Metro Mattress has closed a number of Connecticut locations! The mattress chain filed for bankruptcy on September 4th with plans to leave the New England Market in its entirety.
Metro Mattress has closed their stores in: -Newington, at 3475 Berlin Turnpike -Manchester, at 1131 Tolland Turnpike -Clinton, at 21 Killingworth Turnpike -Southington, at 750 Queen Street -Westport, at 1439 Post Road East -Greenwich, at 17 East Putnam Avenue -Avon, at 60 East Main Street -Shelton, at 769 Bridgeport Avenue -Danbury, at 132 Federal Road The chain only lists 3 CT locations still open as of this post including: -Newington, at 3153 Berlin Turnpike -North Haven, at 410 Universal Drive North -Orange, at 507 Boston Post Road It is unclear when these remaining stores plan to close. The chain expanded rapidly into Connecticut in 2022, with the first location opening in Greenwich, followed by the remaining 12. The chain had at least one location under construction in CT, part of a new development in Lisbon. This location is now canceled.
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Ocean State Job Lot will be closing their location in Groton. The store is located at 941 Poquonnock Road, inside the Groton Shoppers Mart.
The store has been located in Groton for 21 years. Ocean State Job Lot opted to not renew their lease due to unfavorable lease terms. All employees have been offered positions at the company’s other area stores. The store closing sale began yesterday (09/12), the entire store is 30% off (some exceptions apply.) Ocean State Job Lot encourages shoppers to visit their other locations in Gales Ferry and Waterford. “We appreciate the community’s support over the last 21 years, and thank each of our valued associates who have helped to make the Groton store successful. As a thank you to our loyal customers before we close this location, we are pleased to offer the community a 30-percent sale storewide with a few exceptions,” said John Conforti, Chief Financial Officer, Ocean State Job Lot. The store is expected to close in mid-October, an exact closing date was not immediately available. Barnes & Noble is coming soon to Cheshire in The Shops at Stonebridge! Barnes & Noble has leased an 18,000 square foot space next to TJ Maxx in the new development! The store will act as a junior anchor in the new development that features Whole Foods, Saybrook Home, TJ Maxx, Mercato, Marketplace Grill, and many others! Also signing onto the development is Harvey & Lewis Opticians that will occupy 2,800 square feet. Club Pilates is also in negotiations to open in the development. Barnes & Noble has an area location in Meriden that opened in March at Townline Square. This will be the 14th Barnes & Noble store in Connecticut, not including Barnes & Noble College Bookstores in Hartford and Storrs. No opening date has been announced for the new location, tenants in the development are expected to start opening next year. Two new entertainment attractions are coming to Putnam, one opening next week! Montana Nights Axe Throwing will be opening the doors of their new location at 50 Providence Pike on September 19th! The axe throwing facility will occupy a portion of the former Big Lots store (next to Runnings). The facility will house axe throwing lanes, a bar, and arcade! This is the fourth location of the CT-based chain, with other locations in Southington, Newington, and Orange. A new children's entertainment center is planned for the remaining portion of the former Big Lots at 50 Providence Pike! The new center would feature trampolines, a ninja-course, multi-sport court, and jungle gym. The project is still subject to local approvals. An estimated opening date was not immediately availabe. Read more about this project from our friends at Putnam Town Crier & Northeast Ledger here: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/jiYm2vhFhBb7pGuw/ A new craft kitchen and simulator bar is coming to Farmington! Stadium XV CT is coming soon to UpHouse, an apartment development at 15 Farm Springs Road in Farmington. UpHouse is the redevelopment of the former Marriott hotel in Farmington. The new restaurant will feature 3 simulators featuring a variety of interactive virtual sports games. The restaurant will have a large dining room, with seating for 138 patrons, and an outdoor patio! The restaurant will be open to the general public, with a main entrance from the parking lot, as well as an entrance from the complex's lobby. The restaurant outlines there menu as: "craft burgers and street tacos, dig into shareable apps, sip on Instagram-worthy crazy shakes." Look for them to open this fall! Carter's will be relocating their Norwalk location to The Sono Collection! The baby and children clothing store will relocate from the Strawberry Hill Shopping Center at 542 Westport Avenue to 100 North Water Street inside The Sono Collection mall. Carter's will be opening on the third level between American Eagle and Hollister. The new store is listed as coming soon on the mall's website. Carter's will join a growing list of mall main-stays that will be joining The Sono Collection including Hot Topic (opening on the top floor) and Gamestop (opening on second level.) Both stores are expected to open this fall. The mall welcomed other mall staples including Starbucks, Haagen-Daaz, Charlotte Russe, and Miniso is recent years. 
Char & Lemon will be opening a new location in Guilford!
