This place definitely has true bargains. Sounds cheesy, but it's one of my favorite stores to shop at!
From e-mails that i received, i know that people want to have a Christmas Tree Shop in their town. The only one in Maine is in Scarborough. There are rumors about a new one in Bangor and Augusta.
It's a cool place to shop and it's fun to have a place like that in town. The Scarborough store is always crowded, it's a success !
In New York State there is on in Albany(the state's first store), Syracuse, and Spring Valley.
i have a price tag from there that i saved it looks like a nice place to go i just dont really like that name chrismastree shop lol
hears the danbury location thsi is a really cool and unusal looking store lol
anouther pic
they were lot of carts there too they kida look like Ames carts lol
hear more pic of this cool looking store
pic again lol
hear teh stores entrence
a close up of the houses
and one last pic of this weird store lol
this Christmas tree shops is in colonie new york in the colonie mall http://www.greatestcities.com/users/ankit/2005/08/30/
here is the one in mattydale new york (outside syracuse) that just opened 1-2 years ago in the northern lights shopping center.
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here is the one in mattydale new york (outside syracuse) that just opened 1-2 years ago in the northern lights shopping center.
mrore mattydale store.
Did anyone else know that Christmas Tree Shops is owned by Bed Bath and Beyond?
What was interesting was a recent news article about their new New Jersey store mentioned how there was a large selection of closeout patio things from Linen's and Things:insane:
Just to let you guys know, the Mattydale Christmas Tree Shops was formerly a Builders Square. Unfortunately, I do not have a picture.
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Did anyone else know that Christmas Tree Shops is owned by Bed Bath and Beyond?
What was interesting was a recent news article about their new New Jersey store mentioned how there was a large selection of closeout patio things from Linen's and Things:insane:
If fact, the company was acquired by BB&B in june 2003. Right now, the former Ames in Augusta ME is under renovation and a Christmas Tree Shops and BB&B will open there....
There are always rumors that Christmas Tree Shoppes are coming to this town or that town. I head those rumours when I lived in Bristol. I'm hearing them now that I live in Southington. There's no room on Queen Street (Route 10) for one. Stick it up on West Street (Route 229). People are planning on buiding a new shopping center there.
Christmas Tree Shoppe and Target would be good for Southington. Since Ames and KMART closed down the only place to shop in Southington is Walmart. (In the old CALDOR)
Christmas Tree Shops has just built a HUGE location across from the Garden State Plaza in Paramus, New Jersey. This location is probably the biggest I have ever seen for Christmas Tree Shops!
here is the christmas tree shops in danbury ct in the danbury square
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Christmas Tree Shops has just built a HUGE location across from the Garden State Plaza in Paramus, New Jersey. This location is probably the biggest I have ever seen for Christmas Tree Shops!
This is an unusual store set-up.
There is a parking garage of 3 stories, which connects the Christmas Tree building to the IKEA. On the 1st floor, you can park UNDER the CTS, then take an elevator up to the store. The 2nd floor is Bed Bath & Beyond, and the 3rd floor is Christmas Tree.
It is quite large inside, but not as obvious as it could be due to many "sections" and dividers - and only 1 entry (unlike some in malls that have 2).
No picture - it is rather hard to shoot, plus from the outside it looked relatively plain, probably due to the multi-uses of the building.
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QuoteOriginally posted by KyleRF
Christmas Tree Shops has just built a HUGE location across from the Garden State Plaza in Paramus, New Jersey. This location is probably the biggest I have ever seen for Christmas Tree Shops!
This is an unusual store set-up.
There is a parking garage of 3 stories, which connects the Christmas Tree building to the IKEA. On the 1st floor, you can park UNDER the CTS, then take an elevator up to the store. The 2nd floor is Bed Bath & Beyond, and the 3rd floor is Christmas Tree.
It is quite large inside, but not as obvious as it could be due to many "sections" and dividers - and only 1 entry (unlike some in malls that have 2).
No picture - it is rather hard to shoot, plus from the outside it looked relatively plain, probably due to the multi-uses of the building.
there are always rumors like i heard a small one of one coming to the seacost nh, gilford nh (hahaha that is unlikley) in the reconstruction of hte lakes region plaza, one in dedham mass, etc. it is a popular store and is on shopping center / consumer wishlists.
they are building one in rochester ny and I wonder if one in buffalo will come? there was a questing asking if a second one around syracuse will come. i saw in a site plan one is coming to allentown. I wonder if one will be near philadelphia in the state of PA.
