The off-price retailer Burlington plans to relocate its Hixson store this fall, moving into a smaller storefront that was vacated earlier this year with the liquidation of Bed, Bath & Beyond.
Burlington, the second-largest tenant in the Northgate Mall, is expected to shut down its 63,000-square-foot store at Northgate later this year and move into 24,595 square feet of the Town Center North about a mile down the road on Highway 153 in the shopping center anchored by the Target store in Hixson, according to company officials.
Burlington has operated a store in Northgate for the past decade, and its lease continues at Northgate until 2026, according to mall owner CBL and Associates Properties. CBL “is aware of the relocation of Burlington, but we don’t have any details about the timing of their closure at Northgate,” CBL Vice President Stacey Keating said in a statement Friday.
Burlington “is thrilled to open a new store in the Hixson community this fall,” said Anne Holmes, a spokesperson for the retailer, but she declined to discuss the specific timing or reasons for Burlington’s relocation in Hixson.
The manager of the real estate investment firm that bought the Town Center North shopping center last year — Dino Crescentini Jr., — called the new site for the Burlington store in Hixson “an ideal location.”