The wood-fired pizza restaurant will occupy the former Amarone Restaurant space at 2 Water Street in Guilford's Downtown area. The new location is planned to open in the spring of 2025. The restaurant released the attached concept photo for the new location. Char & Lemon opened their doors in 2019 at Oxford's Quarry Walk, an multi-use development. The restaurant is known for their distinct bright yellow color, beautiful interior, and killer pizza! Look for them to open this spring! 
Raising Cane's is NOW OPEN in Simsbury! This is the chain's second Connecticut location behind the Enfield location! They are now open at 546 Bushy Hill Road in Simsbury, part of Simsbury Commons!
The restaurant has a limited menu featuring chicken fingers with their signature sauce, chicken sandwiches (made with the fingers), coleslaw, fries, texas toast, and drinks! The restaurant also offers catering services. Simsbury police are warning of traffic delays in the area due to the anticipated crowd for the opening. When their Enfield location opened, patron waited for hours in line to get a taste of the famed chicken fin They will be open 10am-Midnight! Will you be going for opening day? Comment below! 
Eastern Mountain Sports has been sold to Mountain Warehouse, a UK-based chain of outdoors stores. The new parent company has purchased the brand along with 7 of their store locations throughout the Northeast.
The chain does not appear to be keeping either of their Connecticut locations, including the EMS store that opened late last year in Danbury. The new parent company plans to keep EMS stores open in -Hadley, MA -Burlington, VT -Lake Placid, NY -Lebanon, NH -Saratoga Springs, NY -Portsmouth, NH -North Conway, NH The chain was based out of Meriden under numerous previous owners. Mountain Warehouse plans to keep the EMS branding and operate the stores alongside their Wrentham, Niagara Falls, and Aurura, IL Mountain Warehouse stores. The deal was worth an estimate $10 million. Mountain Warehouse plans to eventually expand the chain to more locations. Eastern Mountain Sports planned a significant expansion of the brand in Connecticut including new stores in Manchester and Norwalk alongside their Bob's Stores counterparts. These stores have now been canceled, with Bob's Stores being liquidated in their entirety. Check out their website here: https://www.ems.com/ Kraftwich CT is NOW OPEN in East Hampton / Cobalt! The new eatery is located at 367 West High Street in Cobalt, CT. They are a family owned and operated take out restaurant offering fresh artisanal sandwiches, shareable appetizers, vibrant salads along with rotating specials and desserts. The menu features a pork cutlet stacker, a chicken mac wrap, picklewich, burgers, hush puppies, loaded spuds, salads, and much more! Check out the menu in the pictures for all their offerings. The restaurant started as a successful food truck, touring Connecticut, serving their cuisine creations at events, breweries, and fairs. They have now branched into Brick & Mortar with their first physical location! Follow them on Facebook at Kraftwich CT or online at www.KraftwichCT.com The restaurant is open Tuesday-Saturday 11am-8pm. 
The new TJ Maxx store in Waterbury will officially open on October 3rd! They will open at 8am! The store will occupy 25,584 square feet between Stop & Shop and Mattress Firm. TJ Maxx had previously occupied the space in the early 2010s after their sister-brand AJ Wright closed.
We broke the news earlier this year of TJ Maxx’s plans to relocated their Waterbury store from Brass Mill Commons to the former Crunch Fitness at 943 Wolcott Street! The TJ Maxx store at Brass Mill Commons will close shortly before the new store opens. A final closing day has not been formally announced. TJ Maxx joins a list of impressive recent additions to the plaza including a relocated Stop & Shop and Petsmart store! Finally got to check out Hartford Flavor Company’s Cocktail Parlor on Pratt Street in Hartford! The cocktail parlor is beautiful, referencing back to the old apothecaries. The restaurant’s attention to detail is amazing, the drink were great. I got the Cherry Bomb, made with their own cherry liqueur. The staff was also very nice and attentive! Their food menu is also 100% gluten free, and has vegan options! 100% would return. Hartford Flavor Company is a distillery based in Hartford that makes their own lines of liqueur, vodkas, and other spirits. They sell out of their tasting room in Hartford as well as their cocktail parlor on Pratt Street. You can also find their products in a number of liquor stores around the State. The cocktail parlor is open Tuesday-Saturday 3pm to 10pm, they are located at 54 Pratt Street in Hartford. 
LL Bean has signed a lease for a new outlet store at 835 Queen Street in Southington! The new store would occupy the former Bob’s Store (clothing store not furniture.) The outlet store will occupy just over 22,000 square feet. The store plans to open this fall, possibly as early at October according to corporate! Bob's Store is currently liquidating their Southington store along with the rest of the chain after they filed for bankruptcy earlier this summer. This would be the chain’s fourth location behind South Windsor, Danbury, and the soon-to-be-open Enfield location! LL Bean previously operated an outlet store in Orange before they moved the store to New Haven as a full-line store. The New Haven store closed earlier this year. They just started hiring for the new location. You can apply for jobs at this store here: https://llbean.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/LLBean_Careers/job/Southington-CT/Store-Team-Leader---Retail-Outlet-Operations--NEW-OUTLET-STORE-OPENING-Southington--CT-_JR8747  
Pieology has permanently closed their location at Stamford Town Center!
