Floor & Decor Launches the Grand Opening of Its Fresno, California Store on May 19, 2021

flooranddecor.com — May 14, 2021
ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Floor & Decor (NYSE: FND), a leading specialty retailer of hard-surface flooring, will continue its growth when it opens its newest location in Fresno, California on May 19, 2021. The 80,000 square-foot Floor & Decor warehouse store and design center will open with a team of about 45 full-time and part-time associates led by Felix Sefa, the new store’s Chief Executive Merchant.

Target set to open Aug. 12

Mountain Democrat — July 31, 2020
Eager shoppers get ready to start your engines because the new Target store in Placerville is set to open. Target management is planning a soft opening Aug. 12 and a grand opening Aug. 16. Details on a possible grand opening celebration were not available by press time. Already sporting a Starbucks bar near the entrance, the shelves were in and mostly stocked Wednesday — although the mannequins still needed clothes. The department store is in the process of hiring employees with applications taken at a desk inside the front entrance.

Barbershop moving outside to continue operating during the pandemic

yourcentralvalley.com — July 21, 2020
In an effort to stay in business, a barbershop in Clovis is preparing to move outside. The order from the governor’s office blocks hair salons from doing business inside. In response, The Great American Barbershop in Clovis is scrambling to put together a hair-cutting station in its parking lot. “I think that’s the hardest thing, you didn’t know how long it’s going to last,” said salon owner Tye Featherstone.

Let’s get down to Brass Tap: Franchise brewpub Valley-bound

The Business Journal — January 3, 2020
Fresno’s new Marketplace at El Paseo shopping center will be the first to add a “neighborhood bar concept” to its expanding repertoire of retailers before the model expands to the rest of the Central Valley. The Florida-based Brass Tap franchise will open at the northwest Fresno shopping center, probably around the summertime, according to Lewis Smith of real estate brokerage Retail California.

Northwest Fresno residents will soon have more options for shopping, eating

ABC30 — November 19, 2019
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- A longtime vision of a bustling shopping center along Herndon and Highway 99 is coming together at the Marketplace at El Paseo. "Phase two involves a number of exciting new tenants namely Hobby Lobby, a brand new Regal, a state of the art theater. 5 Below, Carter's Children's Clothes," said Lewis Smith, the senior vice president of Retail California. He says most shops like Hobby Lobby will open in spring or summer of 2020.

Feds Say Yes to Veterans Boulevard’s Final Piece of Funding

gvwire.com — November 6, 2019
The final funding piece for a key roadway project in northwest Fresno, planned for decades, finally came through. The U.S. Dept. of Transportation awarded the Veterans Boulevard Project a $10.5 BUILD Grant on Wednesday for a project with an estimated total cost of $139 million. With the first segment completed and bidding underway on the all-important second segment — grade separations for the Union Pacific railroad tracks and the high-speed rail corridor — city officials expect the complete 2.5- mile project to be open for traffic in 2023.

Stop the Presses — We Have a Target

Santa Barbara Indep. — April 2, 2019
The South Coast’s first Target store opened its doors Tuesday evening to community leaders, members of the press, and friends and family of employees. Located at State Street and La Cumbre, the two-story 30,000-square-foot store is one of the chain’s larger small format stores, with all of the usual Target departments (plus groceries, minus pharmacy and Starbucks), with a smaller selection. “Instead of 20 different types of toilet paper, we have five”, said store director Allison Lopez.

Target CEO: $7 billion investment in stores and technology is paying off

The Star Tribune — March 2, 2019
It was the equivalent of standing on stage and being pummeled with tomatoes. That’s how investors reacted two years ago when Target Corp. Chief Executive Brian Cornell stood before them in a cavernous New York City ballroom and unveiled a three-year plan. The company would spend $7 billion in capital and $1 billion a year in operating costs to modernize operations for the digital age — with most money going toward store remodels.

Target Santa Barbara to Open in April

Santa Barbara Ind. — January 29, 2019
The long-anticipated Target on upper State will open April 7, the company announced on Tuesday. To select up to 80 potential “team members” for the store, a hiring fair takes place February 4 and 5 at the Pepper Tree Inn (3850 State St.), 8 a.m.-4 p.m. (See target.com/careers for more.) Santa Barbara’s new Target, located at what’s known as The Galleria at State and La Cumbre, is a smaller-format store and will hold a “curated” assortment of baby and kids’ products, women’s and men’s clothing, beauty products, food and beverages, and portable tech. Out at the former Kmart location in Goleta, renovations for a full-size Target are ongoing, with an opening slated for later this year.

$25.4M Fresno lease tops 2018 real estate deals

The Business Journal — January 28, 2019
At a cost of more than $24.4 million, you might expect that in the Valley’s most expensive real estate transaction of 2018, you’d get to keep the building. Not that there’s any building up yet on the 20-acre parcel slated to become Phase 2 of the Marketplace at El Paseo shopping center south of West Herndon Avenue and North Riverside Drive. Currently there’s Phase 1 of the shopping center, which includes Target, Old Navy, Tillys and Burlington stores.

New burger chain headed to Fresno’s El Paseo Marketplace

The Business Journal — December 7, 2018
A new hamburger chain has been finalized for phase two of the El Paseo Marketplace development in northwest Fresno. Wayback Burgers, an international restaurant with locations from Chowchilla to Brunei, is projected to arrive in Fresno by late 2019 or early 2020, according to Chris Shane, managing partner and founder of Gryphon Capital. Gryphon Capital is the development agency working on El Paseo Marketplace.

This shopping center at busy Clovis intersection is adding some healthy business

The Fresno Bee — August 20, 2018
The Trading Post shopping center at Herndon and Clovis avenues is getting some new tenants that promise to keep you fit, healthy and calm. Five new businesses have opened recently or will soon open in the center that has undergone a revitalization over the last few years. New landscaping, new owners and other improvements have helped attract anchor tenants including Sprouts, Ross and Tuesday Morning, along with local entrepreneurs whose businesses are focused on health and fitness. Joining the center are: CycleBar Clovis, Beyond Pilates Studios Clovis, EZ Fit Meals, Blue Moon Yoga and Weight Watchers. CycleBar, a trendy indoor cycling franchise, opened in December last year and Beyond Pilates opened in June. The three other businesses will open in the coming days and weeks.

