_Mall expansion to open March 6

Thursday, February 21, 2008

The first stores in the Mall of Louisiana's $100 million open-air expansion are scheduled to open March 6. Todd Denton, the mall's general manager, says Chico's, Soma Intimates, L'Occitane cosmetics, Ann Taylor, Ann Taylor Loft, Clark Shoes, Apple and Select Comfort bedding store, and Jos. A. Bank menswear will be the first stores to open in The Boulevard. More retail openings, as well as the restaurant openings, including BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse and Bravo! Cucina Italiana Restaurant, to follow in July and August. In recent weeks, a number of retailers, including Coach, GameStop, Aerie, Camille's Sidewalk CafŽ, and Williams-Sonoma, have applied for building permits in The Boulevard or the mall itself. The neighboring power center is also well under way with retailers, including Circuit City and Dick's Sporting Goods, set to begin opening in June and more to follow into August. Also, Denton says the retail shuffle between the mall and The Boulevard also is moving along. In the mall, Denton estimates at least 10 locations are under construction as tenants arrive, expand or update their look.

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