The pizza chain closed their lone Connecticut outpost last month after 7 years at the mall. They opened in 2017 in the mall's 'Restaurant Plaza' area. The pizza place featured a Subway-style pizza station to build your own custom pie, as well as salads, calzones, and more. The local franchisees operated a second location in Brookfield before transforming that space into Bar Naan, an Indian restaurant. No word yet on what might replace them in the plaza. An auction for the restaurant's contents is planned for today starting at 1:00pm. See all the details here: https://bestbuyauctioneers.hibid.com/.../nationally-known... The Restaurant Plaza at Stamford Town Center has seen increased occupancy in the last 2 years including the addition of New York Comedy Club, Terra Gaucha Brazilian Steakhouse, Puerto Vallarta, and has Nan Xiang Xiao Long Bao coming soon. 
COUCH Potato Home of the load Mac N Taters has closed their location at Holiday Cinemas in Wallingford.
The loaded baked potato restaurant opened in early July inside the Holiday Cinemas at 970 North Colony Road in Wallingford. The restaurant was the second location, behind the original at 130 Scott Road in Waterbury. Couch Potato still plans to open a new location later this year in Southington, though the exact location in town has not been announced. The eatery sells baked potatos loaded with all kinds of goodies, 'stuffed couches' loaded hot dogs, loaded macs. Baked Potato options include Cheesey Chicken Broccoli, Jamaican Me Cheesy, Couch Potato (meat lover pizza), Mac N Tater, Surf N Turf, and many more. Loaded Mac options include Alfredo Ravioli, Rasta MacPasta, Chicken Fajita, and Spicy Cajun. Check out their full menu here: https://food.orders.co/couchpotato Boot Barn is planning their second Connecticut location in Plainville! The western wear retailer would be located at 282 New Britain Avenue, occupying the 17,000+/- square foot space next door to the future Aldi! The space was formerly home to Justice (closed) and Old Navy before moving to a new space in the plaza. The store sells boots, hats, apparel, and much more. They were started in 1978 and have since grown to 411 stores across the US. They expanded into Connecticut in 2023 with a store in Manchester; they expanded into Mass earlier this year with a location in West Springfield. Construction is projected to begin in late 2024 with a late winter/early spring 2025 opening! Stay tuned! A new arcade concept by Chuck E Cheese is coming to Trumbull Mall! Fun Spot Arcade is coming soon to Unit #185 on the first level of the mall. The arcade will be owned by CEC Entertainment, the parent company of Chuck E Cheese and Peter Piper Pizza. The new arcade will be 3,345 square feet in a long vacant space; last occupied by a beauty supply store. The new concept will be separate from Chuck E Cheese and Peter Piper Pizza, no branding from either restaurant will be attached to this project. They will open their doors this Friday, September 6th! The CEO of CEC Entertainment, David McKillips, said in a exclusive statement to The Connecticut Scoop: 'Funspot Arcade is a unique direction for us. It’s an exciting opportunity to expand beyond games for kids and offer experiences that appeal to a broader audience, including teens and young adults. At Funspot at the Trumbull Mall, we’re bringing the newest games and the freshest experiences to create a vibrant atmosphere for all ages. We can’t wait to introduce this new concept to our guests in Connecticut, this coming Friday, September 6th!” CEC Entertainment, the parent company of Chuck E. Cheese and Peter Piper Pizza, is the world’s largest purchaser of arcade games and equipment, supported by the most skilled technical teams in the industry. This new Funspot Arcade concept leverages these strengths to bring dynamic gaming and entertainment experiences to different locations, like malls, hotels, and airports. The company is investing over $140,000 on the build out of the space. Mall management describes the arcade as 'all-new entertainment experience designed for kids, teens and young adults and packed with the latest video games, classic favorites and cutting-edge interactive attractions' It is exciting to see a entertainment giant testing their lastest store format in a Connecticut mall! This is one of the up and coming additions for the mall including Sana's Beauty, Trumbull Convenience, and Black Pearl Bubble Tea. The Connecticut Scoop is proud to be the first news organization in the country to break the news about this exciting new concept. Thank you to CEC Entertainment for working with us to confirm this story! We look forward to visiting when they open on Friday! 
