Mall to add new retail store option

Beginning this fall, the Milledgeville Mall will have a new clothing department store within its confines.

It was recently announced that T.J. Maxx will be opening a new location in the Milledgeville Mall sometime in the early fall according to Thea Houghton, a spokesperson for Marmaxx Media Relations, which the store is a part of. The store will be located in the space Goody’s once occupied.

T.J. Maxx is a department store chain that is part of TJX Companies and is based out of Framingham, Mass. The store’s main products include women’s and men’s clothing, women’s footwear, bedding and domestic items, furniture and giftwear.

Houghton said Milledgeville was a targeted location for one of their new stores and had exactly what the company was looking for.

“Milledgeville fit the demographic that T.J. Maxx always considers before any new store opening,” Houghton said. “We look for areas and communities where the shoppers are fashion-conscious, yet also value-conscious.”

Senior management major Holly Reeves said the store’s opening will be a convenience for those students who already shop at other T.J. Maxx locations.

“I shop there all the time back home, so it will be a great help to have one here,” Reeves said. “I think it will do very good business.”

When the store in Milledgeville opens, it will bring a boost to the local job market, with approximately 60 full and part time employees set to be hired.

Several other Georgia College students have also expressed excitement at the new store’s arrival.

“It’s just what Milledgeville needs,” freshman management major Caroline Faber said. “I’m a poor college student, and I need a good place to shop for valuable clothing at a reasonable price. T.J. Maxx offers the best quality for a great price.”

Senior history major Ryan Barr said it’s good for Milledgeville to welcome a variety of stores.

“It’s good to see lots of different stores coming,” Barr said. “I think it should bring plenty of people to shop there, and it is very popular with the college demographic, which we have here.”

Officials from the City of Milledgeville and the Milledgeville Mall will be arranging a meeting for a later time to further discuss details of the store’s opening.

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