Best Buy 29
| Best Buy #29 | |
|---|---|
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| Store number | 29 |
| Name | Racine |
| Location | Southland Center |
| Address | 2710 South Green Bay Road |
| City | Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin |
| Opened | October 21, 2009 |
| Retail floor area | 34,778 square feet (3,231.0 m2) |
| Replaced | Best Buy at 2630 South Green Bay Road |
| Previous tenant | Circuit City #3177 |
| Coordinates | 42°42′01″N 87°51′20″W / 42.700155°N 87.855593°WCoordinates: 42°42′01″N 87°51′20″W / 42.700155°N 87.855593°W |
Best Buy #29, also known as Best Buy Racine, is a Best Buy store located at Southland Center, 2710 South Green Bay Road, space C, in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin.[1] The store first opened in 1987 at Regency Point Shopping Center, before moving to 2630 South Green Bay Road in 1994, and again to its current location in 2009.
History[edit | edit source]
| Best Buy #29 | |
|---|---|
| Store number | 29 |
| Name | Racine |
| Location | Regency Point Shopping Center |
| Address | 2308 South Green Bay Road |
| City | Racine, Wisconsin |
| Opened | September 30, 1987 |
| Closed | November 13, 1994 |
| Retail floor area | 22,000 square feet (2,000 m2) |
| Replaced by | Best Buy at 2630 South Green Bay Road |
| Next tenant | T.J. Maxx #143 |
| Best Buy #29 | |
|---|---|
| Store number | 29 |
| Name | Racine |
| Address | 2630 South Green Bay Road |
| City | Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin |
| Opened | November 17, 1994 |
| Closed | October 2009 |
| Retail floor area | 45,000 square feet (4,200 m2) |
| Replaced | Best Buy at 2308 South Green Bay Road |
| Replaced by | Best Buy at Southland Center |
| Previous tenant | Bailey's Garden Center |
| Next tenant | Michaels #9192 and Office Depot #3260 |
Best Buy #29 originally opened in the Regency Point Shopping Center, at 2308 South Green Bay Road, on September 30, 1987, the 35th location in the chain.[2] By 1994, the company decided that the 22,000-square-foot (2,000 m2) store was too small and planned to relocate. The Regency Point store closed on November 13, 1994, and the new location at 2630 South Green Bay Road opened on November 17, with a grand opening ceremony the following day.[3]
Circuit City #3177 opened next door to the store in 2000. After Circuit City Stores closed all its locations in 2009, Best Buy decided to move its Racine store into the former Circuit City space, although the space was about 25% smaller than its existing store.[4] Best Buy opened at Southland Center on October 21, 2009.[5]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Best Buy Store Directory, bestbuy.com
- ↑ Hertzberg, Mark. "Best Buy opening set", Racine Journal Times, September 29, 1987, page 9C.
- ↑ Sumner Coon, Laura. "Best Buy reopens today", Racine Journal Times, November 17, 1994, page 1B.
- ↑ "Best Buy to open in former Circuit City soon", Racine Journal Times, September 21, 2009.
- ↑ Burke, Michael. "Fuel-efficient parking available at Best Buy", Racine Journal Times, November 17, 2009.