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What Stores Would You Like To See Open at South Hills Village?

Three new stores are opening on the other side of town at Ross Park Mall.

Three new stores will open this summer at the Ross Park Mall, mall officials announced Thursday.  They include:  Vera Bradley, which caters to women and offers designer handbags, luggage, stationery and accessories. Vera Bradley, based in Fort Wayne, IN, has 52 retail stores in the United States and eight outlet stores. Madewell, a casual woman’s clothing store launched by J. Crew Group Inc. Madewell's offerings will focus on key fashion items such as jeans, chinos, T-shirts and fleece tops.  lululemon athletica, a technical yoga and athletic women's and men's apparel store that got its start in Vancouver, BC, in 1998.   Along with the store openings, Ann Taylor and Spencer Gifts will undergo renovations in 2012. In addition, a Yo Place …

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New Target and Dick's Sporting Goods Approved for Upper St. Clair

'It's a good day' for Simon Property Group, owner of the South Hills Village Mall.

The Upper St. Clair commissioners voted in favor of a tentative approval for the renovation and expansion of the former Boscov's building at the South Hills Village Mall. Target will occupy the building's first floor. Dick's Sporting Goods will relocate from behind the mall into the second and third floors and is expected to have a similar appearance to the Dick's Sporting Goods connected to The Mall at Robinson. The Simon Property Group, owner of the mall, will submit its final construction plan to the planning commission and the board of commissioners in the next few months. Scott Richardson, regional vice president of development for Simon Property Group, said construction could begin as soon as early fall and take approximately 12 to …

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