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Richmond Animal League's 'reuse' Thrift Store Gearing up for Spring

Richmond Animal League's 'reuse' Thrift Store Gearing up for Spring

With Earth Day just around the corner, here's an idea on how to make your shopping more earth-friendly: buy used! In addition to being able to find unique, "like-new" items at great prices, buying from a thrift store instead of buying new means that an item is repurposed instead of being thrown out, thus lowering environmental impact. Richmond Animal League's thrift store, 'reuse,' has all sorts of gently used household items such as furniture, decor, books, and more. They also frequently get in pet-related products, and oftentimes have new RAL merchandise for sale as well. The store is non-profit, with all proceeds going to RAL to help fund the organization's mission of "Saving lives--providing hope, help and homes for animals in need."

Now that spring is here, reuse plans to resurrect its "Furry Fridays" program, bringing a shelter dog to visit with customers at the store every Friday.

Hobby Lobby to open in Chesterfield

According to the Richmond Times-Dispatch, Hobby Lobby expects to open its new store today in Chesterfield County. 

The store in the Hancock Village shopping center will be the second in the Richmond area. The arts and crafts retailer also has a store on West Broad Street in Henrico.  The Chesterfield store will be the fifth Hobby Lobby in Virginia.

 

Two holiday stores opening in Chesterfield

According to the Richmond Times-Dispatch, Chesterfield Towne Center is preparing for the holiday shoppers with the opening of two new holiday-themed stores.

The first is Toys R Us Express, a 5,000-square-foot store near Macy’s.  This is the second season Toys R Us has opened a store for the holiday season in the mall, and this is the only temporary store for Toys R Us in Richmond.

Spirit Halloween has also opened near the center of the mall.  After Halloween, the store will become ToyZam, which sells well-known toy brands, as well as toys made with environmentally-friendly materials. 

Value City furniture store opening in Chesterfield

Value City Furniture is opening a store in Chesterfield County, according to the Richmond Times-Dispatch.  The store, currently under renovation, is going into the space recently vacated by Office Depot on Huguenot Road and Alverser Drive. This is Value City's second Richmond-area store. The other is on West Broad Street in Henrico.

Play N' Learn's Ultimate Backyard to close

Play N' Learn's Ultimate Backyard will close at 11225 Midlothian Turnpike across from Chesterfield Towne Center, according to the Richmond Times-Dispatch.

The company hopes to sell of its inventory by the end of the month and reopen next year with a new store in western Henrico County.

Changes coming to Chesterfield Towne Center

Changes are coming to Chesterfield Towne Center, where two new stores are opening and two others are getting facelifts, according to the Richmond Times-Dispatch:

  •     rue21, the young men's and women's apparel retailer, is opening near Champs Sports along the mall's main corridor.
  •     Salon Plaza is opening along the exterior of the mall facing Midlothian Turnpike.
  •     American Eagle Outfitters is remodeling its store.

Chesterfield Marketplace sold - Times-Dispatch

The Chesterfield Marketplace shopping center has been sold, according to the Richmond Times-Dispatch.

The troubled 428,576-square-foot center, which was foreclosed on in 2009, is off Midlothian Turnpike about a half-mile east of Chesterfield Towne Center.

It was bought for an undisclosed amount by Pennsylvania-based developer WP Realty.