BOOKS, LINENS COMING TO CENTER; PALMDALE TO GET MORE NEW STORES.Byline: Jim Skeen Do you mean:
A Barnes & Noble bookstore - complete with coffee bar - and a Linens Linens are fabric household goods, such as pillowcases and towels. Originally, many, such as bed sheets and tablecloths, were made of linen. Today, the term "linen" has come to be applied to all related products even though most are made of cotton, various synthetic N Things store will be added to the Palmdale Marketplace, the owners of the retail center said Wednesday. Construction on the 25,000-square-foot Barnes & Noble store should begin within the next two weeks, with the store opening either late this year or in early 2000, said Gary Safady, managing partner of O & S Holdings of Encino, the Palmdale Marketplace owners. The 34,000-square-foot Linens N Things store should be open later this year. ``This is the right market at the right time,'' Safady said of Palmdale. ``Avenue P and 10th Street (West) is ground zero for retail, and we intend to capitalize on Cap´i`tal`ize on` v. t. 1. To turn (an opportunity) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a situation); to profit from; as, to capitalize on an opponent's mistakes s>. it.'' O & S Holdings acquired the Palmdale Marketplace about 45 days ago from Forest City, the Ohio-based firm that also developed the neighboring neigh·bor n. 1. One who lives near or next to another. 2. A person, place, or thing adjacent to or located near another. 3. A fellow human. 4. Used as a form of familiar address. v. Antelope Valley Mall The Antelope Valley Mall is an enclosed shopping mall in Palmdale, California. Opened in September, 1990, its buildings take up around 1 million square feet (90,000 m²). Its physical main building, parking lots, and ring road businesses encompass an area a bit less than 0. . Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. O & S Holdings is also in negotiations with several restaurants and a sporting goods Noun 1. sporting goods - sports equipment sold as a commodity commodity, trade good, good - articles of commerce sports equipment - equipment needed to participate in a particular sport company about the possibility of joining the marketplace, Safady said. Palmdale has been working steadily to draw major chains such as Barnes & Noble, said Mayor Jim Ledford. The addition of a Dillard's department store, now under construction at the nearby Antelope Valley Mall, is helping attract retailers. ``Dillard's is a real plum. It's opening the eyes of other retailers,'' Ledford said. ``Barnes & Noble will create interest and bring it (Palmdale Marketplace) to another level.'' The Palmdale Marketplace has seen a flurry Flurry A drastic volume increase in a specific security. of activity recently. Lowe's Co. Inc., the world's second-largest retailer of home improvement products, announced it would open a 150,000-square-foot store at the center in early 2000. The store will cost between $15 million and $20 million to build and will employ about 175 people. Other recent additions to the marketplace include a Woody's Unfinished Furniture store, a Sally's Beauty Supply and a Mattress Discounters. |
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