Dick's Sporting Goods

[MikeRa]

there is now a Dick's Sporting Goods at the King of Prussia Mall.  It is located on the 2nd floor of the former Sears

[ynkeesfn82]

The old Xpect Discounts in North Haven, Connecticut was demolished for a 48,000 Square Foot Dicks Sporting Goods.

This article appeared in The Meriden-Record Journal on July 6th, 2015. It also talks about the new Cinemark Theater opening on  July 22nd.

New theater, sporting goods store under construction in North Haven

Published: July 5, 2015 | Last Modified: July 6, 2015 12:57PM
By Mary Ellen Godin Record-Journal staff

NORTH HAVEN â€" The new Cinemark NextGen theater on Universal Drive promises to be an entertainment blockbuster when it opens July 22, a marketing manager said this week.

The Rave Cinemas closed recently to make way for the 57,202-square-foot entertainment complex behind it. Cinemark, of Plano, Texas, bought Rave Cinemas last year. The former theater will be demolished to make way for four new businesses.

Cinemark estimates it will spend $16.2 million for wall-to-wall screens in all 14 auditoriums, digital projection and real 3-D capability in several, enhanced sound, a cafeteria-style concession stand, and Cinemark XD, a massive-screen extreme digital auditorium with luxury lounge recliners and 60-plus-speaker digital surround sound.

The new cinema will show movies and live events, including boxing matches and Metropolitan Opera productions, according to James Meredith, Cinemark’s vice president of marketing.

“All cinemas have enhanced digital surround sound, so it’s a great opportunity for people in the area to enjoy high-quality movies and other events,” Meredith said.

During site plan approval, Cinemark also agreed to an easement that will allow for development of the Quinnipiac Marsh Trail at the rear of the property.

Last year, the town’s Planning and Zoning Commission approved a special permit to allow Cinemark to serve alcoholic beverages at a lounge inside the complex. Customers cannot consume alcoholic beverages inside the theaters, but there will be a lounge where they can enjoy beer and wine.

“The plan is really a good one,” commission member James Giulietti said at the time of the approvals. “The premises as they sit today are largely in disrepair and the parking lot has been in disrepair for years.”

Across the street, developers are working on razing the former Xpect Discount store and renovating the 339,000-square-foot- Home Depot Plaza.

“The new building under construction will be occupied by Dick’s Sporting Goods and is expected to open later this fall,” said Nicholas Brown, vice president of development for the northeast region of Kimco Realty.

“The shopping center will also receive various site improvements and a façade renovation.”

The center is anchored by BJ’s Wholesale Club and Home Depot. Plans call for the demolition of Xpect and to replace it with a new 48,000-square-foot prototypical Dick’s Sporting Goods store.

The façades for the balance of the non-anchored stores are being renovated, and various other site improvements are also being constructed, including a renovated pylon sign, new site lighting, additional landscaping and a new parking lot.

Construction began in March 2015 and the total cost is $8.3 million, according to the Kimco website.

First Selectman Mike Freda mentioned the town’s commercial sector and the Cinemark Theater when accepting a Celebrate CT! award from the Connecticut Economic Resource Center last November.

“Look at these projects and see a lot is happening in North Haven,” Freda said at the time. “I spend a lot of time on economic development and meet with developers, commercial real estate agents and retailers on a regular basis to create opportunities and bring them to positive outcomes.”

[JimSawhill]

The old Xpect Discounts in North Haven, Connecticut was demolished for a 48,000 Square Foot Dicks Sporting Goods.

This article appeared in The Meriden-Record Journal on July 6th, 2015. It also talks about the new Cinemark Theater opening on  July 22nd.

New theater, sporting goods store under construction in North Haven

Published: July 5, 2015 | Last Modified: July 6, 2015 12:57PM
By Mary Ellen Godin Record-Journal staff

NORTH HAVEN â€" The new Cinemark NextGen theater on Universal Drive promises to be an entertainment blockbuster when it opens July 22, a marketing manager said this week.

The Rave Cinemas closed recently to make way for the 57,202-square-foot entertainment complex behind it. Cinemark, of Plano, Texas, bought Rave Cinemas last year. The former theater will be demolished to make way for four new businesses.

