Previous Staunton Mall tenants going to new searching center on Greenville Avenue

The Dogwood Square Shopping Center has been around for nearly 30 years and was once home to Kmart.

STAUNTON — When Matthew Shiflett received a letter from the new homeowners of the Staunton Mall, he experienced to think of exactly where the guides in his store would come across a property.

He’s the co-operator of Know Knew Guides, which has been found in the Staunton Shopping mall considering the fact that 2019

The bookstore is owned by Bill Burruss, who Shiflett has partnered with. Books are 75% original protect selling price with a minimum of $2.50 and a most rate of $5.50. You will find a wide assortment of topics — historical past, faith, fiction, biography, cookbooks, science fiction, children’s textbooks and much more. 

Soon after Thanksgiving, he and other mall tenants have been told they essential to vacate by the new year. 

It was not until eventually Kit Collins strategy him and claimed he had the place for him. Collins co-owns the Dogwood Square Searching Center and has been seeking to fill the empty areas, specially soon after Goodwill moved in 2018 and relocated across the road. Then, this year the Goodwill Outlet remaining. 

Know Knew Books is relocating to the Dogwood Square Shopping Center down from the mall, after they were told to vacate due to new owners.

The buying center is positioned just down Greenville Avenue from the shopping mall. 

“It has the room we wanted and the house owners have been prepared to get the job done with us,” Shiflett mentioned. 

It really is been hectic this very last thirty day period at the shopping mall, Shiflett explained, even frustrating. But, he is enthusiastic to have a new location.

“Buyers are thrilled that we uncovered a new area,” he explained. “A great deal of them have served us with the shift and we could not have been equipped to pack up almost everything without them.”