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Small shops ride out recession under Nashville West's shadow |
Development's visitors also drawn to mom-and-pops
By Jennifer Brooks - THE TENNESSEAN - August 28, 2009
In the shadow of the sprawling Nashville West shopping megasite, small businesses thrive.
"We love it," said Velma Demonbreun, executive director of the International Barber & Style College, where visitors can get a haircut from a student for $7 or a manicure for $10.
When Nashville West was still under consideration, its neighbors' greatest fears were that building a generic mega-strip mall on Charlotte Pike would change the character of one of Nashville's quirkiest corridors.
If anything, the small businesses along the corridor now say Nashville West may have helped keep them afloat during the economic downturn. Shoppers who came for the big-box mall shops also stayed to spread their dollars around the neighborhood.
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Broken Egg rolling down the street |
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Jennifer Rich, The Destin Log
May 27, 2009 - 4:33 PM
In the midst of numerous closings and renovations, the restaurant scene in Destin has finally hatched a different concept - Another Broken Egg Cafe is moving to make more room for business that has never slowed down.
"It's a much needed and deserved change," said manager Robena McMahon. McMahon has been employed at the
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TigerTown Kohl's to be First in Market |
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NEWS RELEASE
Newton Oldacre McDonald
Nashville - Prattville - Cincinnati - Phoenix
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Phil Martin - (615) 268-8000
TIGERTOWN KOHL'S TO BE FIRST IN THE MARKET
Kohl's Department Store will build its first store in the Opelika-Auburn market in TigerTown, developers Newton Oldacre McDonald announced. Construction on the 68,500 square foot store will begin immediately with opening scheduled just prior to the Christmas shopping season 2008.
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San Francisco Chain Opens First Mid-State Stores |
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NEWS RELEASE
Newton Oldacre McDonald
Nashville - Prattville - Cincinnati - Phoenix
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Phil Martin - (615) 268-8000
SAN FRANCISCO CHAIN OPENS FIRST MID-STATE STORES THIS WEEK
Cost Plus World Market, a leading retailer of casual home living and entertaining products, officially opened its first store in Nashville on Thursday March 6, 2008 in Nashville West, an 85-acre signature retail and mixed-use development at I-40 and Charlotte Pike.
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