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Turlock Town Center
The revitalization of the Turlock Town Center is nearly complete as its newest tenant, Smart & Final Extra!, held a grand opening in June. on the City of Turlock’s website show that McDonald’s is planning to open another location in the TTC. Pinkston believes the new anchor and Grocery returns to Turlock Town Center By ANGELINA MARTIN 2020
Things began to move and shake in the exterior improvements, in addition to the Golden State Boulevard shopping center other number of small businesses the center two years ago, when owner Gary Pinkston of has attracted over the last two years, will douMeridian Pacific purchased both Rite Aid as ble retail sales activity in the shopping center. well as the rest of TTC. Pinkston specializes Now, residents on the same side of town as in purchasing older shopping centers and the TTC won’t have to drive to other shopsprucing them up with updated exteriors and son spent tens of thousands of dollars on ping centers that are further away from their modern retailers in order to meet the needs improvements to the center’s landscaping home in order to get the essentials. of the surrounding community. and other aesthetics before enticing Smart & “What we find particularly in Central
He’s done just that with TTC, shifting Final Extra! to move in. The store combines California is that there are residential areas things around to build a brand-new Rite Aid the high-quality, fresh produce of a farmer’s which were initially well-served with modern and open a much-needed grocery store in the market, the low prices of a discount grocer retail, then more growth happens...everyone area. and the large club size products of the comwants to dance with the new girl at the party,”
“When Turlock Town Center was in its pany’s traditional stores and is moving into Pinkston said, referring to newer shopping inception 25 or 30 years ago, it was a very Rite Aid’s former space. centers on the north side of town. “Now vibrant shopping center with Albertsons and Rite Aid has downsized into a smaller, but people don’t have to drive as far. We’ve got Rite Aid as the anchor tenants. Then, as often newer location where Goodwill, Klassy Kuts the services right in the middle of town now.” happens, there was a move out of the anchor and Rainbow Fabrics used to be. The three With the grand “reopening” of the TTC, tenant Albertsons,” Pinkston said. “So, the businesses in turn moved to the north end Pinkston hopes to see the community view shopping center has probably run at about of the center by Jura’s Pizza Parlor and where the center as a vital piece of the community, 50 percent of its capacity in sales for the past Popeye’s Louisiana Chicken will soon open. whether that means hosting an event in the 15 years.” Pinkston could not confirm the additional parking lot or utilizing “pick up” spaces dur
In order to increase TTC’s value, Pinktfast food restaurant for the space, but plans ing the coronavirus pandemic.
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