More Stores Open in Killingly Commons Shopping Center in Killingly, CT
Target, Bed, Bath and Beyond, and McDonald's All Open During the Month of October
On Tuesday, Oct. 7, Target Department Stores opened its newest Connecticut store which features a Pizza Hut and Starbuck's Coffee Shop.
The Norwich Bulletin reported that the store had a grand opening celebration on Sunday, Oct. 12.
According to the Target website, the store will be open Monday through Saturday from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Sunday from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. and will feature a pharmacy and photo center.
They can be reached by calling 860-412-1283.
Their address is 2100 Killingly Commons, Dayville, CT, 06241.
The store allows the Town of Killingly to now have a major department store after the former Ames Department Store shut down when the chain went bankrupt.
Many residents are excited about the store's new opening making it so they do not have to travel as far to do their shopping.
The Target website states that the closest Target stores were located in Smithfield, RI, Lincoln, RI, Warwick, RI, and Waterford, CT.
On Thursday, Oct. 9 Dress Barn, the town's only chain women's clothing store, opened only five doors away within walking distance.
The Dress Barn website states that the closest Dress Barn stores were located in Sturbridge, Mass., Lincoln Mall in Lincoln, R.I., and Warwick Commons Shopping Center in Warwick, R.I.
Bed, Bath, and Beyond, another major anchor department store in the shopping center, opened Friday, Oct. 10.
According to the Bed, Bath, and Beyond website, the store will be open Monday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
They can be reached by calling 860-779-2067 and their address is 2109 Killingly Commons Drive in Dayville, CT, 06241.
The Bed, Bath, and Beyond website states the closest Bed, Bath, and Beyond stores were located in Warwick, Providence, R.I., Auburn, Mass., North Attleborough, Mass., Seekonk, Mass., Milford, Mass., Shrewsbury, Mass., Foxborough, Mass., Manchester, CT., and Waterford, CT.
Friday, Oct. 24 marks the scheduled opening of a new McDonald's restaurant with drive-thru marking the closure of the town's older restaurant only a couple miles away.
According to the McDonald's website, the current location is located at 1075 North Main Street in Dayville and features a drive-thru, accepts credit cards, has wireless Internet access, and accepts the Arch card.
The new McDonald's, according to the Connecticut McDonald's website, will have a ribbon cutting on Nov. 6 at 10 a.m. and will mean the closure of the old McDonald's which has been a landmark in town for the past 30 years.
According to Eastern Retail, other stores expected to open this fall and winter at the Killingly Commons Shopping Center include Sleepy's The Mattress Professionals, Olympia Sports, Famous Footwear, Michael's Arts and Crafts, Staples Office Supply Store, Hallmark Gold Crown Card and Gift Shop, T.J. Maxx Department Store, GameStop, Verizon Wireless, 99 Restaurant and Pub and Petco.
The closest Sleepy's, is in Putnam, CT and Greenville, R.I., while the closest Olympia Sports, is located in Webster, Mass., Lisbon, CT, and Willimantic, CT.
The closest Famous Footwear is in Smithfield, R.I., and Lisbon.
The closest Michael's are located in Smithfield and Warwick while the closest Staples are located in Smithfield and Mansfield, CT.
The closest Hallmark is located in Putnam and Wesbter while the closest T.J. Maxx is located in Putnam.
The closest GameStop is in Putnam and the closest Verizon Wireless is in Smithfield and Johnston.
The closest 99 Restaurant and Pub is located in Cranston, R.I., and Auburn Mass. while the closest Petco is located in Warwick and Providence.
Schematics show vacant retail space is still available at the shopping center but is expected to be filled up once more anchor department stores open.
Those spaces vary in size from 6,295 square feet to 1,552 square feet.
The first two anchor stores of the shopping center, Lowe's and Super Stop and Shop recently opened offering nearby residents the first home improvement store in the immediate region and the first major supermarket with a People's Bank location.
According to Connecticut Brown Fields Web site, the new Super Stop and Shop replaces the older store that moved into the former A&P Supermarket in 2003.
The 525,000-square-foot shopping center is located at the junction of Interstate 395 and Route 101 at the former 100 acre Anchor Glass facility.
Site remediation costs totaled $4.7 million and included the demolition of 1,000,000 square feet of manufacturing buildings.
The site has easy access to the exit 93 ramps of the Interstate and its parking lot has space for 2,500 vehicles.
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6 Comments
Post a CommentTo whom it may concern ,
I know it is the towns / developers choice at what stores will come into the shopping center . But a Big book store like Barnes and Nobels book store and cafe or Boarders book store would be great . Also a store like Clair's store that sells jewelry , offers ear pierce-ing , purses , makeup , slippers , hair clips , and little nic nacks for all ages .
I'm not sure if you are taking peoples opinions on this matter . Thank you for taking the time to read my letter .
What specific day in January is 99 opening up?
Olympia Sports and Petco have now opened.
I was wondering were the applications can be found for employment for the new store openings?
Michaels Arts and Crafts and McDonald's with drive-thru service have both opened on-schedule. Petco is expected to be the next store to open followed by Staples, Famous Footwear, Hallmark, GameStop, and Verizon Wireless.
According to Villager Newspapers, Target is 127,000 square feet, T.J. Maxx is approximately 26,000 square feet, Bed, Bath and Beyond is approximately 20,400 square feet, and Dress Barn is 7,500 square feet. The opening of this T.J. Maxx is a relocation after its former store on Providence Pike in Putnam closed for business. Michaels plans to open Nov. 2 and McDonald's plans to open Nov. 6. A date has not been set when Petco would open. 99 Restaurant and Pub is scheduled to open in January while Staples is expected to open in February. Space in the center allows for another drive-through fast food restaurant and a sit-down restaurant.