Target Zeroes In on 2019 Date for Opening Goleta Store

Noozhawk.com — July 16, 2018
Target Corporation on Monday confirmed what most people in Goleta already knew: The popular discount retail big box store is coming to the Good Land. Kmart is closing its doors in October and Target plans a 2019 opening. “With the positive response following the plans we shared for our Santa Barbara Galleria store, we are excited to find another opportunity to grow our presence in the Santa Barbara community," said said Mark Schindele, senior vice president of properties for Target. "The Goleta store will feature our latest store design, giving guests a modern, convenient location to stock up on fresh groceries, everyday essentials, home goods and more."

Coming to Goleta: Target makes it official

KEYT 3 — July 16, 2018
GOLETA, Calif. - It's official! Target announced Monday that it will be opening a new 117,000-square-foot store in Goleta in 2019. The new Target store will be located at 6865 Hollister Avenue, the current home of Kmart, which is slated to close in October 2018. The store will feature Target's next-generation store design, and will be the company's second store in south Santa Barbara County, joining the planned Santa Barbara Galleria small-format store. “We are thrilled to continue our partnership with Target and welcome a Target store to the City of Goleta.

New options in the Valley to get in shape

ABC 30 — May 29, 2018
CLOVIS, Calif. (KFSN) -- Fitness options continue to grow for the health-conscious in the Valley. It appears more people want to be in better shape for summer. Music drives the workouts at Beyond Pilates Studios at Clovis and Herndon in Clovis. The idea is to keep pace with the beat as you slide through your regimen. Studio owner Brandi Marino explained, "It's a Pilates reformer." The Fresno State grad returned to the valley after opening studios in Texas and Oklahoma. She said, "If you see our slogan our Y is upside down. Actually the whole (word) "Beyond" is upside down. We take traditional workouts, and we turn them upside down, so boredom is not part of our vocabulary."

Target’s small-format store in Magnolia Park to open Sunday

LA Times — April 6, 2018
A steady stream of shoppers stopped by Target's new small-format store in Burbank Wednesday morning despite the location not being fully prepared at the time for its grand opening at 8 a.m. Sunday. More than a dozen customers roamed through the roughly 14,000-square-foot sales floor at 1033 N. Hollywood Way during the store's soft opening. Store employees were busy making sure all of the shelves were stocked and ready for customers who would be passing through the aisles. In addition, construction workers were finishing up work on the building's roof to ensure the store would be ready for its grand opening.

Why Big-Box Retailers Target And Kohl’s Are Going Small

Forbes — April 5, 2018
While many retail companies are closing stores or closing up shop altogether, some big-box retailers are boosting business by opening new, smaller stores in strategic locations. Target in particular is finding new customers in places where there isn’t enough space for a warehouse-like big-box store, but where there are plenty of people who appreciate the convenience these stores offer. Target’s new small-format stores are typically in big cities, near college campuses, and in dense suburban spots where space is limited.

Target opens small-format Burbank location, with groceries and more

ABC 7 — April 4, 2018
A new Target Express has opened for business at 1033 N. Hollywood Way in Burbank. It's the second Target location in town, but unlike the larger store on 1800 W. Empire Ave., the new outpost offers a more curated inventory of products. At the small-format shop, customers can find apparel, beauty supplies, fresh produce, alcoholic beverages, a CVS pharmacy and more. The new Target has proven popular thus far, with a 4.5-star rating out of 17 reviews on Yelp.

Target unveils small-format stores in Burbank and Koreatown

LA Daily News — April 4, 2018
Target held a ribbon cutting on Tuesday for two small-format stores in Burbank and Koreatown that officially opened to the public Wednesday, and two more downsized locations are planned for Anaheim and La Canada Flintridge. The Burbank store at 1033 N. Hollywood Way is about 24,750 square feet and the Koreatown location at 620 S. Virgil Ave. is 22,000 square feet. Both are considerably smaller than the 145,000-square-foot average for a standard Target store. They will bring about 150 new jobs to the region.

Target to open small-format store in SB this year

Santa Ynez Valley Star — March 6, 2018
Target plans to open its first store in Santa Barbara in October, a 34,000-square foot, small-format store in the Galleria at the corner of State Street and La Cumbre Road. Target officials say their strategic priorities include reaching new shoppers by expanding small-format stores in dense suburban neighborhoods, urban areas and near college campuses. The retailer is on track to operate 130 small-format stores by the end of 2019, serving new customers in communities and neighborhoods where a traditional-sized Target store may not fit.

Santa Barbara gets a look at plans for its mini Target store

The Tribune — February 19, 2018
Santa Barbara is getting a new, mini Target and a Starbucks, all inside a 32,000-square-foot-building. That’s a quarter the size of a normal Target. Representatives from Minneapolis-based Target Corp. offered the first glimpse of the project at last week’s Architectural Board of Review meeting. The store is set to go inside the Galleria building at 3891 State St. on the southwest corner of La Cumbre Road.

Hobby Lobby, movie theater coming to Marketplace at El Paseo

The Business Journal — February 12, 2018
A second Fresno Hobby Lobby and another Regal Cinema are part of phase-two plans for the Marketplace at El Paseo shopping center near Herndon Avenue and Highway 99. Children’s apparel store Carter’s and regional Mexican eatery Que Pasa! are also coming soon to this fast-growing part of Fresno. The Fresno Bee reported that construction on the lot south of Burlington Coat Factory will begin in July with a slated fall 2019 opening. “With the success of phase one and through our marketing efforts, we’re finding great success in leasing,” said Lewis Smith, senior vice president at Retail California, which is marketing the property.

A second Hobby Lobby, new theater, more stores and restaurants coming

The Fresno Bee — February 9, 2018
Fresno is getting another Hobby Lobby, along with a movie theater and a slew of other stores and restaurants. The newcomers will open at Marketplace at El Paseo, the shopping center with Target at Highway 99 and Herndon Avenue. Construction on the second phase of the center will start this summer just south of the existing center. A few rumors about Hobby Lobby, a craft and home decor store, opening a second location have circulated, but the store has signed a lease with the center, confirmed Chris Shane, a developer and managing partner of Gryphon Capital that’s behind the center. If all goes as planned, the businesses will open in fall 2019.

Upcoming Target in Burbank Looking to Hire 85 People at Job Fair

NBC 4 — January 18, 2018
Get your resumes ready and interview outfit ready because Target in Burbank will be hosting a job fair Thursday, Jan. 18 and Friday, Jan. 19. Target is hoping to fill 85 positions for the new store, which is the 100th in the Los Angeles area. The store, which is slated to open in April, is located at 1033 North Hollywood Way near the Magnolia Park neighborhood. The job fair will take place from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Thursday and Friday.