Cinemark estimates it will spend $16.2 million for wall-to-wall screens in all 14 auditoriums, digital projection and real 3-D capability in several, enhanced sound, a cafeteria-style concession stand, and Cinemark XD, a massive-screen extreme digital auditorium with luxury lounge recliners and 60-plus-speaker digital surround sound.

The new cinema will show movies and live events, including boxing matches and Metropolitan Opera productions, according to James Meredith, Cinemark’s vice president of marketing.

“All cinemas have enhanced digital surround sound, so it’s a great opportunity for people in the area to enjoy high-quality movies and other events,” Meredith said.

During site plan approval, Cinemark also agreed to an easement that will allow for development of the Quinnipiac Marsh Trail at the rear of the property.

Last year, the town’s Planning and Zoning Commission approved a special permit to allow Cinemark to serve alcoholic beverages at a lounge inside the complex. Customers cannot consume alcoholic beverages inside the theaters, but there will be a lounge where they can enjoy beer and wine.

“The plan is really a good one,” commission member James Giulietti said at the time of the approvals. “The premises as they sit today are largely in disrepair and the parking lot has been in disrepair for years.”

Across the street, developers are working on razing the former Xpect Discount store and renovating the 339,000-square-foot- Home Depot Plaza.

“The new building under construction will be occupied by Dick’s Sporting Goods and is expected to open later this fall,” said Nicholas Brown, vice president of development for the northeast region of Kimco Realty.

“The shopping center will also receive various site improvements and a façade renovation.”

The center is anchored by BJ’s Wholesale Club and Home Depot. Plans call for the demolition of Xpect and to replace it with a new 48,000-square-foot prototypical Dick’s Sporting Goods store.

The façades for the balance of the non-anchored stores are being renovated, and various other site improvements are also being constructed, including a renovated pylon sign, new site lighting, additional landscaping and a new parking lot.

Construction began in March 2015 and the total cost is $8.3 million, according to the Kimco website.

First Selectman Mike Freda mentioned the town’s commercial sector and the Cinemark Theater when accepting a Celebrate CT! award from the Connecticut Economic Resource Center last November.

“Look at these projects and see a lot is happening in North Haven,” Freda said at the time. “I spend a lot of time on economic development and meet with developers, commercial real estate agents and retailers on a regular basis to create opportunities and bring them to positive outcomes.”

Marc: where was the Rave theaters on Universal Drive? I know there's a Showcase Cinemas on that street.

[ynkeesfn82]

The old Xpect Discounts in North Haven, Connecticut was demolished for a 48,000 Square Foot Dicks Sporting Goods.

This article appeared in The Meriden-Record Journal on July 6th, 2015. It also talks about the new Cinemark Theater opening on  July 22nd.

New theater, sporting goods store under construction in North Haven

Published: July 5, 2015 | Last Modified: July 6, 2015 12:57PM
By Mary Ellen Godin Record-Journal staff

NORTH HAVEN â€" The new Cinemark NextGen theater on Universal Drive promises to be an entertainment blockbuster when it opens July 22, a marketing manager said this week.

The Rave Cinemas closed recently to make way for the 57,202-square-foot entertainment complex behind it. Cinemark, of Plano, Texas, bought Rave Cinemas last year. The former theater will be demolished to make way for four new businesses.

Cinemark estimates it will spend $16.2 million for wall-to-wall screens in all 14 auditoriums, digital projection and real 3-D capability in several, enhanced sound, a cafeteria-style concession stand, and Cinemark XD, a massive-screen extreme digital auditorium with luxury lounge recliners and 60-plus-speaker digital surround sound.

The new cinema will show movies and live events, including boxing matches and Metropolitan Opera productions, according to James Meredith, Cinemark’s vice president of marketing.

“All cinemas have enhanced digital surround sound, so it’s a great opportunity for people in the area to enjoy high-quality movies and other events,” Meredith said.

During site plan approval, Cinemark also agreed to an easement that will allow for development of the Quinnipiac Marsh Trail at the rear of the property.

