Most Stores Not Downsizing In Move To Epps Bridge Centre From Atlanta Highway Locations

The clothing and accessories retailer Old Navy is occupying only three-quarters of the space at its new store in Oconee County’s Epps Bridge Centre as was the case in its now-closed store in Athens Promenade shopping center on Atlanta Highway.

And Children's Place will occupy a store at Epps Bridge Centre that is less than half the size of its current store in Georgia Square Mall.

The Gap, a sister-store of Old Navy, moved to just slightly more space at its new store in Epps Bridge Centre than it was occupying at Georgia Square Mall in Athens-Clarke County.

Alumni Hall actually increased its space by about 50 percent when it closed its store at Georgia Square Mall earlier this year and opened its Epps Bridge Centre location.

Pier One Imports is occupying the same amount of space at its new location in Epps Bridge Centre as it occupied in its old store on Atlanta Highway.

These are the five retailers on Atlanta Highway who opened–or, in the case of Children’s Place, are preparing to open--new stores in Epps Bridge Centre.

For details of the story, including on the sources used to determine retail space, go to Oconee County Observations.