Target set to open small format store in Santa Barbara in 2018

Santa Barbara Family & Life — January 3, 2018
Target plans to open its first store in Santa Barbara in October 2018, a 34,000-square foot, small-format store located in the Galleria, near the intersection of State Street and La Cumbre Rd. Target’s strategic priorities include reaching new guests by expanding small-format stores in dense suburban neighborhoods, urban areas and near college campuses. Target’s small-format store assortments are tailored to meet the needs of local guests.

The Trading Post celebrates Cinderella-style transformation

The Clovis Roundup — November 14, 2017
Merely a few short years ago, the now bustling Trading Post shopping center on the southeast corner of Herndon and Clovis avenues was home to just a few eateries and small retailers barely holding on due to a lack of an anchor tenant and visibility. With a Wal-Mart Supercenter opening up across the street in the all-new Clovis Crossing shopping center, previous grocery store anchor Save Mart moved to the east to occupy the former Ralphs space next door to GB3 on the northeast corner of Fowler and Herndon, leaving the Trading Post behind. Gradually, other shops within the center began moving as well or shutting their doors altogether. Once again, as has frequently happened in neighboring Fresno, another old shopping center seemed to be left behind in the wake of a shiny new construction nearby. Luckily for Clovis, the Trading Post shopping center’s story had a better end. Rather than fizzle and become forgotten, the center was revived thanks to a near $24 million investment loan from Walker & Dunlop, Inc.

Clovis shopping center, ‘turnaround’ success story, secures $24M loan

The Business Journal — October 31, 2017
A Clovis shopping center is the beneficiary of a $24 million permanent financing loan, announced one of the largest commercial finance companies in the US. The 127,764 square-foot Trading Post Shopping Center at Clovis and Herndon avenues had sat mostly vacant for several years when Rich Development Enterprises, LLC, purchased the center in 2015 with a plan to rehab the property. Two anchor spaces were vacant at the time, and only 20 percent of the center was occupied. Rich Development — which also developed the Marketplace at El Paseo shopping center in northwest Fresno — expanded and brought in national and regional tenants including Sprouts, Ross, Skechers, Tuesday Morning, Dollar Tree, Deli Delicious, Union Bank and Pieology Pizza.

11 mini Targets open this week, including one in Orange and 2 in Los Angeles

OC Register — October 17, 2017
Facing overwhelming competition from e-commerce titan Amazon and extreme discount retailers, Target is unleashing 11 new small-format stores this week including one in Orange. The 41,000-square-foot store, at Chapman and Yorba is the second small format Target to open in Orange County. It quietly opened to shoppers Tuesday night after a private ribbon cutting with city officials. The Orange location, which replaces a closed Ralphs, has a much larger collection of food and merchandise than the small-format store that opened mid-July in Irvine.

Fresno’s new Olive Garden restaurant almost ready to open

The Fresno Bee — June 20, 2017
Fresno’s newly built Olive Garden is almost ready. For years, the area’s sole Olive Garden restaurant on Shaw Avenue in Clovis has attracted crowds willing to wait for their pasta, bread sticks and salad. The newest Olive Garden opens Monday at the Marketplace at El Paseo, the shopping center near Highway 99 and Herndon Avenue in Fresno. The restaurant will open after a 10 a.m. ribbon cutting with the Fresno Chamber of Commerce. This is the same center that will eventually have a Cracker Barrel Old Country store and restaurant. That down-home restaurant serves comfort food like hash brown casserole and has a country-style store with rocking chairs out front.

Olive Garden looking to hire nearly 100 as Northwest Fresno location set to open late June

ABC30 — June 5, 2017
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Olive Garden is still looking to hire close to 100 people at its newest location in northwest Fresno on Golden State and Herndon. The restaurant is gearing up to open later this month and hosted a hiring event Saturday where walk-in interviews were held. Applications were accepted between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., and because of the turnout, the restaurant plans to extend the event into Sunday. Olive Garden is looking to hire for all its positions - everything from bussers to waiters. The new location is expected to open June 26th.

Leasing report: Cracker Barrel is Fresno-bound

The Business Journal — May 18, 2017
There’s even more evidence now that a hotly anticipated Cracker Barrel restaurant will indeed be opening in Fresno. Local media for the last several months now have been speculating that the country-themed restaurant and gift shop would be opening in the Marketplace at El Paseo shopping center near Herndon Avenue and Highway 99 in northwest Fresno. Earlier this month ABC 30 made that announcement, but did not name the source of that information. The Fresno Bee has been checking up on the rumors for months, since the shopping center’s website, marketplaceatelpaseo.com, listed Panera Bread and Cracker Barrel as retailers that are “Coming Soon” to a new phase of the center, which currently has a Target anchor and several other stores.

Cracker Barrel coming to Fresno

ABC30 — May 8, 2017
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- California will soon get a taste of Cracker Barrel's fancy fixins' and it will soon be right here in Fresno. The country-themed restaurant and gift shop will soon be moving into the El Paseo Shopping Center in Northwest Fresno-- right next to the Target store. The Fresno spot will be part of Cracker Barrel's expansion into California. Currently there are no open locations in the state for the nationwide chain. A new Panera Bread will also be built right next door.

Chronic Tacos Opening Two Valley Locations

ABC 30 — April 11, 2017
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- popular taco chain is expanding to the Central Valley. Signs are now up for Chronic Tacos at the El Paseo Shopping Center in Northwest Fresno, which is scheduled to open in July. They are also opening a location in Clovis at Herndon and Willow which will open next month. Owners tell us the opening of both locations will create about 60 jobs. They are still looking to fill dozens of positions including cooks, assistant managers, servers and greeters.

Cracker Barrel signs lease for Fresno location

The Fresno Bee — March 18, 2017
Cracker Barrel is coming to Fresno after all. A local retail broker, Commercial Retail Associates, has reported to The Bee’s leases section that Cracker Barrel has signed a lease. It’s going into a 9,170-square-foot space at the southwest corner of Herndon Avenue and Riverside Drive, part of the Marketplace at El Paseo near Highway 99. Retail brokers help businesses find places to rent and property owners find renters. The agents working on this deal were Sam Bogdanovich and Nathan Negri. Bogdanovich would not comment; Negri could not be reached.

Is Cracker Barrel coming to Fresno? Maybe, maybe not

The Fresno Bee — February 9, 2017
Social media is abuzz with the possibility that the popular Cracker Barrel Old Country Store and its restaurant may open a location in Fresno. Will it? Maybe. Maybe not – and there’s several reasons not to get too excited yet. First, know that the down-home, country-style store and restaurant serving classic American dishes like meatloaf and “chicken n’ dumplins” has locations in more than 40 states. None are in California, though plenty of locals make a point of hitting up Cracker Barrel when they’re traveling.

