A new take on an old department store is coming to Tampa Bay.
Why it matters: The grand opening of the new Belk Market in Wesley Chapel gives local shoppers another option for apparel and home goods.
State of play: The new concept will offer women’s men’s and kids clothing, plus accessories and decor, in a smaller footprint, the Charlotte-based company announced.
- The Wesley Chapel store is one of two debuting this Saturday. The other is in Frisco, Texas, north of Dallas.
Flashback: Belk once had a larger footprint in Tampa Bay as Belk Lindsey, a subset of Belk stores across Florida and Puerto Rico co-founded by Sunshine State native Colin Lindsey, per the Sarasota Herald-Tribune.
- Locations were in Tampa’s Britton Plaza, Port Richey’s Gulfview Square Mall and the former Eastlake Square Mall, the Tampa Bay Times reported.
These days, the nearest Belk stores are in Spring Hill, Lakeland or an outlet store in Land O’ Lakes…