Last year, the town’s Planning and Zoning Commission approved a special permit to allow Cinemark to serve alcoholic beverages at a lounge inside the complex. Customers cannot consume alcoholic beverages inside the theaters, but there will be a lounge where they can enjoy beer and wine.

“The plan is really a good one,” commission member James Giulietti said at the time of the approvals. “The premises as they sit today are largely in disrepair and the parking lot has been in disrepair for years.”

Across the street, developers are working on razing the former Xpect Discount store and renovating the 339,000-square-foot- Home Depot Plaza.

“The new building under construction will be occupied by Dick’s Sporting Goods and is expected to open later this fall,” said Nicholas Brown, vice president of development for the northeast region of Kimco Realty.

“The shopping center will also receive various site improvements and a façade renovation.”

The center is anchored by BJ’s Wholesale Club and Home Depot. Plans call for the demolition of Xpect and to replace it with a new 48,000-square-foot prototypical Dick’s Sporting Goods store.

The façades for the balance of the non-anchored stores are being renovated, and various other site improvements are also being constructed, including a renovated pylon sign, new site lighting, additional landscaping and a new parking lot.

Construction began in March 2015 and the total cost is $8.3 million, according to the Kimco website.

First Selectman Mike Freda mentioned the town’s commercial sector and the Cinemark Theater when accepting a Celebrate CT! award from the Connecticut Economic Resource Center last November.

“Look at these projects and see a lot is happening in North Haven,” Freda said at the time. “I spend a lot of time on economic development and meet with developers, commercial real estate agents and retailers on a regular basis to create opportunities and bring them to positive outcomes.”

Marc: where was the Rave theaters on Universal Drive? I know there's a Showcase Cinemas on that street.

Showcase Cinemas got bought out by Rave a few years ago. Then Cinemark bought them out, but the Rave in Southington (Milldale or Plantsville) and Berlin (Kensington) were sold to Starplex.

[MikeRa]

The old Xpect Discounts in North Haven, Connecticut was demolished for a 48,000 Square Foot Dicks Sporting Goods.

This article appeared in The Meriden-Record Journal on July 6th, 2015. It also talks about the new Cinemark Theater opening on  July 22nd.

New theater, sporting goods store under construction in North Haven

Published: July 5, 2015 | Last Modified: July 6, 2015 12:57PM
By Mary Ellen Godin Record-Journal staff

NORTH HAVEN â€" The new Cinemark NextGen theater on Universal Drive promises to be an entertainment blockbuster when it opens July 22, a marketing manager said this week.

The Rave Cinemas closed recently to make way for the 57,202-square-foot entertainment complex behind it. Cinemark, of Plano, Texas, bought Rave Cinemas last year. The former theater will be demolished to make way for four new businesses.

Cinemark estimates it will spend $16.2 million for wall-to-wall screens in all 14 auditoriums, digital projection and real 3-D capability in several, enhanced sound, a cafeteria-style concession stand, and Cinemark XD, a massive-screen extreme digital auditorium with luxury lounge recliners and 60-plus-speaker digital surround sound.

The new cinema will show movies and live events, including boxing matches and Metropolitan Opera productions, according to James Meredith, Cinemark’s vice president of marketing.

“All cinemas have enhanced digital surround sound, so it’s a great opportunity for people in the area to enjoy high-quality movies and other events,” Meredith said.

During site plan approval, Cinemark also agreed to an easement that will allow for development of the Quinnipiac Marsh Trail at the rear of the property.

Last year, the town’s Planning and Zoning Commission approved a special permit to allow Cinemark to serve alcoholic beverages at a lounge inside the complex. Customers cannot consume alcoholic beverages inside the theaters, but there will be a lounge where they can enjoy beer and wine.

“The plan is really a good one,” commission member James Giulietti said at the time of the approvals. “The premises as they sit today are largely in disrepair and the parking lot has been in disrepair for years.”

Across the street, developers are working on razing the former Xpect Discount store and renovating the 339,000-square-foot- Home Depot Plaza.

“The new building under construction will be occupied by Dick’s Sporting Goods and is expected to open later this fall,” said Nicholas Brown, vice president of development for the northeast region of Kimco Realty.