Chinese eatery goes out, new Mexican restaurant comes in: Clovis gets a Rubio’s

The Fresno Bee — December 13, 2016
Clovis will get its first Rubio’s Coastal Grill Thursday. There are giveaways – including $50 gift cards and Rubio’s merchandise – for the first 50 customers after the 10 a.m. opening. The restaurant is at 950 Herndon Ave., at Clovis Avenue. Rubio’s is in the Trading Post Shopping Center, taking over the space Hunan Chinese Restaurant left behind when it closed. (Hunan fans, before you freak out, note that the original Hunan at Cedar and Herndon avenues in Fresno is still open.) The shopping center has a new owner and underwent an overhaul in recent months. It has a new look and new businesses, including Sprouts, Ross, Tuesday Morning, Skechers and Pieology.

Shopping Center in Clovis Coming Back to Life

ABC 30 — March 12, 2016
CLOVIS, Calif. (KFSN) -- New life has come back to an older shopping complex in Clovis. The Trading Post, located at Clovis and Herndon, has a new look after new anchor stores went up. Business owners are reacting to the changes. The Trading Post shopping center in Clovis is now filled with cars and bustling with activity after being nearly empty for eight years. "I think it's great. It's come a long ways, and it's wonderful to have Sprouts here-- and Ross. Its really improved," said Patty Vanderdussen, Fresno. Valley residents have been shopping at the complex since it was made over and new stores set up residence. Judy's Donuts has been in the shopping center for 20 years and owners are happy with the transformation.

Retail Therapy: 2 Fig Garden Village stores close, new shops headed for Clovis

The Fresno Bee — February 5, 2016
A little shopping gossip for you this week with news of openings and closures at centers in Fresno and Clovis. First, a shocker from Fig Garden Village: Coach and White House Black Market stores have closed. The purse seller and the clothing store – both big names for the center – closed quietly in recent weeks but it sounds like someone is waiting in the wings to take over. Why did they close? Coach’s corporate office would only say that it closed the store at the end of its 10-year lease. It does not have any plans to reopen anywhere else at this time, saying it will continue to serve area customers through Macy’s and its website. White House Black Market also opened in Fig Garden in 2006 and was likely at the end of a 10-year lease, too (though it did not return messages seeking comment).

Sprouts to open Clovis store Feb. 17

The Business Journal — February 2, 2016
Sprouts Farmers Market will host a grand opening for its new Clovis store on Feb. 17. The event will kick off at 7 a.m. and feature a ribbon-cutting ceremony, store tours, free food and special deals. The first 200 shoppers in line will receive 20 percent off their initial purchase and every 15th shopper in the checkout lines will receive a coupon book. One dollar deals will also be offered throughout the 28,000-square-foot store and every customer will receive a free reusable bag with their purchase. Sales and deals will resume that weekend, with the first 200 customers making a purchase on Saturday, Feb. 20 receiving a coupon booklet for five free sandwiches.

2 new restaurants coming, one with deep fried mashed potato tacos

The Fresno Bee — January 27, 2016
How does a taco stuffed with mashed potatoes and cheese and deep fried sound? That’s one item on the menu of Chronic Tacos, which is headed to Fresno and Clovis. And if burger is more your taste, both cities are also getting more Five Guys burgers and fries restaurants. Chronic Tacos, with its deep fried taco, is a southern California quick-service Mexican chain with a twist. It is opening in the former Thai Fusion restaurant space, which closed last year, at Herndon and Willow avenues.

Tesla to unveil charging station at El Paseo next month

The Business Journal — January 21, 2016
Electric-car maker Tesla Motors will unveil a “Supercharger” station at the Marketplace at El Paseo in northwest Fresno early next month. The location will feature 10 Supercharger connectors, which allow Tesla vehicles to charge in minutes rather than hours. The shopping center is the first Supercharger location in the Fresno area. “We are thrilled to offer this new service for our customers and community,” said Chris Shane, managing partner with Gryphon Capital, one of the developers for the Marketplace. “Our property compliments the Tesla Supercharger stations. Not only is our location ideally situated for those traveling through the San Joaquin Valley, but our shops and restaurants provide a variety of amenities for customers.”

Word on the Street: Tesla electric car ‘supercharging’ stations coming to northwest Fresno

The Fresno Bee — January 14, 2016
Tesla is getting ready to debut a Supercharger station in northwest Fresno with 10 stalls to charge its electric cars. The chargers, which will be up and running in the next few weeks, are at The Marketplace at El Paseo, the new shopping center at Highway 99 and Herndon avenue. The red-and-white stations with the distinctive Tesla logo are next to Jersey Mike’s Subs and Pieology in the northeast corner of the parking lot. The stations open up a new avenue of long-distance travel for owners of the electric cars who usually plug them in overnight at home. At the new station, Tesla owners can plug in for 30 minutes and charge enough to travel 170 miles. The Model S Tesla with a range of more than 270 miles can get fully recharged in under an hour.

El Paseo, NW Fresno’s newest shopping center, sold

The Business Journal — October 28, 2015
Inland Real Estate Income Trust, Inc. has purchased Fresno’s 224,683-square-foot Marketplace at El Paseo shopping center. The sale was announced today in a press release issued by Inland. Matthew Tice, vice president of Inland Real Estate Acquisitions, Inc., confirmed the Oak Brook, Illinois-based Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) purchased the property from Rich Development and Gryphon Capital, which built the northwest Fresno shopping center in 2014.

Kirkland’s to open second Fresno store Nov. 7

The Business Journal — October 23, 2015
National retailer Kirkland’s Inc. will open its second Fresno store in the Marketplace at El Paseo on Nov. 7. The specialty home decor store offers decorative items, gifts and seasonal merchandise. Doors open at 9 a.m. on Nov. 7 and the first 50 shoppers will receive a $10 Kirkland’s gift card and a sachet. All grand opening attendees will also have the chance to win one of two $50 Kirkland’s gift cards.

Old Fresno Ag Hardware property sold; furniture store likely

The Business Journal — July 31, 2015
A huge, long-vacant parcel on Blackstone Avenue just south of Gettysburg Avenue — for decades home to Fresno Ag Hardware — is slated to become the newest Ramos Furniture store. The 68,000-square-foot buildings at 4550 and 4582 N. Blackstone, built in the late 1960s and shuttered since Fresno Ag Hardware moved out in July 2008, changed hands last month in an unusual series of real estate transactions.

