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April 12, 2013
Report: Costco co-founder to earn entrepreneur award

The University of Missouri-Kansas City will present Costco co-founder Jim Sinegal with its Entrepreneur of the Year award at a special ceremony this fall, according to published reports.

April 5, 2013
Schnucks, Ballwin, Mo.

Schnucks Markets unveiled a smaller format with the opening of its store in Ballwin, Mo.

March 26, 2013
Westlake Ace Hardware, Bolivar, Missouri

Westlake Ace Hardware is showing off a new, fresh design at its location in Bolivar, Missouri.

March 22, 2013
Rue21 bullish on expansion; to open 125 stores in 2013

Teen fashion retailer Rue21 opened its 900th store on March 21, in the Southern Hills Shopping Center of West Plains, Missouri.

December 10, 2012
Couche-Tard acquires 29 stores in Illinois, Missouri and Oklahoma

Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. announced that it has signed, through its wholly owned indirect subsidiary, Mac's Convenience Stores LLC, an agreement to acquire 29 stores, 25 stores are located in Illinois, three in Missouri and one in Oklahoma.

November 20, 2012
Nike, Converse, Adidas among brands planned for St. Louis Premium Outlets

Simon Property Group said that St. Louis Premium Outlets, located in Chesterfield, Mo., has moved up its opening date to Aug. 22, 2013, and will be joined by Nike, Cole Haan, Converse, Gymboree, Adidas, Wilsons Leather and Claire's Accessories.

October 10, 2012
MassageLuXe opens at Streets of St. Charles

Peoria, Ill.-based Cullinan Properties said that MassageLuXe has opened at the Streets of St. Charles, a new mixed-use development in St. Charles, Mo.

September 24, 2012
Additional merchants commit to St. Louis Premium Outlets

Simon Property Group said that a new lineup of tenants has committed to opening at its St. Louis Premium Outlets property in Chesterfield, Mo., bringing the center to 75% pre-leased.

September 18, 2012
Walgreens finalizes USA Drug deal

Walgreens announced that it has completed its purchase of 144 stores operating under the USA Drug, Super D Drug, May’s Drug, Med-X and Drug Warehouse banners located in Arkansas, Kansas, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, Oklahoma and Tennessee.

September 10, 2012
Big Dogs previews new prototype

Clothing retailer Big Dogs has opened a new prototype for future expansion.

August 2, 2012
Five Guys opens at Streets of St. Charles

Peoria, Ill.-based Cullinan Properties said that Five Guys Burgers and Fries has opened has opened at the Streets of St. Charles, located in St. Charles (St. Louis), Mo. – the burger brand’s first in the county.

July 30, 2012
Several Walmart stores evacuated after bomb threat; no explosives found

Seven Walmart stores in Missouri were evacuated after receiving bomb threats but no explosives were found and no injuries were reported, according to Reuters.

July 20, 2012
Ulta Beauty to open at Springfield Mall this fall

Ulta Beauty said it will open at Springfield (Pa.) Mall in fall 2012.

July 13, 2012
Do it Best breaks ground on new DC

Do it Best Corp. has broke ground in Sikeston, Mo., at the site of what will be the co-op’s newest and most technologically advanced distribution center.

June 19, 2012
Ross Dress for Less to open at St. Louis Mills

St. Louis Mills, Missouri’s largest outlet and value retail shopping and entertainment destination, will add a 35,000-sq.-ft. Ross Dress for Less, joining recently opened Toy Heaven, Broadway Suits and Wholesale Mattress Center and More.

May 14, 2012
Le Club to open at Country Club Plaza

Midwestern shopping center owner/developer Tucker Development announced that Le Club has signed a lease at Country Club Plaza, located in the southern portion of Country Club Hills, Ill.

May 14, 2012
Saks Fifth Avenue Off 5th to open seven stores at Simon Premium Outlet Centers

Simon Property Group announced that Saks Fifth Avenue Off 5th will open a total of seven new stores in the next two years in its Premium Outlets division, including new centers and existing centers.

May 2, 2012
Passco acquires Shoppes at Coronado Place I

Irvine, Calif.-based Passco Cos. announced it has completed the acquisition of Shoppes at Coronado Place I, a 14,534-sq.-ft. strip center in Blue Springs, Mo., two miles from downtown Kansas City.

April 17, 2012
Street Appeal

On the banks of the Missouri River, in the northwest corner of the greater St. Louis metropolitan area, historic St. Charles is home to more than 65,000 people. At the gateway to this fast-growing area, a “mini-city” is emerging: The Streets of St. Charles, developed by Cullinan Properties of Peoria, Ill., will deliver an enticing 1 million-sq.-ft. mixed-use community.

April 6, 2012
Upscale outlet mall planned for St. Louis

Bloomington Hills, Mich.-based mall owner Taubman said that it has broken ground on a high-end outlet mall in Chesterfield, Mo., in suburban St. Louis.

March 5, 2012
Stein Mart to debut three new stores on March 15

Stein Mart said it will open three new stores on March 15, located in Irvine, Calif.; Suwanee, Ga.; and Sunset Hills, Mo.

February 23, 2012
CSA columnist talks real estate in Kansas City

Kansas City, Mo. -- Chain Store Age real estate columnist Jeff Green, featured regularly on Chainstoreage.com’s community page with his “Retail Rap with Jeff Green” commentary, was interviewed by the Kansas City Star about trends in retail real estate. 

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February 22, 2012
Harp’s Food selects NCR POS checkout technology

NCR Corp. announced that the company’s point-of-sale terminals will now be the preferred checkout technology at Springdale, Ark.-based Harp’s Food Stores, an employee-owned company, which operates 66-plus grocery stores in Arkansas, Missouri and Oklahoma.

January 18, 2012
Menards balks at 1% tax

Menards is considering a new store in a Springfield, Mo., shopping mall -- as long as it isn’t included in the development’s community improvement district (CID), according to an article in the Springfield News Leader.

January 10, 2012
Independents’ Day: The rise of independent retailers

Well, the holidays are finally over and the verdict is in: Retailers reported a 3.5% year-over-year sales increase in December — that’s better than I thought we would see — and a 3.3% increase overall for the season.

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