the off-price sector is doing as to the rest! They think they're a cool cat too, ditching the “Coat Factory” and all XD )
Indeed, whereas this location was an 80,000 square foot space on Stateline Road, their new store is half that size on Goodman Road. Burlington's gain is Stateline's loss, however, as I would argue that they were one of the (if not *the*) major draws on Stateline... but luckily, the space has already been leased out to a new tenant! Just who that new tenant is, however, will be revealed later on in this series ;) Suffice to say they'll fit in well in this area...!
Burlington Coat Factory (now closed) // 550 Stateline Road W, Southaven, MS 38671
(c) 2017 Retail Retell
These places are public so these photos are too, but just as I tell where they came from, I'd appreciate if you'd say who :)