Prospector's Plaza

Target set to open Aug. 12

Mountain Democrat — July 31, 2020
Eager shoppers get ready to start your engines because the new Target store in Placerville is set to open. Target management is planning a soft opening Aug. 12 and a grand opening Aug. 16. Details on a possible grand opening celebration were not available by press time. Already sporting a Starbucks bar near the entrance, the shelves were in and mostly stocked Wednesday — although the mannequins still needed clothes. The department store is in the process of hiring employees with applications taken at a desk inside the front entrance.

The Trading Post

Barbershop moving outside to continue operating during the pandemic

yourcentralvalley.com — July 21, 2020
In an effort to stay in business, a barbershop in Clovis is preparing to move outside. The order from the governor’s office blocks hair salons from doing business inside. In response, The Great American Barbershop in Clovis is scrambling to put together a hair-cutting station in its parking lot. “I think that’s the hardest thing, you didn’t know how long it’s going to last,” said salon owner Tye Featherstone.

This shopping center at busy Clovis intersection is adding some healthy business

The Fresno Bee — August 20, 2018
The Trading Post shopping center at Herndon and Clovis avenues is getting some new tenants that promise to keep you fit, healthy and calm. Five new businesses have opened recently or will soon open in the center that has undergone a revitalization over the last few years. New landscaping, new owners and other improvements have helped attract anchor tenants including Sprouts, Ross and Tuesday Morning, along with local entrepreneurs whose businesses are focused on health and fitness. Joining the center are: CycleBar Clovis, Beyond Pilates Studios Clovis, EZ Fit Meals, Blue Moon Yoga and Weight Watchers. CycleBar, a trendy indoor cycling franchise, opened in December last year and Beyond Pilates opened in June. The three other businesses will open in the coming days and weeks.

New options in the Valley to get in shape

ABC 30 — May 29, 2018
CLOVIS, Calif. (KFSN) -- Fitness options continue to grow for the health-conscious in the Valley. It appears more people want to be in better shape for summer. Music drives the workouts at Beyond Pilates Studios at Clovis and Herndon in Clovis. The idea is to keep pace with the beat as you slide through your regimen. Studio owner Brandi Marino explained, "It's a Pilates reformer." The Fresno State grad returned to the valley after opening studios in Texas and Oklahoma. She said, "If you see our slogan our Y is upside down. Actually the whole (word) "Beyond" is upside down. We take traditional workouts, and we turn them upside down, so boredom is not part of our vocabulary."

The Trading Post celebrates Cinderella-style transformation

The Clovis Roundup — November 14, 2017
Merely a few short years ago, the now bustling Trading Post shopping center on the southeast corner of Herndon and Clovis avenues was home to just a few eateries and small retailers barely holding on due to a lack of an anchor tenant and visibility. With a Wal-Mart Supercenter opening up across the street in the all-new Clovis Crossing shopping center, previous grocery store anchor Save Mart moved to the east to occupy the former Ralphs space next door to GB3 on the northeast corner of Fowler and Herndon, leaving the Trading Post behind. Gradually, other shops within the center began moving as well or shutting their doors altogether. Once again, as has frequently happened in neighboring Fresno, another old shopping center seemed to be left behind in the wake of a shiny new construction nearby. Luckily for Clovis, the Trading Post shopping center’s story had a better end. Rather than fizzle and become forgotten, the center was revived thanks to a near $24 million investment loan from Walker & Dunlop, Inc.

Clovis shopping center, ‘turnaround’ success story, secures $24M loan

The Business Journal — October 31, 2017
A Clovis shopping center is the beneficiary of a $24 million permanent financing loan, announced one of the largest commercial finance companies in the US. The 127,764 square-foot Trading Post Shopping Center at Clovis and Herndon avenues had sat mostly vacant for several years when Rich Development Enterprises, LLC, purchased the center in 2015 with a plan to rehab the property. Two anchor spaces were vacant at the time, and only 20 percent of the center was occupied. Rich Development — which also developed the Marketplace at El Paseo shopping center in northwest Fresno — expanded and brought in national and regional tenants including Sprouts, Ross, Skechers, Tuesday Morning, Dollar Tree, Deli Delicious, Union Bank and Pieology Pizza.

Shopping Center in Clovis Coming Back to Life

ABC 30 — March 12, 2016
CLOVIS, Calif. (KFSN) -- New life has come back to an older shopping complex in Clovis. The Trading Post, located at Clovis and Herndon, has a new look after new anchor stores went up. Business owners are reacting to the changes. The Trading Post shopping center in Clovis is now filled with cars and bustling with activity after being nearly empty for eight years. "I think it's great. It's come a long ways, and it's wonderful to have Sprouts here-- and Ross. Its really improved," said Patty Vanderdussen, Fresno. Valley residents have been shopping at the complex since it was made over and new stores set up residence. Judy's Donuts has been in the shopping center for 20 years and owners are happy with the transformation.

Retail Therapy: 2 Fig Garden Village stores close, new shops headed for Clovis

The Fresno Bee — February 5, 2016
A little shopping gossip for you this week with news of openings and closures at centers in Fresno and Clovis. First, a shocker from Fig Garden Village: Coach and White House Black Market stores have closed. The purse seller and the clothing store – both big names for the center – closed quietly in recent weeks but it sounds like someone is waiting in the wings to take over. Why did they close? Coach’s corporate office would only say that it closed the store at the end of its 10-year lease. It does not have any plans to reopen anywhere else at this time, saying it will continue to serve area customers through Macy’s and its website. White House Black Market also opened in Fig Garden in 2006 and was likely at the end of a 10-year lease, too (though it did not return messages seeking comment).

Sprouts to open Clovis store Feb. 17

The Business Journal — February 2, 2016
Sprouts Farmers Market will host a grand opening for its new Clovis store on Feb. 17. The event will kick off at 7 a.m. and feature a ribbon-cutting ceremony, store tours, free food and special deals. The first 200 shoppers in line will receive 20 percent off their initial purchase and every 15th shopper in the checkout lines will receive a coupon book. One dollar deals will also be offered throughout the 28,000-square-foot store and every customer will receive a free reusable bag with their purchase. Sales and deals will resume that weekend, with the first 200 customers making a purchase on Saturday, Feb. 20 receiving a coupon booklet for five free sandwiches.

The Marketplace at El Paseo

Floor & Decor Launches the Grand Opening of Its Fresno, California Store on May 19, 2021

flooranddecor.com — May 14, 2021
ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Floor & Decor (NYSE: FND), a leading specialty retailer of hard-surface flooring, will continue its growth when it opens its newest location in Fresno, California on May 19, 2021. The 80,000 square-foot Floor & Decor warehouse store and design center will open with a team of about 45 full-time and part-time associates led by Felix Sefa, the new store’s Chief Executive Merchant.

