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THE END OF STEIN MART
Last call for Jacksonville stores Daily Record JACKSONVILLE
The logo for Silkie’s Chicken & Champagne Bar.
Shoes for $3 and a full mannequin for $47 were among the remaining items as going-out-ofbusiness sales wrapped up for the bankrupt Jacksonville-based chain.
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Silkie’s Chicken & Champagne Bar coming to Springfield.
BY KAREN BRUNE MATHIS EDITOR
Chef Gilbert names new restaurant
Stein Mart reusable bags at 10 cents, baby blankets for $2.59, men’s shirts for $4.99, shoes for $3 and a full men’s mannequin for just under $50 could be found among the last three Jacksonville Stein Mart Inc. stores open Oct. 25. It was last call at the bankrupt Jacksonville-based discount retailer’s Jacksonville stores. The company suffered from declining sales made worse by the pandemic. Stein Mart filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Aug. 12 and started going-out-of-business sales at its almost 300 stores in 30 states. It closed three of its Jacksonville stores Oct. 24 at Roosevelt Square in West Jacksonville, Lakewood Promenade in the Lakewood area and Harbour Village in the San Pablo area. Sunday hours typically were noon-6 p.m. The three stores open Oct. 25 consolidated the scant remaining SEE STEIN MART, PAGE 2
JACKSONVILLE Photos by Karen Brune Mathis
Shoppers hunt for bargains Oct. 25 at The Point Meadows Stein Mart at 10915 Baymeadows Road.
A sign at the Roosevelt Square Stein Mart on Oct. 25. says the store is closed.
These mannequins sold for about $20 after markdowns at the Jacksonville Beach Stein Mart.
A sign in the Stein Mart at 11111 San Jose Blvd. in Mandarin says Oct. 25 is the last day of the sale.
The end for a chain that began more than a century ago The Jacksonville-based company succumbed to changing retail trends and COVID-19.
BY MAX MARBUT ASSOCIATE EDITOR
The family legacy in retail that would lead to Stein Mart took root in 1908 when Sam Stein, a Russian immigrant, opened a general merchandise store in Greenville, Mississippi, a small town in the state’s delta region.
It died Aug. 12 when the discount fashion retailer filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and began liquidation sales at its nearly 300 stores in 30 states. Changing shopping patterns, sales declines and COVID-19 all contributed to the death. When Sam Stein retired in 1932, his son, Jake, SEE THE END, PAGE 2
BY KATIE GARWOOD STAFF WRITER
After announcing he will open a fast-casual concept in Springfield, Chef Kenny Gilbert has settled on a name for the restaurant. The “upscale fast-casual restaurant” is called Silkie’s Chicken & Champagne Bar, according to an application for a certificate of use filed with the city Oct. 20. It will be in the former Bleu Chocolat space at 1602 Walnut St. in Springfield. Gilbert confirmed in a text message Gilbert Oct. 23 that he intends to open Silkie’s soon after the Department of Business and Professional Regulation approves his plans. According to the meetatsilkies. com website listed on the application, the menu will feature Gilbert’s “signature fried chicken, biscuits and champagne cocktails.” A signature dish is the “Flavor Bomb,” a fried chicken thigh on truffle gouda drop biscuits with hot sauce and orange blossom honey. Gilbert said previously dishes would range from $6 to $18. He hopes to open before the start of the holiday season.
KGARWOOD@ JAXDAILYRECORD.COM
The Sagefield apartments planned for North Jacksonville Chance Partners announced Oct. 23 it will develop The Sagefield apartments, its fifth development in Jacksonville. The 234-unit Sagefield will be at 13283 N. Main St. and Drury Lane in North Jacksonville. It is in the Oceanway neighborhood near River City Marketplace. The Sagefield will begin preleasing in early 2022 and open in March 2022. The project team includes architecture firm Dynamik Design Partners, civil engineering firm Kimley-Horn and Associates and general contractor The Douglas Company.
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