Belk to open new store at Creekside Town Center in New Braunfels, TX
January 29, 2013
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Belk, Inc., the nation’s largest family owned and operated department store company, today announced that it will open a new fashion store at Creekside Town Center in New Braunfels, Texas. The grand opening of the store, which represents a $9.5 million investment by Belk, is set for fall 2013. The center is located at I-35 and FM Rd 306. The 95,000-square-foot store will incorporate the latest in retail design, lighting, merchandise presentation and décor, and will offer outstanding assortments of the top brands and latest styles of fashion apparel, shoes and accessories for the whole family, plus cosmetics and home merchandise.
“We’re pleased and excited to be opening a fabulous new Belk fashion store in New Braunfels,” said Jan Clevenger, chair of the Belk Western Division based in Birmingham, Ala. “We’re designing the store and planning its merchandise assortments especially for this community with the goal of creating a fun and compelling shopping environment for customers. The store will offer a wide selection of fashion merchandise with top designer and national brands, along with our exclusive lines of Belk merchandise. We’re proud to be bringing to New Braunfels a strong reputation for customer service excellence, a commitment to community involvement, and the best in modern, southern, style.”
David Meyers, director of leasing with NewQuest, the center’s developer, said, “NewQuest is pleased to welcome Belk to our development in New Braunfels. Belk’s reputation for quality, fashionable merchandise and exceptionable customer service aligns nicely with the current regional and national retailers at Creekside Town Center.”
Belk currently operates 13 Texas stores in Greenville, Nacogdoches, Waco, Lufkin, Paris,
Sherman, Kerrville, McKinney, Waxahachie, Rockwall, Flower Mound, Weatherford and Fort Worth.
Belk Community Involvement and Philanthropy
Belk has a strong tradition of community involvement and philanthropy dating back to its founders. Belk, Inc. and its associates, customers and vendors contributed over $18.3 million to local communities in the past fiscal year ended January 28, 2012. Of the total amount, Belk corporate dollars funded $5.1 million to over 200 nonprofit organizations, with a focus on education, breast cancer research and awareness, and community strengthening. The remainder of the funding includes associate, vendor and customer dollars raised in Belk-led charitable initiatives, including Belk Charity Sale. Belk commits to give 2.5 percent of its pretax income each year back to the communities it serves. Additionally, The Belk Foundation is a family foundation with a mission to invest in schools and organizations that work aggressively to ensure all students graduate from high school and continue on an intentional path toward college, career and life.
Belk Social Media
Connect with Belk via Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, YouTube, blog, mobile phone text messages or by email by going to Belk Get Connected.
About Belk, Inc.
Charlotte, N.C.-based Belk, Inc. (
www.belk.com
) is the nation’s largest family owned and operated department store company with 301 Belk stores located in 16 Southern states. The company was founded in 1888 by William Henry Belk in Monroe, N.C., and is in the third generation of Belk family leadership. Its belk.com Web site offers a wide assortment of fashion apparel, shoes and accessories for the entire family along with top name cosmetics, a wedding registry and a large selection of quality merchandise for the home.
Modern. Southern. Style.
Belk seeks to satisfy the modern Southern lifestyle like no one else, so that our customers get the fashion they desire and the value they deserve. Our vision is for the modern Southern woman to count on Belk first – for her, for her family, for life.
Contact: Jessica Graham, APR, vice president, communications and community relations, Belk, Inc.,
704-426-8333, Jessica_graham@belk.com
