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The Buchanan Realty Group – (731) 300-3071 – provides commercial real estate services throughout Tennessee. The group specializes in leasing, tenant representation, investment sales and acquisition – concentrating on retail, hospitality, c-store, medical, industrial and multi-family sectors.
Macy’s closing in Old Hickory Mall
According to published reports, Macy’s is closing in the Old Hickory Mall.
The store is scheduled to close April 30.
A day after confirming more stores would close, the department store chain Wednesday revealed a new round of store closures. Macy’s, Inc. which also runs Bloomingdale’s and Bluemercury, identified the Jackson location as one of the 36 namesake stores and one Bloomingdale’s expected to shutter by or before midyear. The company also listed nine stores that recently closed.
The string of closures are part of Macy’s three-year plan to close one-fifth of its stores or roughly 125 locations, which was first announced in February 2020, before the coronavirus pandemic led to temporary store closures starting in mid-March.
NEWS/TALK 101.5 FM, 93.1 FM & WNWS.COM – Top 10 local business stories for 2020
Looking back before looking ahead. According to NEWS/TALK 101.5 FM, 93.1 FM & WNWS.COM, here are the top 10 most visited online local business stories for 2020.
1) Logan’s Roadhouse closes in Jackson
Logan’s Roadhouse closed its Jackson location at 604 Carriage House Drive (March 19), but reopened in August.
According to its website, the company closed all corporate stores – temporarily – until further notice.
Logan’s Roadhouse in Jackson remained open despite multiple store closings after the company filed for bankruptcy in 2016.
The Nashville, Tennessee based restaurant chain operated 250 restaurants nationwide.
2) Red Hook Cajun Seafood & Bar sets opening date – story ran February 10
Red Hook Cajun Seafood & Bar, 363 North Parkway (opened) at 11:30 a.m., Monday, February 17.
Business hours are 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m., Sunday through Thursday, and 11:30 a.m. to 11 p.m., Friday and Saturday.
Seating will be available for 100 plus customers.
Besides Jackson, the Bartlett-based Red Hook Cajun Seafood & Bar – Family of Restaurants – is also located in Memphis at 3295 Poplar Avenue, and San Antonio, Texas.
A fifth location is scheduled to open in Memphis at Wolfchase Mall.
3) PizzaRev closes restaurant on Vann Drive – story ran January 6
A sign on the door says PizzaRev is closed for remodeling, but the restaurant located at 1150 Vann Drive has closed permanently.
The Jackson location became the first PizzaRev – or Pizza Rev-olution – restaurant to open in Tennessee, in June 2016.
PizzaRev occupied 2,745 square feet, with seating for 77.
Customers were able to craft or make their own pizza, selecting the dough, sauce and ingredients before placing the finished product into a 900-degree stone oven for baking.
PizzaRev is located in 11 states – California, Colorado, Minnesota, Nevada, New York, Ohio, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Massachusetts and Tennessee. FOR COMPLETE STORY CLICK HERE
Six Jackson convenience stores involved in underage alcohol operation
Six area convenience stores face charges following an underage alcohol operation conducted by Metro Narcotics, December 2-3, 2020.
The six stores are –
Circle Food Mart, 1625 East Chester Street
Horizon, 340 Parkstone Place
Speedway, 2522 Christmasville Road
Phillips 66, 1585 North Parkway
76, 644 Old Hickory Boulevard
Go Gas Quick, 107 Carriage House Drive
Jackson Beer Board issues permits for 2 businesses, 1 special occasion during monthly meeting
The Jackson Beer Board – Johnny Dodd, Russ McKelvey and Gary Pickens – approved requests for three beer permits – two business, one special occasion – during their monthly meeting at Jackson City Hall, Tuesday.
Randy S. Hall was approved for a special occasion permit for an event known as the Cody Nance Invitational Bull Ride for selling, storing and serving at Oman Arena, January 22 and 23.
Leonie Smith was approved for a permit for a business known as Jamaican & African Cusine, 289 Vann Drive, Suite E&F, for selling, storing and serving on the premises where sold.
Chandrakant Choksi was approved for a permit for a business known as Lancer Food Mart, 29 Kenworth Blvd., for selling, storing and serving on the premises.
The building, not the business – Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen property sells for $4 million +
The property at 2116 Emporium Drive has been sold for $4,871,631.
CH Jackson TN Landlord LLC purchased the property – which is home to Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen – from Green Land Company Restaurants LLC.
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