Fargo, N.D. (KFGO) – A sprinkler system is credited with preventing a fire from spreading and causing major damage to Macy’s in West Acres early Sunday morning. The Fargo Fire Department says around 2:45 a.m., they responded to a fire alarm at Macy’s. When they arrived, they discovered a sprinkler head had activated and extinguished the fire that had started…
FARGO, ND — A store in West Acres has announced it is closing. The owner of Shu by R&G, formerly known as R&G Shoes, says he is retiring and closing the store he opened in 1995. It is one of West Acres’ first stores to open in the mall. Before that, R&G Bootery first opened in downtown Fargo in…
FARGO, ND — “Dry Goods” is coming to West Acres Mall. The Iowa-based, women’s fashion retail chain, will open its first North Dakota location next spring. Dry Goods will take over the spot formerly occupied by Aeropostale in West Acres. It’ll be one of several new stores coming to the mall in the next few months after several stores…
FARGO, ND — Some changes could be coming to the 17th Avenue South corridor in Fargo. However, not everyone living in that area agrees with those changes. Diane Roehrich has lived on 17th Avenue South for more than 20 years. She says she’s not happy with how things have changed over the years. “The traffic over the years has gotten worse,”…
GRAND FORKS, ND — The grand opening for North Dakota’s first Chick-fil-A is set. The doors will open at 6:30 a.m. on Thursday, October 12th at 3230 32nd Avenue South in Grand Forks. The franchise owner, Guy Wentink, will award a free year supply of Chick-fil-A to the first 100 adults in line that morning. The line for the…
FARGO, ND — Another store is set to close in West Acres Mall. Gymboree is the latest store to announce its closure. The Gymboree Corp. plans to close 350 stores around the country. The children’s store filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in June. Over a dozen stores have closed in the shopping center in the past year and…
NATIONAL — The company behind Payless Shoes is asking a bankruptcy court for permission to close 408 more stores. Company officials say they need to cut at least 10 percent more of their volume after the closure of about 400 stores in the last two months. The company filed for Chapter 11 in April. The Payless store in Moorhead is…
FARGO, ND — Two stores in the West Acres Mall are taking over some extra space and announce expansion plans. Men’s retailer Halberstadt’s is expanding into empty store space located next to its spot in the JC Penney wing of the mall. The store was previously the location for The Limited, which closed this year. Halberstadt’s officials say they are…
FARGO, N.D. — A popular fast food chain known for southern chicken recipes is coming to North Dakota. Fargo’s city planning director says Chick-fil-A is building on the former location of TGI Fridays at West Acres Mall. This space has been vacant for more than a year. Plans for the restaurant are under review and construction can start once the…
FARGO (KFGO) – Speculation that a popular national chain of chicken sandwich restraurants planned a location in Fargo is no longer a rumor. City Planning Director Jim Gilmour tells KFGO News that Chick-fil-A has submitted plans to build near West Acres, on the site of the former TGI Friday’s restaurant at the corner of 13th Avenue South and 42nd Street….
