Alamance Crossing to open Aug. 1
The first crop of stores at Alamance Crossing, the 142-acre outdoor shopping center in Burlington, will open Aug. 1.
Nearly 30 retailers and restaurants are on schedule to open that day, with more stores openings in subsequent months. Belk will open its department store there in October, and the 16-screen Carousel West End Cinemas will debut there in 2008.
The 855,000 square-foot retail center is 90 percent leased, according to developer CBL & Associates Properties, a Tennessee-based mall owner of properties including Oak Hollow Mall in High Point.
Stores and eateries opening Aug. 1, after a 9:30 a.m. ribbon-cutting, include: Dillard's, JCPenney, Barnes & Noble, Ann Taylor LOFT, Bath & Body Works, Chico's, The Children's Place, Christopher & Bank, Coldwater Creek, Eddie Bauer, Footlocker, Hallmark, Icing, Jos. A. Bank, Justice, Kay Jewelers, Le Creuset, Lenscrafters, Music & Arts Center, New York & Co., Qdoba, Red Robin, Rue 21, Select Comfort, Sunglass Hut, Talbot's, Victoria's Secret, Yankee Candle, Zales Jewelers.
The outdoor mall's department store tenants, along with the movie theater, are moving there from other locations in Burlington.