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Lowe’s makes big purchase for big Hawaii store
Mooresville, N.C. – Lowe’s Companies Inc. is making a big purchase that will enable it to build a big store on one of Hawaii’s biggest islands.
The retailer is purchasing an 11-acre property in Kahului, Hawaii for $18.7 million from A&B Properties Inc., a subsidiary of Alexander & Baldwin.
Lowe’s plans to build a 167,000-sq.-ft. store on the site, located on the island of Maui. The new store will be 16% larger than Lowe’s current store in Kahului, which it leases from a third party.
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Uniqlo to make Midwest debut in a big way
New York -- Uniqlo will open its second-largest U.S. store to date, in Chicago.
The 60,000-sq.-ft. location, which also marks the Japanese apparel giant’s entry into the Midwest, will open on Oct. 23, on Michigan Avenue near Water Tower Place, according to the Chicago Tribune.
The store will take up three floors in the former Filene's Basement space.
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