Augusta Outlet Mall Plans Remain at Standstill
Tuesday, August 6th, 2013
Efforts to bring an outlet mall to metro Augusta have so far proved fruitless, though other retail endeavors across the area are blossoming.
Blanchard and Calhoun Commercial Senior Vice President Matt Mills said his company, in addition to an affiliate, solicited interest for a local outlet mall about 18 months ago at various retail-outlet conferences to a tepid audience.
“The feedback we got back from most of them was they were going to concentrate in more metropolitan areas,” Mills said. “Augusta just wasn’t big enough for their expansion model at the time.”
Since then, there haven’t been any bites. Other retailers, on the other hand, seem to be chomping at the bit to bring their business to the area despite a still-sluggish economy.
