A sprawling, long-empty box at Carolina Pavilion is finally getting a tenant. 2nd & Charles, the used-and-new books, media and collectibles chain, plans to open at the South Boulevard shopping center in early spring 2027, filling part of the space left behind when Conn’s HomePlus shut its doors.
Scott Kappler, executive vice president of operations for Books-A-Million — the Alabama-based parent company of 2nd & Charles — confirmed the Charlotte location to WhatNow Charlotte. The store will sit at 9567 South Boulevard, inside part of the footprint that Conn’s HomePlus once occupied before closing. No specific opening date has been announced beyond the early spring 2027 target, according to the same report.
The move is part of a larger effort to rework that anchor space and strengthen Carolina Pavilion’s tenant mix, per WhatNow Charlotte’s reporting. Property owner CTO Realty Growth confirmed the broader strategy in its own disclosures, saying it subdivided the roughly 40,900 square feet formerly leased to Conn’s and signed leases with both Cavender’s and 2nd & Charles, according to a filing reported by CTO Realty Growth via GlobeNewswire. The Western boot and apparel retailer Cavender’s is taking another portion of the same vacated space, as first detailed by the Charlotte Business Journal, which described the pairing as part of an effort to evolve the tenant mix at the shopping complex.
What 2nd & Charles Actually Sells
For shoppers unfamiliar with the brand, 2nd & Charles trades in an ever-changing inventory of new and used books, music, games, toys, collectibles, décor, accessories and pop culture merchandise, according to a press release from Orange Park Mall in Florida, where another location was announced earlier this year. The chain also runs a buyback program, letting customers bring in gently used items in exchange for cash or store credit, per the same release…