Academy Sports + Outdoors is planning to open at Pocono Crossing in May. Next year, a TJ Maxx and HomeGoods are expected to open at the Midlothian shopping center (Jack Jacobs photo)
A few years after opening its first local store in Short Pump, Academy Sports + Outdoors is about to add a location in Chesterfield.
The sporting goods retail chain is planning to open a new 63,000-square-foot store at Pocono Crossing shopping center next month, according to a company spokeswoman.
The new space is at 10400 Midlothian Turnpike and was formerly occupied by a Burlington store.
Academy carries clothing, shoes, equipment and gear for sports and outdoor activities such as fishing and camping. It sells products from Nike, Yeti, Carhartt and others, and in-house private label brands such as Magellan Outdoors, Mosaic and Freely.
The company’s stores also provide services like scope mounting on firearms and fishing-rod winding. Academy locations sell hunting and fishing licenses.
Academy currently has three stores in Virginia, with locations in Short Pump, Christiansburg and Fredericksburg. It is planning to open a Virginia Beach location, according to its website. The Short Pump store opened at The Corner in Short Pump in the summer of 2022.
The Texas-based, publicly traded company says it’s one of the country’s largest sporting goods retailers, with more than 300 stores across 21 states. In a late-March news release, Academy said it intended to open 20 to 25 stores in fiscal year 2025.
Academy isn’t the only new store coming to Pocono Crossing. Off-price retailers TJ Maxx and HomeGoods are expected to open at the center next year, according to a recent news release from Big V Property Group, the shopping center’s owner.
The TJ Maxx would occupy a nearly 29,000-square-foot space carved out of the former Burlington storefront, between the new Academy space and Martial Arts World. Burlington has since relocated to 11609 Midlothian Turnpike in the Towne Crossing shopping center.
HomeGoods is anticipated to open in a nearly 25,000-square-foot space, a portion of which had previously been occupied by Hong Kong King Buffet. The long-running buffet restaurant is now closed. As of this week, there was a sign posted to its entrance that said the restaurant intended to relocate to an unspecified location.
Big V announced earlier this month the impending arrivals of the three stores to Pocono Crossing. The real estate company said in its announcement that the redevelopment and splitting of the former Burlington space was intended to help Pocono Crossing keep up with shifts in the retail industry.
“As retail has evolved, there are very few single tenants looking to occupy a nearly 100,000-square-foot box, so strategically subdividing this space allows us to accommodate current retail trends and in-demand retailers without the risks and delays that can be involved in ground-up construction,” Big V Senior Vice President of Leasing Greg Ix said in a prepared statement.
Pocono Crossing consists of 195,000 square feet of commercial space, which is split between the 181,000-square-foot main retail strip that’s been owned by Big V since 2019 and two outparcels under different owners. Big V’s other tenants include Chuck E. Cheese and Blue Streak Liquidation. The center’s outparcels are occupied by Kickback Jack’s and Whistle Express Car Wash.
Academy Sports + Outdoors is planning to open at Pocono Crossing in May. Next year, a TJ Maxx and HomeGoods are expected to open at the Midlothian shopping center (Jack Jacobs photo)
A few years after opening its first local store in Short Pump, Academy Sports + Outdoors is about to add a location in Chesterfield.
The sporting goods retail chain is planning to open a new 63,000-square-foot store at Pocono Crossing shopping center next month, according to a company spokeswoman.
The new space is at 10400 Midlothian Turnpike and was formerly occupied by a Burlington store.
Academy carries clothing, shoes, equipment and gear for sports and outdoor activities such as fishing and camping. It sells products from Nike, Yeti, Carhartt and others, and in-house private label brands such as Magellan Outdoors, Mosaic and Freely.
The company’s stores also provide services like scope mounting on firearms and fishing-rod winding. Academy locations sell hunting and fishing licenses.
Academy currently has three stores in Virginia, with locations in Short Pump, Christiansburg and Fredericksburg. It is planning to open a Virginia Beach location, according to its website. The Short Pump store opened at The Corner in Short Pump in the summer of 2022.
The Texas-based, publicly traded company says it’s one of the country’s largest sporting goods retailers, with more than 300 stores across 21 states. In a late-March news release, Academy said it intended to open 20 to 25 stores in fiscal year 2025.
Academy isn’t the only new store coming to Pocono Crossing. Off-price retailers TJ Maxx and HomeGoods are expected to open at the center next year, according to a recent news release from Big V Property Group, the shopping center’s owner.
The TJ Maxx would occupy a nearly 29,000-square-foot space carved out of the former Burlington storefront, between the new Academy space and Martial Arts World. Burlington has since relocated to 11609 Midlothian Turnpike in the Towne Crossing shopping center.
HomeGoods is anticipated to open in a nearly 25,000-square-foot space, a portion of which had previously been occupied by Hong Kong King Buffet. The long-running buffet restaurant is now closed. As of this week, there was a sign posted to its entrance that said the restaurant intended to relocate to an unspecified location.
Big V announced earlier this month the impending arrivals of the three stores to Pocono Crossing. The real estate company said in its announcement that the redevelopment and splitting of the former Burlington space was intended to help Pocono Crossing keep up with shifts in the retail industry.
“As retail has evolved, there are very few single tenants looking to occupy a nearly 100,000-square-foot box, so strategically subdividing this space allows us to accommodate current retail trends and in-demand retailers without the risks and delays that can be involved in ground-up construction,” Big V Senior Vice President of Leasing Greg Ix said in a prepared statement.
Pocono Crossing consists of 195,000 square feet of commercial space, which is split between the 181,000-square-foot main retail strip that’s been owned by Big V since 2019 and two outparcels under different owners. Big V’s other tenants include Chuck E. Cheese and Blue Streak Liquidation. The center’s outparcels are occupied by Kickback Jack’s and Whistle Express Car Wash.
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I wonder if this Homegoods will replace the Chesterfield Towne Center location, just down the street.
It is a joint store too! The old Hess and then if memory it was Dillards too. If they do leave that will leave to rather large retail spaces sitting vacant with Sears still idle. Maybe Dicks House of Sport will move it. They seem to taking over older Sears buildings in malls that aren’t dead!
There is already a Dick’s Sports store right behind the mall. Would make sense for themto move.
I always hoped for a Dave and Busters at CTC.
I think housing or apartments would be a good option for the Sears store. Been vacant for quite a while