Planet Fitness, Five Below and Ross coming to Burlington
Carol Comegno
BURLINGTON TWP. — Planet Fitness and two new stores — Five Below and Ross — are coming to vacant stores in a major shopping center.
National Realty & Development Corp. recently announced that these three new tenants will move into vacant spaces at its Liberty Square Center in Burlington Township.
A Walmart Supercenter and Marshalls/HomeGoods anchor the 380,380-square-foot center, located at Interstate 295 and Mount Holly Road.
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Planet Fitness will occupy 25,000 square feet of the former Acme Market. The off-price department store Ross Dress for Less will move into a 22,090-square-foot portion of the former Toys R Us while Five Below will occupy the remaining 11,600 square feet of that space.
Last year, the center expanded Marshalls to include Home Goods and also opened a new freestanding McDonald’s, one of the first in South Jersey to offer table service and two added ways to order via kiosk and mobile phone.
“Our goal is to continue to reposition our centers with a mix of prominent retail brands that attract a wider variety of shoppers," said Nick Hrvatin, vice president of retail leasing for the shopping center owner
The fitness center, which caters to first-time and casual gym-goers, is planning an early 2020 opening, the company said.
The average Planet Fitness employees between 10 and 15 full- and part-time employees. When positions become available, they can be found on the Planet Fitness careers page at https://www.planetfitness.com/careers
No job information for the two new stores was immediately available.
The Acme space has been vacant for three years. Toys R Us closed last summer when the national chain went out of business.
Retail space is available for immediate occupancy at Liberty Square Center. For more information, call 800-932-RENT (7368) or visit www.nrdc.com
Carol Comegno loves telling stories about South Jersey history and our military veterans. Her book, “The Battleship USS New Jersey: From Birth to Berth” is the definitive history of the battleship. If you have a story to share, call her at 856-486-2473 or email ccomegno@gannettnj.com.
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