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Buc-ee's expects the Florence location to open in early 2022 and create around 200 permanent full-time jobs, which offer 401(k), three weeks of vacation and other benefits.
The travel center will be just off of Interstate 95 in between Columbia and Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. It will anchor an 80-acre retail/hospitality development that will be part of a 500-acre multiuse park, according to Buc-ee's. The initial phase of the retail/hospitality area includes eight pad-ready outparcels, and the park also offers 190 acres of industrial/research development tracts and 225 acres for research, education and greenspace. Francis Marion University Campus will build its new Fresh Water Ecology Research and Conference Center along a 20-acre spring-fed lake.
Schlotzsky's Deli at the Florence Mall has closed. (In the past 2 years this mall has lost Dress Barn, Stein Mart, Zoe's, Jos. A Bank, & now the Deli)
JCPenney at the Magnolia Mall has already closed (I thought it would be post holiday) - This along with Victoria Secret are the latest closings in the this mall which includes the Sephora which was inside JCPenney.
Schlotzsky's Deli at the Florence Mall has closed. (In the past 2 years this mall has lost Dress Barn, Stein Mart, Zoe's, Jos. A Bank, & now the Deli)
JCPenney at the Magnolia Mall has already closed (I thought it would be post holiday) - This along with Victoria Secret are the latest closings in the this mall which includes the Sephora which was inside JCPenney.
Bummer about Schlotzky's. I never ate there and never went to the mall for it; I never eat in malls anyway. But losing anything in the mall isn't good for the mall, I suppose. Isn't the sandwich shop-slash-Cinnabon over by the east side of the Florence Mall, near Ross and Hardee's, a Schlotzky's also though? They probably shouldn't have had two of them that close to each other.
JCPenny closing really sucks though. They are one of the few retailers out there that carries Big & Tall graphic tees in their stores rather than forcing people to buy from the website. Luckily the one here in Sumter is going to be sticking around for a bit longer.
Magnolia Mall is definitely losing a lot of things. Mid-pandemic isn't really the best time to be opening new stores and malls have been on the decline for a while but hopefully they can bounce back. We travel up from Sumter to go to Magnolia Mall and Target; going to a Target, Barnes and Noble, Best Buy, and more is about the same length of time from here to there as it is to Columbia. If Magnolia Mall keeps losing stores, there won't be much incentive to pick a trip to Florence over Columbia (Tubb's or King Jefe for dinner will ensure we keep making occasional trips though).
Bummer about Schlotzky's. I never ate there and never went to the mall for it; I never eat in malls anyway. But losing anything in the mall isn't good for the mall, I suppose. Isn't the sandwich shop-slash-Cinnabon over by the east side of the Florence Mall, near Ross and Hardee's, a Schlotzky's also though? They probably shouldn't have had two of them that close to each other.
Yes, this is the Schlotzky's that has closed, and the only one in Florence to my knowledge.
A lot of people get confused. We have the enclosed mall (Magnolia Mall), and the Florence Mall, which is where Ross/TJ Maxx/Hardees and all is.
Yes, this is the Schlotzky's that has closed, and the only one in Florence to my knowledge.
A lot of people get confused. We have the enclosed mall (Magnolia Mall), and the Florence Mall, which is where Ross/TJ Maxx/Hardees and all is.
Oh, damn. Yep, I definitely got confused there. Major bummer then. That means no more Cinnabon.
But I did just discover that Sweet has a second location, in Cibo's. I had been wanting to try Sweet forever, since I love all of the Downcountry Dining Group's other food endeavors (King Jefe, Tubb's, Pizza Mio, and then now-closed Revival Burger), so I went by it on Friday while picking something up at Best Buy and got some cupcakes and slices of cheesecake to bring home. Pretty good stuff. So maybe Sweet can take a little bit of the sting out of losing Cinnabon.
Schlotzsky's Deli at the Florence Mall has closed. (In the past 2 years this mall has lost Dress Barn, Stein Mart, Zoe's, Jos. A Bank, & now the Deli)
JCPenney at the Magnolia Mall has already closed (I thought it would be post holiday) - This along with Victoria Secret are the latest closings in the this mall which includes the Sephora which was inside JCPenney.
Just read Sephora is about to partner with Kohl's. They are done with JCPenney stores that are staying open.
Oh, damn. Yep, I definitely got confused there. Major bummer then. That means no more Cinnabon.
But I did just discover that Sweet has a second location, in Cibo's. I had been wanting to try Sweet forever, since I love all of the Downcountry Dining Group's other food endeavors (King Jefe, Tubb's, Pizza Mio, and then now-closed Revival Burger), so I went by it on Friday while picking something up at Best Buy and got some cupcakes and slices of cheesecake to bring home. Pretty good stuff. So maybe Sweet can take a little bit of the sting out of losing Cinnabon.
If I am not mistaken, there is still a Cinnabon at the Pilot Gas Station on 52.
I'm sure this is not the same scale as the Cinnabon at the Florence Mall, but I have not seen it to verify.
Konnichiwa Bento, Sushi & Grill Is opening where Zoe’s was at the Florence Mall
And Overstock Furniture/Mattress is going where Stein Mart was
This info is on the leasing site for the Florence Mall (River Crest Properties)
Also worth noting that it states Hardee’s is coming available and Shane’s Rib Shack. I’m guessing this either means that business is closing or someone can buy the franchise and keep it open?
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