Let’s get down to Brass Tap: Franchise brewpub Valley-bound

The Business Journal — January 3, 2020
Fresno’s new Marketplace at El Paseo shopping center will be the first to add a “neighborhood bar concept” to its expanding repertoire of retailers before the model expands to the rest of the Central Valley. The Florida-based Brass Tap franchise will open at the northwest Fresno shopping center, probably around the summertime, according to Lewis Smith of real estate brokerage Retail California.

Northwest Fresno residents will soon have more options for shopping, eating

ABC30 — November 19, 2019
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- A longtime vision of a bustling shopping center along Herndon and Highway 99 is coming together at the Marketplace at El Paseo. "Phase two involves a number of exciting new tenants namely Hobby Lobby, a brand new Regal, a state of the art theater. 5 Below, Carter's Children's Clothes," said Lewis Smith, the senior vice president of Retail California. He says most shops like Hobby Lobby will open in spring or summer of 2020.

Feds Say Yes to Veterans Boulevard’s Final Piece of Funding

gvwire.com — November 6, 2019
The final funding piece for a key roadway project in northwest Fresno, planned for decades, finally came through. The U.S. Dept. of Transportation awarded the Veterans Boulevard Project a $10.5 BUILD Grant on Wednesday for a project with an estimated total cost of $139 million. With the first segment completed and bidding underway on the all-important second segment — grade separations for the Union Pacific railroad tracks and the high-speed rail corridor — city officials expect the complete 2.5- mile project to be open for traffic in 2023.

$25.4M Fresno lease tops 2018 real estate deals

The Business Journal — January 28, 2019
At a cost of more than $24.4 million, you might expect that in the Valley’s most expensive real estate transaction of 2018, you’d get to keep the building. Not that there’s any building up yet on the 20-acre parcel slated to become Phase 2 of the Marketplace at El Paseo shopping center south of West Herndon Avenue and North Riverside Drive. Currently there’s Phase 1 of the shopping center, which includes Target, Old Navy, Tillys and Burlington stores.

New burger chain headed to Fresno’s El Paseo Marketplace

The Business Journal — December 7, 2018
A new hamburger chain has been finalized for phase two of the El Paseo Marketplace development in northwest Fresno. Wayback Burgers, an international restaurant with locations from Chowchilla to Brunei, is projected to arrive in Fresno by late 2019 or early 2020, according to Chris Shane, managing partner and founder of Gryphon Capital. Gryphon Capital is the development agency working on El Paseo Marketplace.

Hobby Lobby, movie theater coming to Marketplace at El Paseo

The Business Journal — February 12, 2018
A second Fresno Hobby Lobby and another Regal Cinema are part of phase-two plans for the Marketplace at El Paseo shopping center near Herndon Avenue and Highway 99. Children’s apparel store Carter’s and regional Mexican eatery Que Pasa! are also coming soon to this fast-growing part of Fresno. The Fresno Bee reported that construction on the lot south of Burlington Coat Factory will begin in July with a slated fall 2019 opening. “With the success of phase one and through our marketing efforts, we’re finding great success in leasing,” said Lewis Smith, senior vice president at Retail California, which is marketing the property.

A second Hobby Lobby, new theater, more stores and restaurants coming

The Fresno Bee — February 9, 2018
Fresno is getting another Hobby Lobby, along with a movie theater and a slew of other stores and restaurants. The newcomers will open at Marketplace at El Paseo, the shopping center with Target at Highway 99 and Herndon Avenue. Construction on the second phase of the center will start this summer just south of the existing center. A few rumors about Hobby Lobby, a craft and home decor store, opening a second location have circulated, but the store has signed a lease with the center, confirmed Chris Shane, a developer and managing partner of Gryphon Capital that’s behind the center. If all goes as planned, the businesses will open in fall 2019.

Fresno’s new Olive Garden restaurant almost ready to open

The Fresno Bee — June 20, 2017
Fresno’s newly built Olive Garden is almost ready. For years, the area’s sole Olive Garden restaurant on Shaw Avenue in Clovis has attracted crowds willing to wait for their pasta, bread sticks and salad. The newest Olive Garden opens Monday at the Marketplace at El Paseo, the shopping center near Highway 99 and Herndon Avenue in Fresno. The restaurant will open after a 10 a.m. ribbon cutting with the Fresno Chamber of Commerce. This is the same center that will eventually have a Cracker Barrel Old Country store and restaurant. That down-home restaurant serves comfort food like hash brown casserole and has a country-style store with rocking chairs out front.

Olive Garden looking to hire nearly 100 as Northwest Fresno location set to open late June

ABC30 — June 5, 2017
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Olive Garden is still looking to hire close to 100 people at its newest location in northwest Fresno on Golden State and Herndon. The restaurant is gearing up to open later this month and hosted a hiring event Saturday where walk-in interviews were held. Applications were accepted between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., and because of the turnout, the restaurant plans to extend the event into Sunday. Olive Garden is looking to hire for all its positions - everything from bussers to waiters. The new location is expected to open June 26th.

Leasing report: Cracker Barrel is Fresno-bound

The Business Journal — May 18, 2017
There’s even more evidence now that a hotly anticipated Cracker Barrel restaurant will indeed be opening in Fresno. Local media for the last several months now have been speculating that the country-themed restaurant and gift shop would be opening in the Marketplace at El Paseo shopping center near Herndon Avenue and Highway 99 in northwest Fresno. Earlier this month ABC 30 made that announcement, but did not name the source of that information. The Fresno Bee has been checking up on the rumors for months, since the shopping center’s website, marketplaceatelpaseo.com, listed Panera Bread and Cracker Barrel as retailers that are “Coming Soon” to a new phase of the center, which currently has a Target anchor and several other stores.

Cracker Barrel coming to Fresno

ABC30 — May 8, 2017
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- California will soon get a taste of Cracker Barrel's fancy fixins' and it will soon be right here in Fresno. The country-themed restaurant and gift shop will soon be moving into the El Paseo Shopping Center in Northwest Fresno-- right next to the Target store. The Fresno spot will be part of Cracker Barrel's expansion into California. Currently there are no open locations in the state for the nationwide chain. A new Panera Bread will also be built right next door.

Chronic Tacos Opening Two Valley Locations

ABC 30 — April 11, 2017
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- popular taco chain is expanding to the Central Valley. Signs are now up for Chronic Tacos at the El Paseo Shopping Center in Northwest Fresno, which is scheduled to open in July. They are also opening a location in Clovis at Herndon and Willow which will open next month. Owners tell us the opening of both locations will create about 60 jobs. They are still looking to fill dozens of positions including cooks, assistant managers, servers and greeters.