Avanti Italian Ristorante & Lounge in Meriden will be closing their doors at the end of October. The restaurant is located at 34 River Road in Meriden. The upscale Italian restaurant served typical favorites including pizza, eggplant parm, chicken parm, pasta fagioli, and much more. Avanti posted on their website the following statement: "It is with great sadness we announce that we will be closing our doors on October 31st 2024 due to the sale of the building. We have loved serving you over the last 17 years and thank you for your continued support and dedication. Please redeem all gift certificates by October 31st 2024. Stay tuned here for our next adventure. -Dominic and Joe" Gift certificates will be honored until October 31st.  A two new eateries are coming soon to Granby! The Trading Post Eatery and The Verona Pizzeria are coming soon to 10 Hartford Avenue in Granby! Both restaurants will be located in the same plaza as Icy Rolls and Finds by Rural & Roots. -The Trading Post will serve soups, salads, sandwiches, wraps, and much more! Their goal is to bring a quick and affordable food option to the heart of Granby! The restaurant will be owned by the Forbes Family, the new owners of the nearby Icy Rolls ice cream and bubble tea shop! Look for them to open in the next few weeks! -The Verona Pizzeria & Restaurant is coming soon next to Walker Kitchen Design. They will serve pizza, other Italian Foods, and more. The restaurant will be owned by Torrington-resident Muamet Lena. Look for them to open soon! 
Toast, Four Corners has officially reopened in Storrs!
The restaurant is located at 625 Middle Turnpike in Storrs, neighboring Hops44. The eatery is a popular breakfast and lunch spot for UCONN students. The restaurant has an extensive menu with traditional offerings like eggs, egg sandwiches, omelets, and The Best of Toast specialties. The eatery has many gluten-free alternatives as well, make sure to ask your servers about these options. Check out their website here for more information: http://www.toastfourcorners.com/the-menu.html They are open Monday thru Friday 6am-1pm, Saturday thru Sunday 7am-1pm. 
Continuing our coverage of Wingstop's Connecticut expansion! Wingstop will add to their growing list of Connecticut locations with new restaurants coming soon at:
-Middletown at 804 Washington Street -Wallingford at 930 North Colony Road -Bristol at 1235 Farmington Avenue -Hartford at 550 Farmington Avenue -New Britain at 140 Columbus Boulevard These locations join the recently opened location in Wethersfield and the existing locations in Vernon, Danbury, Hamden, Derby, Bridgeport, New Haven, Mashantucket, and Hartford. Where would you like to see them open next? Comment below! 
It's September, you know what that means! It's almost time to start Christmas shopping!
The 38th Annual New England Christmas Festival will take place November 8th-10th at Mohegan Sun! The event will take place in the expo center at the casino. The event will showcase over 350 of America's finest craft artists and specialty food vendors! Everything from holiday wreaths, furniture, beard care products, jerky, candles, wood bowls, our friends at Center Street Soap Co, and much more! Check out the list of vendors here: https://nechristmasfestival.com/featured-artisans Tickets for the event are $17 for a single day pass, $22 for a full event pass. Children 14 and under are free. Book your tickets here: https://nechristmasfestival.com/buy-tickets Make sure you mark your calendars, this is an event you will not want to miss! A new General Store / Outdoor Store has opened in Southbury!
Alaska Company is NOW OPEN at 586 Main Street in Southbury! The store is combination of a General Store and an outdoors store; selling bait & tackle, sporting goods, camping supplies, old-timey candies, coffee, clothing, and much more! The store just had their Grand Opening on 08/31! The ribbon cutting was hosted by Southbury Chamber. Make sure you check them out in Southbury! They are open Monday-Saturday 8am-9pm, Closed on Sunday. Angel Land is NOW OPEN at Stamford Town Center! The new children's entertainment center has opened in the former Forever 21 space on the fourth and fifth floors. The new entertainment center features a world of playscapes, slides, ball pits, virtual reality, simulators, games, and more! Banquet rooms available for parties up to 40 people. Angel Land is $14.95 per hour or $19.95 for a day pass for Weekdays, and $16.95 per hour or $22.95 for a day pass on Weekends. You can also purchase a month pass for $59.99. Check out their website here ( https://www.angellandstc.com/pricing ) for more information of passes and parties. The center is open Monday-Saturday 10am-8pm and Sunday 11am-7pm. 
Work is officially starting on the new Insomnia Cookies in Hartford!
The new cookie shop will be located at 247 Asylum Street in Hartford, CT. The restaurant will occupy a 1,613 square foot space formerly home to Ticket World / Pro Park. The store will transform the space into a little cookie shop. Insomnia is a fast-growing chain of cookie shops throughout the country. The chain has 2 locations in Connecticut; including New Haven and Storrs. The chain is known for their creative flavors, cookies baked fresh, and delivered until 3am everyday! The chain plans to open this fall! |
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