Forget Gilford...that's for sure, they'll never open there... A location on the NH Seacoast would be nice, especially in Portsmouth!
About the future Augusta store, $60,000 worth of damage has been done to the former Ames by vandals:
Kennebec Journal
Police Log
AUGUSTA -- Weekend vandalism at a Turnpike Mall construction site caused nearly $60,000 in damage, according to Augusta police.
Police said the incident took place sometime Saturday night at the site of the former Ames department store, which is being renovated for a new store. Augusta Police Sgt. Mark Desjardin said the damage was discovered Sunday morning by one of the contractors working at the site.
The officer said it appeared that a Bobcat skid-steer loader was started and used to cause substantial damage to the walls of the building along with a trailer used as an office at the construction site. Also damaged were a boom-truck parked behind the building, an excavator and the skid-steer loader itself. The cab of the boom- truck sustained major damage, said Desjardin.
Evidence was recovered by Augusta police detectives and the investigation is continuing, Desjardin said.
http://www.wmtw.com/news/9599127/detail.html
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Forget Gilford...that's for sure, they'll never open there... A location on the NH Seacoast would be nice, especially in Portsmouth!
About the future Augusta store, $60,000 worth of damage has been done to the former Ames by vandals:
Kennebec Journal
Police Log
AUGUSTA -- Weekend vandalism at a Turnpike Mall construction site caused nearly $60,000 in damage, according to Augusta police.
Police said the incident took place sometime Saturday night at the site of the former Ames department store, which is being renovated for a new store. Augusta Police Sgt. Mark Desjardin said the damage was discovered Sunday morning by one of the contractors working at the site.
The officer said it appeared that a Bobcat skid-steer loader was started and used to cause substantial damage to the walls of the building along with a trailer used as an office at the construction site. Also damaged were a boom-truck parked behind the building, an excavator and the skid-steer loader itself. The cab of the boom- truck sustained major damage, said Desjardin.
Evidence was recovered by Augusta police detectives and the investigation is continuing, Desjardin said.
http://www.wmtw.com/news/9599127/detail.html
with them reconstructing the granite state marketplace in hooksett with wal-mart moving, some people want a christmas tree shops there.
it is hard to keep track of places where X-mas tree shops is on shopping center wishlists.
Christmas Tree Shops taking shape in Augusta ME. (former Ames). CTS will be in the left part of the building and will not have a door to the Turnpike Mall hallway. By the way, they just launched a new website.
Does anyone think Christmas Tree Shops can move into the former Shaw's Supermarket on Route 10 in Southington, Connecticut?
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Christmas Tree Shops taking shape in Augusta ME. (former Ames). CTS will be in the left part of the building and will not have a door to the Turnpike Mall .
September update, 'Christmas Tree shops style' building:
when does the one in augusta open? I heard rumors of one coming in Portsmouth in the old Home Depot that is moving in the old business center area.
one will come in York pennsylvania next year
one opens in ROchester New york
what about Buffalo new york or will they say that buffalo is where you are nearing the midwest (it is 2 hours from OHio border). Maybe put one in the Walden GAlleria or something.
The opening in Augusta is for Fall 2006... probably before december....?
The style of Augusta will be similar to the newly opened Freehold NJ store... (see pic below)
Breaking news! Christmas Tree Shops will open in Portsmouth NH:
http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/11102006/nhnews-ph-por-xmas.shop.html
http://business.mainetoday.com/news/061116xmastreeshop.html says the one in augusta maine may open next week. the ones in henrietta (Rochester) new york and freehold are now open and hartsdale ny opens soon
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http://business.mainetoday.com/news/061116xmastreeshop.html says the one in augusta maine may open next week. the ones in henrietta (Rochester) new york and freehold are now open and hartsdale ny opens soon
Augusta: they have signs in the windows with the opening date tuesday nov. 21 at 9:00 AM. The store was busy with workers inside and out this week-end.
the original store in Yarmouthport CLOSED!!! THE COMPANY SAID ITS OUT OF DATE AND TOO SMALL!!
I actually work at the Salem NH CTS store.
(Which used to be a Childworld. In fact, there's an electrical box out back that still has a big yellow CHILD WORLD sticker on it.)
Anywho, Bed Bath and Beyond bought us out in '03. The word we get is that they're planning something like 5 new stores a year, and eventually to go coast to coast.
Imagine a CTS store in Vegas. Good god man.
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I actually work at the Salem NH CTS store.