Cracker Barrel signs lease for Fresno location

The Fresno Bee — March 18, 2017
Cracker Barrel is coming to Fresno after all. A local retail broker, Commercial Retail Associates, has reported to The Bee’s leases section that Cracker Barrel has signed a lease. It’s going into a 9,170-square-foot space at the southwest corner of Herndon Avenue and Riverside Drive, part of the Marketplace at El Paseo near Highway 99. Retail brokers help businesses find places to rent and property owners find renters. The agents working on this deal were Sam Bogdanovich and Nathan Negri. Bogdanovich would not comment; Negri could not be reached.

Is Cracker Barrel coming to Fresno? Maybe, maybe not

The Fresno Bee — February 9, 2017
Social media is abuzz with the possibility that the popular Cracker Barrel Old Country Store and its restaurant may open a location in Fresno. Will it? Maybe. Maybe not – and there’s several reasons not to get too excited yet. First, know that the down-home, country-style store and restaurant serving classic American dishes like meatloaf and “chicken n’ dumplins” has locations in more than 40 states. None are in California, though plenty of locals make a point of hitting up Cracker Barrel when they’re traveling.

Chinese eatery goes out, new Mexican restaurant comes in: Clovis gets a Rubio’s

The Fresno Bee — December 13, 2016
Clovis will get its first Rubio’s Coastal Grill Thursday. There are giveaways – including $50 gift cards and Rubio’s merchandise – for the first 50 customers after the 10 a.m. opening. The restaurant is at 950 Herndon Ave., at Clovis Avenue. Rubio’s is in the Trading Post Shopping Center, taking over the space Hunan Chinese Restaurant left behind when it closed. (Hunan fans, before you freak out, note that the original Hunan at Cedar and Herndon avenues in Fresno is still open.) The shopping center has a new owner and underwent an overhaul in recent months. It has a new look and new businesses, including Sprouts, Ross, Tuesday Morning, Skechers and Pieology.

2 new restaurants coming, one with deep fried mashed potato tacos

The Fresno Bee — January 27, 2016
How does a taco stuffed with mashed potatoes and cheese and deep fried sound? That’s one item on the menu of Chronic Tacos, which is headed to Fresno and Clovis. And if burger is more your taste, both cities are also getting more Five Guys burgers and fries restaurants. Chronic Tacos, with its deep fried taco, is a southern California quick-service Mexican chain with a twist. It is opening in the former Thai Fusion restaurant space, which closed last year, at Herndon and Willow avenues.

Tesla to unveil charging station at El Paseo next month

The Business Journal — January 21, 2016
Electric-car maker Tesla Motors will unveil a “Supercharger” station at the Marketplace at El Paseo in northwest Fresno early next month. The location will feature 10 Supercharger connectors, which allow Tesla vehicles to charge in minutes rather than hours. The shopping center is the first Supercharger location in the Fresno area. “We are thrilled to offer this new service for our customers and community,” said Chris Shane, managing partner with Gryphon Capital, one of the developers for the Marketplace. “Our property compliments the Tesla Supercharger stations. Not only is our location ideally situated for those traveling through the San Joaquin Valley, but our shops and restaurants provide a variety of amenities for customers.”

Word on the Street: Tesla electric car ‘supercharging’ stations coming to northwest Fresno

The Fresno Bee — January 14, 2016
Tesla is getting ready to debut a Supercharger station in northwest Fresno with 10 stalls to charge its electric cars. The chargers, which will be up and running in the next few weeks, are at The Marketplace at El Paseo, the new shopping center at Highway 99 and Herndon avenue. The red-and-white stations with the distinctive Tesla logo are next to Jersey Mike’s Subs and Pieology in the northeast corner of the parking lot. The stations open up a new avenue of long-distance travel for owners of the electric cars who usually plug them in overnight at home. At the new station, Tesla owners can plug in for 30 minutes and charge enough to travel 170 miles. The Model S Tesla with a range of more than 270 miles can get fully recharged in under an hour.

El Paseo, NW Fresno’s newest shopping center, sold

The Business Journal — October 28, 2015
Inland Real Estate Income Trust, Inc. has purchased Fresno’s 224,683-square-foot Marketplace at El Paseo shopping center. The sale was announced today in a press release issued by Inland. Matthew Tice, vice president of Inland Real Estate Acquisitions, Inc., confirmed the Oak Brook, Illinois-based Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) purchased the property from Rich Development and Gryphon Capital, which built the northwest Fresno shopping center in 2014.

Kirkland’s to open second Fresno store Nov. 7

The Business Journal — October 23, 2015
National retailer Kirkland’s Inc. will open its second Fresno store in the Marketplace at El Paseo on Nov. 7. The specialty home decor store offers decorative items, gifts and seasonal merchandise. Doors open at 9 a.m. on Nov. 7 and the first 50 shoppers will receive a $10 Kirkland’s gift card and a sachet. All grand opening attendees will also have the chance to win one of two $50 Kirkland’s gift cards.

The Galleria

Stop the Presses — We Have a Target

Santa Barbara Indep. — April 2, 2019
The South Coast’s first Target store opened its doors Tuesday evening to community leaders, members of the press, and friends and family of employees. Located at State Street and La Cumbre, the two-story 30,000-square-foot store is one of the chain’s larger small format stores, with all of the usual Target departments (plus groceries, minus pharmacy and Starbucks), with a smaller selection. “Instead of 20 different types of toilet paper, we have five”, said store director Allison Lopez.

Target CEO: $7 billion investment in stores and technology is paying off

The Star Tribune — March 2, 2019
It was the equivalent of standing on stage and being pummeled with tomatoes. That’s how investors reacted two years ago when Target Corp. Chief Executive Brian Cornell stood before them in a cavernous New York City ballroom and unveiled a three-year plan. The company would spend $7 billion in capital and $1 billion a year in operating costs to modernize operations for the digital age — with most money going toward store remodels.

Target Santa Barbara to Open in April

Santa Barbara Ind. — January 29, 2019
The long-anticipated Target on upper State will open April 7, the company announced on Tuesday. To select up to 80 potential “team members” for the store, a hiring fair takes place February 4 and 5 at the Pepper Tree Inn (3850 State St.), 8 a.m.-4 p.m. (See target.com/careers for more.) Santa Barbara’s new Target, located at what’s known as The Galleria at State and La Cumbre, is a smaller-format store and will hold a “curated” assortment of baby and kids’ products, women’s and men’s clothing, beauty products, food and beverages, and portable tech. Out at the former Kmart location in Goleta, renovations for a full-size Target are ongoing, with an opening slated for later this year.

