The shopping center next to Atkins Circle is called Torringdon Circle.
http://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte...6/daily14.html It has a Sticky Fingers, Ruby Tuesday, Hickory Tavern, an Italian restaurant, a wine bar, a pet accessory shop, Pike's Nursery (plants) and some other stores and medical offices. There is also a huge gym going up closer to Atkins Circle. Across Johnston Rd. is Torrigdon Market. Torrigdon Market has a few restaurants, an Earthfare grocery store, a jewelery store, an atm, and a bunch of office buildings. Here's an article describing what the developer wants to do next.
Change in plan for south Charlotte's Toringdon - Charlotte Business Journal