(Which used to be a Childworld. In fact, there's an electrical box out back that still has a big yellow CHILD WORLD sticker on it.)
Anywho, Bed Bath and Beyond bought us out in '03. The word we get is that they're planning something like 5 new stores a year, and eventually to go coast to coast.
Imagine a CTS store in Vegas. Good god man.
I remember it being a child world. I not
It might take years for X-mas tree shops to go to vegas. and coast coast??
one in moosic (NEAR SCRANTON) pa is opening soon and york pa opens this fall and one is planned in portsmouth. I cant think of anywhere else in NH to put one. How about Bangor for another maine location (Say wal-mart is moving next year and how about if they lease some of WAl-marts old space) I wonder if they will open in Buffalo as rochester, albany and syracuse and NYC have one and I bet one will go near the walden galleria or something like that. BUFFALO IS A GOOD market for them there (As niagara falls is near) but buffalo is nearing the midwest (it is 3 hours from cleveland). I read site plans of one (http://www.storetrax.com/uploadExtra/11338/11338/11338_Brochure_Insert.pdf) in allentown (Another good market). But I bet they will put one in one of the Phili suburbs like near King of Prussia or whatever (I know one is in cherry hill). I bet Harrisburg PA will be another market for them. I wonder if one will go to Waterford Ct (near new london) as that is near the ocean and a major retail area. I wonder if they will go to Wilmington delaware? I cannot think of any more for vermont as burlington is their only big market (Rutland is not too big) or RI or CT.
NOTIce now they are rebuilding the south hills mall in poughkeepsie, I bet they will put one there and poughkeepsie (though one is in danbury) is a good market as there is every retail store imaginable there. they have one in the holyoke mall and that is their only mall store.
The X-mas tree shops I have seen and or been to are NH: Salem and Nashua; Vt: Williston; MA: Orleans, Dennis, Yarmouth, the late first Yarmouthport store, Hyannis, Falmouth, North Attleboro, Shrewsbury, HOlyoke, Avon, PEmbroke, Lynnfield and Somerville; NY: Rochester (I saw it under construction), Albany and SYracuse; CT: Danbury and MAnchester; RI: WArwick
I have not seen the ones in CT:ORange; MA: Dartmouth; RI: Newport; NY: Spring Valley and Hartsdale; NJ: Cherry Hill, Freehold and Paramus; PA: Moosic. But I will soon.
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Breaking news! Christmas Tree Shops will open in Portsmouth NH:
http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/11102006/nhnews-ph-por-xmas.shop.html
Done!
After 6 months of anticipation and debate over mainly traffic issues, the board approved a plan to build a Christmas Tree Shops, Bed, Bath & Beyond, and a third unknown retailer at the site of Home Depot, at 100 Durgin Lane in Portsmouth.
SITE PLAN:
http://www.atlanticretail.com/images/content/PortsmouthNH_100DurginLane.pdf
I looked around the board and found no CTS topic. Tell me if i'm wrong. Anyway, they will be opening a new store in North Conway NH in a former Ames.
http://www.atlanticretail.com/images/content/NorthConwayNH_NorthwayPlaza.pdf
That store was kinda small. I think that CTS is coming with a new smaller version of their concept. The new location in Augusta Maine is not very large. The company used the 60,000 Ames to open a CTS and Bed, Bath & Beyond.
Another store will also open in the vacant Home Depot in Portsmouth, NH. (A Bed,Bath & Beyond will also open there)
(http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/423/7039le0.jpg) the york pa store :)
theres one coming to lancaster pa :o
theres one coming to harrisburg pa :o
Christmas Tree Shops/Bed,Bath & Beyond combo under construction in Portsmouth, NH at the former Home Depot site.
One opened about a year ago in Wilmington, DE, and a brand new one is in Downingtown, PA. They are owned by Bed Bath & Beyond.
Coming to Bangor this summer, partially replacing the old Shaw's that closed in 2009:
http://new.bangordailynews.com/2011/03/01/business/christmas-tree-shops-coming-to-bangor
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Coming to Bangor this summer, partially replacing the old Shaw's that closed in 2009:
http://new.bangordailynews.com/2011/03/01/business/christmas-tree-shops-coming-to-bangor
That store will be a hit!