Target Zeroes In on 2019 Date for Opening Goleta Store

Noozhawk.com — July 16, 2018
Target Corporation on Monday confirmed what most people in Goleta already knew: The popular discount retail big box store is coming to the Good Land. Kmart is closing its doors in October and Target plans a 2019 opening. “With the positive response following the plans we shared for our Santa Barbara Galleria store, we are excited to find another opportunity to grow our presence in the Santa Barbara community," said said Mark Schindele, senior vice president of properties for Target. "The Goleta store will feature our latest store design, giving guests a modern, convenient location to stock up on fresh groceries, everyday essentials, home goods and more."

Coming to Goleta: Target makes it official

KEYT 3 — July 16, 2018
GOLETA, Calif. - It's official! Target announced Monday that it will be opening a new 117,000-square-foot store in Goleta in 2019. The new Target store will be located at 6865 Hollister Avenue, the current home of Kmart, which is slated to close in October 2018. The store will feature Target's next-generation store design, and will be the company's second store in south Santa Barbara County, joining the planned Santa Barbara Galleria small-format store. “We are thrilled to continue our partnership with Target and welcome a Target store to the City of Goleta.

Target to open small-format store in SB this year

Santa Ynez Valley Star — March 6, 2018
Target plans to open its first store in Santa Barbara in October, a 34,000-square foot, small-format store in the Galleria at the corner of State Street and La Cumbre Road. Target officials say their strategic priorities include reaching new shoppers by expanding small-format stores in dense suburban neighborhoods, urban areas and near college campuses. The retailer is on track to operate 130 small-format stores by the end of 2019, serving new customers in communities and neighborhoods where a traditional-sized Target store may not fit.

Santa Barbara gets a look at plans for its mini Target store

The Tribune — February 19, 2018
Santa Barbara is getting a new, mini Target and a Starbucks, all inside a 32,000-square-foot-building. That’s a quarter the size of a normal Target. Representatives from Minneapolis-based Target Corp. offered the first glimpse of the project at last week’s Architectural Board of Review meeting. The store is set to go inside the Galleria building at 3891 State St. on the southwest corner of La Cumbre Road.

Target set to open small format store in Santa Barbara in 2018

Santa Barbara Family & Life — January 3, 2018
Target plans to open its first store in Santa Barbara in October 2018, a 34,000-square foot, small-format store located in the Galleria, near the intersection of State Street and La Cumbre Rd. Target’s strategic priorities include reaching new guests by expanding small-format stores in dense suburban neighborhoods, urban areas and near college campuses. Target’s small-format store assortments are tailored to meet the needs of local guests.

Magnolia Park

Target’s small-format store in Magnolia Park to open Sunday

LA Times — April 6, 2018
A steady stream of shoppers stopped by Target's new small-format store in Burbank Wednesday morning despite the location not being fully prepared at the time for its grand opening at 8 a.m. Sunday. More than a dozen customers roamed through the roughly 14,000-square-foot sales floor at 1033 N. Hollywood Way during the store's soft opening. Store employees were busy making sure all of the shelves were stocked and ready for customers who would be passing through the aisles. In addition, construction workers were finishing up work on the building's roof to ensure the store would be ready for its grand opening.

Why Big-Box Retailers Target And Kohl’s Are Going Small

Forbes — April 5, 2018
While many retail companies are closing stores or closing up shop altogether, some big-box retailers are boosting business by opening new, smaller stores in strategic locations. Target in particular is finding new customers in places where there isn’t enough space for a warehouse-like big-box store, but where there are plenty of people who appreciate the convenience these stores offer. Target’s new small-format stores are typically in big cities, near college campuses, and in dense suburban spots where space is limited.

Target opens small-format Burbank location, with groceries and more

ABC 7 — April 4, 2018
A new Target Express has opened for business at 1033 N. Hollywood Way in Burbank. It's the second Target location in town, but unlike the larger store on 1800 W. Empire Ave., the new outpost offers a more curated inventory of products. At the small-format shop, customers can find apparel, beauty supplies, fresh produce, alcoholic beverages, a CVS pharmacy and more. The new Target has proven popular thus far, with a 4.5-star rating out of 17 reviews on Yelp.

Target unveils small-format stores in Burbank and Koreatown

LA Daily News — April 4, 2018
Target held a ribbon cutting on Tuesday for two small-format stores in Burbank and Koreatown that officially opened to the public Wednesday, and two more downsized locations are planned for Anaheim and La Canada Flintridge. The Burbank store at 1033 N. Hollywood Way is about 24,750 square feet and the Koreatown location at 620 S. Virgil Ave. is 22,000 square feet. Both are considerably smaller than the 145,000-square-foot average for a standard Target store. They will bring about 150 new jobs to the region.

Upcoming Target in Burbank Looking to Hire 85 People at Job Fair

NBC 4 — January 18, 2018
Get your resumes ready and interview outfit ready because Target in Burbank will be hosting a job fair Thursday, Jan. 18 and Friday, Jan. 19. Target is hoping to fill 85 positions for the new store, which is the 100th in the Los Angeles area. The store, which is slated to open in April, is located at 1033 North Hollywood Way near the Magnolia Park neighborhood. The job fair will take place from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Thursday and Friday.

11 mini Targets open this week, including one in Orange and 2 in Los Angeles

OC Register — October 17, 2017
Facing overwhelming competition from e-commerce titan Amazon and extreme discount retailers, Target is unleashing 11 new small-format stores this week including one in Orange. The 41,000-square-foot store, at Chapman and Yorba is the second small format Target to open in Orange County. It quietly opened to shoppers Tuesday night after a private ribbon cutting with city officials. The Orange location, which replaces a closed Ralphs, has a much larger collection of food and merchandise than the small-format store that opened mid-July in Irvine.

The Shops of Firebaugh

Village Square Shopping Center

General News

Old Fresno Ag Hardware property sold; furniture store likely

The Business Journal — July 31, 2015
A huge, long-vacant parcel on Blackstone Avenue just south of Gettysburg Avenue — for decades home to Fresno Ag Hardware — is slated to become the newest Ramos Furniture store. The 68,000-square-foot buildings at 4550 and 4582 N. Blackstone, built in the late 1960s and shuttered since Fresno Ag Hardware moved out in July 2008, changed hands last month in an unusual series of real estate transactions.