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[Gard]

Just announced.....Roses to open a 40,000 sq. ft. store in Cary. The company also plans to open 20 more stores this years:

http://www.newsobser...outh-hills.html

[NCMike1981]

wow I didn't notice an empty anchor at South Hills (I'm assuming they aren't building from the ground up that isn't Variety Wholesalers style). There was a large furniture store that was accessable inside the mall that closed down recently. If I recall correctly it was in the spot right next to Burlington Coat Factory.

Very cool news though! Go Roses!

[NCMike1981]

Here's a pic of North Duke Crossings (formerly North Duke Mall) in Durham. I remember this Roses actually being one of the more modern ones during the '80's and '90's although I think once the chain became a part of Variety Wholesalers it sort of became a giant dollar store and hasn't been remodled since. As a side note the Staples used to be a Winn Dixie until the early '90s, and the Roses opened up into the mall before it was demailled in the mid-late 90's:

Edited by NCMike1981, 06 November 2010 - 11:23 PM.

[StevenRocks]

There are a surprising number of Roses stores still operating, some of which have opened in the last couple of years.

[DigitalSky]

A new one recently opened in Charlotte at The Plaza & Eastway

[NCMike1981]

Homestead Shopping Center Roses, Southern Durham, NC

Edited by NCMike1981, 16 January 2011 - 03:24 PM.

[DigitalSky]

How old is this one?

[rooster8]

That definitely looks pre-Variety.

[NCMike1981]

I am not 100% sure but I believe the North Duke Mall store is from the mid '70s (but remodled heavily in the late '80s shortly before the Wal-Mart invasion)...I believe the Homestead Shopping Center store may be from the early-mid '80s. The Harris Teeter on the other end of the shopping center looks pretty old for a H.T., I could picture that store being from the "Big Star" days...