I like that all there stores are a bit diffent if gives them a mom pop feeling on the outside
Christmas Tree Shop is opening a new concept store called Christmas Tree Shop Express. It will be open November-January. There will be one at The Westfield Meriden Square Mall in Meriden, CT. It will be on the 1st floor of the Macy's wing where the glow-in-the-dark miniature golf place used to be.
http://www.myrecordjournal.com/meriden/article_af8ff1dc-f4f2-11e0-8e6c-001cc4c03286.html
After a successful run this past holiday season with Christmas Tree Express, Christmas Tree Shop has announced it is open a permanent store at the Meriden Square Mall in the former Border's location this summer.
Quote from: retailisking on March 07, 2011, 03:59:35 AM
Coming to Bangor this summer, partially replacing the old Shaw's that closed in 2009:
http://new.bangordailynews.com/2011/03/01/business/christmas-tree-shops-coming-to-bangor
The store exterior is more simple, without that usual CTS building design...
(http://www.christmastreeshops.com/images/bangor.jpg)
Quote from: Zayre88 on November 10, 2012, 03:59:38 PM
Quote from: retailisking on March 07, 2011, 03:59:35 AM
Coming to Bangor this summer, partially replacing the old Shaw's that closed in 2009:
http://new.bangordailynews.com/2011/03/01/business/christmas-tree-shops-coming-to-bangor
The store exterior is more simple, without that usual CTS building design...
(http://www.christmastreeshops.com/images/bangor.jpg)
I think the new stores seem to have a more simple look.
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Christmas Tree Shop is opening a new concept store called Christmas Tree Shop Express. It will be open November-January. There will be one at The Westfield Meriden Square Mall in Meriden, CT. It will be on the 1st floor of the Macy's wing where the glow-in-the-dark miniature golf place used to be.
http://www.myrecordjournal.com/meriden/article_af8ff1dc-f4f2-11e0-8e6c-001cc4c03286.html
There is also one that just opened at the Neshaminy Mall, in Bensalem, PA, where recently was a "Rainbow" outlet.
The full 6 that opened this year are:
Braintree, MA
Concord, NH
Leominster, MA
Nashua, NH
Meriden, CT
Bensalem, PA
Not a fan of the new style, but then again BBBY has been dumbing down CTS for years.
Here is a pic of the Christmas Tree Shops Express location at Neshaminy Mall, in Bensalem, PA:
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8199/8204757882_561297a74e_c.jpg)
Christmas Tree Shops Express appears to be a great idea!
The Christmas Tree Express store in at the Westfield Meriden Square Mall is in the old Border's. They only use the mall entrance and do not use the exterior entrance that Border's had.
I heard on Facebook that Bed Bath Beyond is looking to sell The Christmas Shop and if they can't find a buyer they will close.
If they do close husbands everyone will cheer hurray! ::)
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I heard on Facebook that Bed Bath Beyond is looking to sell The Christmas Shop and if they can't find a buyer they will close.
If they do close husbands everyone will cheer hurray! ::)
Really? They appear to be thriving. They keep opening new stores with locations now in Alabama, Florida, Virginia and beyond!
Why are some Christmas Tree Shops now called "Christmas Tree Shops and That!"? The "and That!" sounds silly and I can't figure out what it means.
They opened another "andThat!" store in Flint, MI last month:
http://www.mlive.com/business/mid-michigan/index.ssf/2013/10/bed_bath_beyond_company_opens.html
It's all about expanding the CTS concept in parts of the country not familiar with the fact that the store sells more than just Christmas ornaments and is open year-round.
O.K. I don't get it why they call it "Christmas Tree Shops" when they're open all year around and sells more than Christmas stuff!? ???
Apparently Christmas Tree Shops has changed its logo recently: no more sleigh!
Quote from: Pikapower on November 30, 2013, 08:19:33 PMO.K. I don't get it why they call it "Christmas Tree Shops" when they're open all year around and sells more than Christmas stuff!? ???
If I remember correctly, the original one in MA started out as a shop selling Christmas themed stuff all year round (it was near the bridges that enter/exit Cape Cod, so they got tourists as well as locals at different times). Over time, they expanded to more types of items but kept the name.
The company was sold by Bed, Bath, and Beyond to a Jewish couple. They plan on rebranding all their stores to CTS eventually. New stores will get the CTS rebrand as well. They also closed their store at the Holyoke Mall in Massachusetts and moved across the street.
https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2022/04/29/2432407/0/en/Christmas-Tree-Shops-Holyoke-Moves-to-New-Location.html
Christmas Tree Shops, the well-known New England home decor retailer, is reportedly getting ready to file for bankruptcy
https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/christmas-tree-shops-bankruptcy-filing-report/ (https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/christmas-tree-shops-bankruptcy-filing-report/)