The shopping thread. (Laurens, North: cinema, shopping center, estate)

[Skyliner]

One answer: Greenville is the shopping epicenter of a growing region with a population well over 1 million.

[g-man430]

Originally Posted by averagenyjoe

I admit, I am still interested in coming back south to G'vl this time instead of Charlotte but I am just amazed at the amount of retail. There seems to be about 4 times as much as there is other cities its size. There has been target areas like downtown that have been made to be cozy and walking friendly and isolated areas that have remained green but is there any concern about a saturation point or a place of no return where G'vl will no longer have a good quality of life? Shopping needs to be spotted around the city but it seems just Woodruff Rd alone can supply the entire city. I'm not sure I understand the supply & demand. Do people shop all day long and can everyone afford to do that much shopping and eating out?
I must admit that for the amount and size of stores, G'vl has this unique way of making people feel warm & fuzzy about it. And for all thats there it still seems like a very nice city. Just baffled at the demand

What Skyliner said. It just keeps getting bigger and bigger and bigger: GreenvilleOnline.com -Business-Complex near Fluor campus expected to boost area retail - (8/28/2007)

[g-man430]

GSA Business - ‘Uptown Greenville’ taking shape

[gentlearts]

Originally Posted by g-man430

Next up is Magnolia Park Town Center, which will be located on Woodruff Road and open in the summer of 2009. Before you read anything below, please read this article first to understand what is going on with this development:
Magnolia Park Town Center: News (broken link)

A landmark destination-
Magnolia Park Town Center, formerly the Greenville Mall, is currently being transitioned from an enclosed mall to a 676,000 square foot, open-air shopping center that will include offices and a hotel. Current tenants include Sports Authority and Regal Cinemas, with an additional contract finalized to construct a Rooms to Go. It is designed from the ground up to be a lifestyle center and community gathering place. The high-profile site will serve as a major landmark destination for the entire region. The buildings and spaces of Magnolia Park will reflect the simple and refined traditions of the region while illustrating the light contemporary lifestyle that makes Greenville a much-coveted destination for achieving a high quality of life. Magnolia Park's refreshing approach to urban living includes plenty of options for shopping, dining, work and play with upscale amenities and conveniences - the perfect place to relax with friends, spend time with family or enjoy some leisure time. Magnolia Park will flourish with a distinct blend of specialty retail, upscale dining, state-of-the-art offices, and world-class hospitality, all in one pedestrian-oriented lifestyle village.

Please ignore ALL site plans you see on websites posted, except for this one. They are old and out-dated. This is the only one that is new and valid (Page 2): http://www.theshoppingcentergroup.co...s/pf000415.pdf The grey you see on the site plan are parking garages. There will be three of them in all.

Official website: Magnolia Park Town Center

Other information: Menin Development (broken link)

Already built:
Regal cinemas Hollywood 20-largest and highest grossing theater in the state/20 screens.
Sports Authority-store will move to location next to Costco.

Under Construction:
Costco-scheduled to open in the next month or two.

Announced:
Rooms To Go

Proposed(P) or rumored(R) retailers/restaurants so far. This list will change due to new developer:
Border's Bookstore-P
Urban Outfitters-R
Apple Store-R (Probably going to Haywood Mall)
Z Gallerie-R
Sur La Table-R
Anthropologie-R
Petco-P
DSW shoe store-P
Michael's-P
Lifestyle Fitness-P
Cheesecake Factory-P
Ruth's Chris and/or Maggianos-P
Starbuck's-P
Chipotle-P
REI-P
Five Guys-P
Ben and Jerry's and/or Maggie Moos-P
Aloft, Element, Hyatt Place, or Springhill Suites hotel-P
David's Bridal-P
FedEx-Kinkos-P
Camilles Cafe-P
Bravo and/or Biaggis-P

We have several of these in NE Ohio and they are beautiful. A pleasant, Disneylike version of a shopping center. They give the illusion of the perfect little town, full of perfect little shops. If they can be popular in our weather, they should be really go over big in SC.

[g-man430]

Looks like Greer has reeled in Bass Pro Shops. Announcement expected by year's end: GreenvilleOnline.com -Local News-Bass Pro could be hooked by year's end - (9/21/2007)

[g-man430]

Here is some new information regarding Magnolia Park Town Center. It will be like nothing else in South Carolina when complete: GreenvilleOnline.com -Local News-Council paves way for $100 million in improvements at Magnolia Park - (12/10/2007)

Planned square footage in segments:
616,000 - Retail
375,000 - Office
180,000 - Residential

Also of note is the inclusion of a 375 room hotel.

[SCSKier]

Bringing back an old thread here:

Apple store in best buy opens today at 10:00, the first in the upstate. The article also says that Anderson and Spartanburg will be getting an apple store in Best buy as-well. Spartanburg store opens June 2. Anderson store TBA.

Article from Greenville news:http://www.greenvilleonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080530/BUSINESS/805300326/1003 (broken link)

[g-man430]

I posted some pics of today's opening in this thread:
http://www.city-data.com/forum/green...-best-buy.html

The real Apple Store will be opening at Magnolia Park Town Center in early 2010 unless Apple can find appropriate space at Haywood Mall.

[jbar1]

Originally Posted by averagenyjoe

I admit, I am still interested in coming back south to G'vl this time instead of Charlotte but I am just amazed at the amount of retail. There seems to be about 4 times as much as there is other cities its size. There has been target areas like downtown that have been made to be cozy and walking friendly and isolated areas that have remained green but is there any concern about a saturation point or a place of no return where G'vl will no longer have a good quality of life? Shopping needs to be spotted around the city but it seems just Woodruff Rd alone can supply the entire city. I'm not sure I understand the supply & demand. Do people shop all day long and can everyone afford to do that much shopping and eating out?
I must admit that for the amount and size of stores, G'vl has this unique way of making people feel warm & fuzzy about it. And for all thats there it still seems like a very nice city. Just baffled at the demand

Was on Woodruff last night at ~9:30 / 10pm. You would not believe the amount of cars at most restaurants and stores most parking lots were nearly full.

[g-man430]

New Fresh Market which opened last week. Similar to Whole Foods Market: