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Staples out, Marshalls may be in at Town Center The national officesupplies retailer is closing its doors July 23.
Hogan streets. A proposed pavilion near the Main Street Bridge would have a hotel and indoor and outdoor dining. “To me, it becomes the symbol of Downtown and it becomes the gathering place for everyone,” DIA CEO Lori Boyer said. “The Landing was that once upon a time in the 1980s right after it was constructed. I think this gives us the oppor-
Staples intends to close July 23 at St. Johns Town Center and Marshalls is looking at leasing the space for a clothing and merchandise retail store. Marshalls intends to occupy the space, a city building permit application shows. Staples, a national office supplies and services retailer, posted signs on its windows about its clearance sale of 75% off in-store purchases and the July 23 closing. Posted hours are 9 a.m.-6 p.m. The copy and print center is closed. Staples directs customers to stores at 5800 Beach Blvd. near University Boulevard South; 11111 San Jose Blvd. in Mandarin; and 4016 S. Third St. at Jacksonville Beach. It also has stores in Orange Park, St. Augustine and Fernandina Beach. Framingham, Massachusettsbased Staples Inc. did not respond to emails requesting comment. Staples operates more than 1,000 stores in the U.S. and has been planning for growth. The chainstoreage.com retail industry news site reported in May
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An artist’s rendering of the polished stainless steel “Jax” sculpture by Orlando-based international artist JEFRE that is the centerpiece of the park Perkins & Will designed for the former Jacksonville Landing space. See a photo gallery of the park designs at JaxDailyRecord.com.
Chicago-based Perkins & Will is selected for the $22 million to $29 million project. BY MIKE MENDENHALL STAFF WRITER
Perkins & Will Inc., with its proposed 151-foot-tall “Jax” sculpture, was selected July 22 to design a public riverfront park at the former Jacksonville Landing site. The city Professional Services Evaluation Committee voted 3-0 to choose the Chicago-based firm over two others that also submitted designs. The selection concluded a nine-month
competition by the Downtown Investment Authority and the city Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department. The centerpiece of the Perkins & Will design is a polished stainless steel “Jax” sculpture by Orlando-based international artist JEFRE. The design includes River Plaza; a living shoreline with a rain garden and marine plants on the river bulkhead; an open lawn; a playground; and “micro plazas” at park entrances at Laura and
Vera Bradley Factory Outlet coming to St. Johns A Vera Bradley Factory Outlet store is coming to St. Augustine. In an email to customers, Vera Bradley said the grand opening for the store is July 30. The store is at the St. Augustine Premium Outlets at 2700 Florida 16. The outlet mall is west of Interstate 95. A map on the outlet mall’s website shows Vera Bradley at the south end of the center between the U.S. Polo Association and ECCO stores near Coach. According to the Vera Bradley website, it has eight factory outlet stores in Florida. The closest is at Tanger Outlets Daytona.
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