Fleet Feet Houston opened two more stores in the Houston area: River Oaks Shopping Center at 2012 W. Gray and in the Lake Point Village Shopping Center at 15890 Southwest Freeway #600 in Sugar Land. The stores are owned and operated by Jim and Claudette Braden, who opened the first Texas location 35 years ago in Houston and have five other area stores. Founded in 1976 in Sacramento, Calif., Fleet Feet has a network of community-based retail stores across the country offering personalized fitting using 3D foot scanning. Other area locations are at 4501 Greenbriar, 6590 Woodway, 122 Vintage Park Blvd, 1925 Hughes Landing in the Woodlands and 23501 Cinco Ranch Blvd. in Katy.
Ashley Nadon has opened Beauty Shop Bellairea store selling a mix of well-known and under-the-radar independent brands of skincare and beauty products. The selection is focused on scientifically tested, eco-friendly merchandise. The store is on the first floor of 5202 Bellaire Blvd., one of the oldest buildings in Bellaire that was once home to the town general store and milkshake bar, according to Nadon. Clean beauty brands include OSEA, Ursa Major, RMS Beauty, Saint Jane Beauty and Grown Alchemist. The shop has a refill area where customer can refill products such as shampoo and hand wash.
Floor & Decoran Atlanta-based specialty retailer of hard-surface flooring, opened its 11th warehouse store in the Houston market with a new location at 25510 SH 249 in Tomball. The store and design center has a team of 50 full-time and part-time associates led by Jeff Nuzbach as chief executive merchant.
Dick’s Sporting Goods opened a Warehouse Sale Store in Lakewood Forest Center, at 21155 State Highway 249 in northwest Houston. The store offers new weekly markdowns and arrivals on top brands.
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The Pit Rooma Montrose barbecue restaurant of Samsbrooks Management Co., will open a second Houston location in Memorial City next year. The 6,240-square-feet restaurant with a 2,610-square-foot patio will open at 10301 Katy Freeway in fall 2023.
Xfinity leased 2,200 square feet at Parkshire Center, Phase 1, at 11823 Wilcrest. Brady Latimer of SCM Realty Services represented the landlord. Bunny McLeod and Katherine Wildman of Wulfe & Co. represented the tenant.
Slim Chickena fast-casual restaurant with 27 locations in Texas, opened at 11919 Westheimer. TX-SC Ventures, a Houston-based fast food and quick service restaurant company, owns six Slim Chicken locations in the Houston market and plans to open five more. The new location is expected to bring 75 jobs the community, according to Andrew Miller, manager with TX-SC Ventures.
Mod Pizza opened a location at 12360 Interstate 45 North in Willis. The location will host a Community Day on Dec. 1 where 100 percent of all pizza sales will be donated to Kids’ Meals, Inc.
Vitality Bowlsa northern California-based superfood café serving açaí bowls, smoothies, wraps, salads, grain bowls and more, announced its Friendswood café at 1520 Bay Area Blvd Ste 115 is under new ownership. The location is operated by local entrepreneur and franchisee Latasha Jones .
Aqua Dental leased 1,958 square feet in Shops at Stone Park, at Beltway 8 and Wallisville Road, from Ley-Lane Partnership No. 9 LP. Nick Ramsey and Kevin Sims of NewQuest Properties represented the landlord. Jim Reed of John A Gross represented the tenant.
Evergreen Commercial Realty represented National Vision for America’s Best Contacts & Eyeglasses locations at Tidwell Road at US 290, the Westpark Tollway and FM 1463 and Fairmont Parkway and Beltway 8. Each location totals about 3,000 square feet.
Floss Dental leased 3,031 square feet at Market at Town Center, 2735-L Town Center Blvd. N, Sugar Land. Peter Hays of Practice Real Estate Group represented the tenant. Connor Barry at the North American Development Group represented the landlord.
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