Walgreens has ended an experiment in Northwest Houston by closing its location at 12620 Farm to Market 1960 Rd W, Houston, TX 77065. The store opened about two years ago, replacing a full-sized location across the street. The prototype store was the first of its kind in Houston, and the location was downsized to everything but the bare essentials. It was mainly a pharmacy, but it did carry a small assortment of snacks, medical supplies, …
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Retail News: pOpshelf closing multiple Houston area locations
Early last month, retailer Dollar General announced it would close 141 stores by the end of the year. The closings would be split between 96 Dollar General stores and 45 pOpshelf locations. pOpshelf is a concept Dollar General uses to compete with retailers like Five Below, skewing to younger, more affluent shoppers. The closings are not unheard of as Dollar General keeps a relatively healthy base of stores, but the much smaller footprint of pOpshelf …
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Retail News: Macy’s closing at Alemda Mall raises questions about the mall’s future
The Macy’s at Almeda Mall took in its final customers last Sunday during its going-out-of-business sale. The store, which opened as Foley’s in 1966, actually predated the mall. The department store proposed the shopping center, and the Rouse Company constructed it. With Macy’s now closed, the store lacks any major anchors. Burlington, which occupied the former JCPenney since 2009, moved out about two years ago and, other than Spirit Halloween, has not held any tenants. …
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Retail News: Town & Country Village Barnes & Noble to temporarily close for downsizing
The Barnes & Nobles location at 12850 Memorial Dr. Suite 1600, Houston, TX 77024, located in the Town & Country Village Shopping Center, will temporarily close by February 18th to start a remodeling. According to new site plans released for the shopping center, this will shrink the bookstore down by approximately 8,000 Square Feet. The front left corner of the store will be most affected. The Starbucks portion will be split into its own space …
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Retail News: Houston nets two new Asian grocers on the West Side
99 Ranch Market and Seafood City opened new Houston-area locations last week. Both stores are established specialty Asian grocers based in California, with large followings of loyal fans. While they share many similarities, there are some stark differences between the two chains. 99 Ranch Market is a broad Asian market importing products from many different countries and cultures but mostly focuses on mainland Asia. On the other hand, Seafood City primarily focuses on Filipino products …
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Retail News: Arlan’s Markets purchased by owner of La Michoacana
Rafel Ortega, owner of La Michoacana Meat Market, among other grocery chains, purchased the 15-store chain last week, according to the Galveston Daily News. Arlan’s was the brainchild of Ames Arlan, who was already a veteran of Cox’s Foodarama when he set out to open his first store in the Seabrook area. For the most part, Arlan’s focused on smaller communities along the South side of the Houston area, taking over when other independent grocers …
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Retail News: Joe V’s holds Katy Grand Opening
Joe V’s Smart Shop opened its first store since 2018 in Northern Katy last week. This new store marks the start of a new chapter for the discount HEB banner. Joe V’s first hit the Houston market in 2010 and has somewhat filled the void left by the discontinuation of Pantry Foods. Joe V’s has become well known in Houston for generally lower prices than a full-line HEB in exchange for some of the amenities …
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Retail News: Big Lots closing Willowbrook store
Discounter Big Lots has recently announced the close of its 7323 Farm to Market 1960 Rd W, Houston, TX 77070 location. The location represents one of three in a 6-mile stretch of 1960 from Jones Road to Veterans Memorial. The store is the newest of the three, opening in 2011 in a former Toys ‘R Us, which had moved to a larger space adjacent to Willowbrook Mall. According to Big Lots, its recent store closures …
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Retail News: Honey Farms replaces some Exxon Timewise locations
Editor’s Note: Shoutout to HHR Fan and contributor Jason McMillon, who provided the photos and information for this story! The franchised Timewise Exxon locations in Houston are finally starting to don a new name, Honey Farms. The change was not unexpected and was announced after 64 stations were acquired by Global Partners LP a few months ago as part of a larger shakeup of Timewise, which landed the company in the hands of Shell Oil. …
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Retail News: The first Timewise removal appears to be underway
It has been reported to HHR that what is likely one of the first cases of Timewise rebranding is getting underway on the Northwest side of town. The transition is not unexpected and has been openly mentioned since Shell acquired Timewise from local ownership in June 2022. Since Timewise was mainly composed of Shell and Exxon outlets, the company split itself along those lines and sold its 64 Exxon stores to Global Partners earlier this …
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