“The shopping center will also receive various site improvements and a façade renovation.”

The center is anchored by BJ’s Wholesale Club and Home Depot. Plans call for the demolition of Xpect and to replace it with a new 48,000-square-foot prototypical Dick’s Sporting Goods store.

The façades for the balance of the non-anchored stores are being renovated, and various other site improvements are also being constructed, including a renovated pylon sign, new site lighting, additional landscaping and a new parking lot.

Construction began in March 2015 and the total cost is $8.3 million, according to the Kimco website.

First Selectman Mike Freda mentioned the town’s commercial sector and the Cinemark Theater when accepting a Celebrate CT! award from the Connecticut Economic Resource Center last November.

“Look at these projects and see a lot is happening in North Haven,” Freda said at the time. “I spend a lot of time on economic development and meet with developers, commercial real estate agents and retailers on a regular basis to create opportunities and bring them to positive outcomes.”

Marc: where was the Rave theaters on Universal Drive? I know there's a Showcase Cinemas on that street.

Showcase Cinemas got bought out by Rave a few years ago. Then Cinemark bought them out, but the Rave in Southington (Milldale or Plantsville) and Berlin (Kensington) were sold to Starplex.

Not all Showcase Cinemas and Multiplex Cinemas were sold.  National Amusements still has Showcase Cinemas, Cinema De Lux, and Multiplex Cinemas locations in the Metro NYC-Long Island area (as Cinema De Lux or Multiplex Cinemas), Rhode Island, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and the Springdale 18: Cinema De Lux (in Springdale, OH), and Edgewater Multiplex Cinemas (in Edgewater), NJ

[ynkeesfn82]

National Amusements/Showcase Cinemas CT:

Berlin - StarPlex

Enfield - Cinemark

Manchester - Cinemark Buckland Hills 18 + Imax (Formerly Cinema De Lux)

Milford - Connecticut Post 14 + Imax (Formerly Cinema De Lux)

North Haven - Cinemark

Southington - Starplex

[Brammy]

Dick's is having their Grand Opening in Waterbury, CT October 11-13th. Its opening in the former Toys R Us in the Brass Mill Commons adjacent to the Brass Mill Mall.

[retailisking]

Dick's Sporting Goods is selling eight of their Field & Stream stores to Sportsman's Warehouse
https://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/news/2019/10/02/dicks-sporting-goods-sells-8-field-stream-stores.html

[TheFugitive]

Likely because Dick's appears to want to get out of the firearms business
and a Field and Stream store that doesn't sell guns would be a joke.

[JimSawhill]

Likely because Dick's appears to want to get out of the firearms business
and a Field and Stream store that doesn't sell guns would be a joke.

Field and Stream will be better than Dick's. The 3 Dick's here are not managed properly and the employees don't seem to care. I love Cabela's and Bass Pro... The Bass Pro store here has a gun range that rifle teams at schools use for events.

[Brammy]

It's unconfirmed at this point, but I heard the 50,000 square foot Dick's in the former Big KMART in Plainville, CT is closing.

[TRU7536]

It's unconfirmed at this point, but I heard the 50,000 square foot Dick's in the former Big KMART in Plainville, CT is closing.

Was confirmed today by NBC 30, the location has closed. The location has been removed from their website.

[Everything Community]

In Manchester CT, they have relocated from the mall to The Plaza At Burr Corners (where Pilgrim Furniture / Waldbaum's Supermarket (before Pilgrim) used to be). They opened in that spot just a couple of months ago. That store had orginally been at the mall for over twenty five years before moving over there due to high rent in that property within the mall. They decided to relocate for that very reason.

[AmesNewington]

In Manchester CT, they have relocated from the mall to The Plaza At Burr Corners (where Pilgrim Furniture / Waldbaum's Supermarket (before Pilgrim) used to be). They opened in that spot just a couple of months ago. That store had orginally been at the mall for over twenty five years before moving over there due to high rent in that property within the mall. They decided to relocate for that very reason.

According to The Manchester Scoop, the former Dick's space at the mall has been leased. They didn't have info on the exact tenant as of this time.