December 2009

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Shopping Center of the Month: Buckingham Place

Located at 1332 S. Plano Road at Buckingham Road and home to a new Fiesta grocery store, the 150,000+ square foot Buckingham Place Shopping Center continues a revitalization that started over four years ago.

Built in the late 1970’s, the original center sold in 2003.  The new owners did a much-needed facelift to the center adding bright new colors and new building facades.  In 2008, Houston-based Grocers Supply Company purchased of eleven Dallas area Minyard’s Sack ‘n Save grocery stores, one of which was the anchor tenant of Buckingham Place.  It took almost a year for the transition to be completed, but last month the new Buckingham Place Fiesta Mart store opened. Store manager, Dustin Nichols has almost 9 years of experience with Fiesta, having come from one of the Houston stores to manage the Richardson operations.

Fiesta Mart was founded in 1972. The vision of the founders, Donald Bonham and O.C. Mendenhall was to provide customers with products unique to their culture. Their vision was quickly realized as customers continued to shop at a store that catered to their needs. Fiesta Mart now services customers in 50 different neighborhoods including Houston, Austin and the Dallas/Fort Worth area.  They offer the highest quality meat, grocery, fresh produce and seafood departments, world-class delicatessens, beer and fine wines, as well as a variety of international and specialty foods and products. Their approach is a simple one; by blending a variety of product selection and a special brand of customer service with an authentic “Fiesta” atmosphere, provide a unique grocery shopping experience for thecustomer.

BigLots.com - HomeIn addition to Fiesta, Buckingham Place is home to a discount retailer with everything from homegoods/home décor items, furniture, health & beauty, toys, Christmas décor, baby and gift items – savings for the whole family at Big Lots!

Next to Big Lots is Leslie’s Pool Care.   Starting out in 1963 in North Hollywood, California as a one-man pool supply operation, Leslie’s is now the largest U.S. retailer of swimming pool, hot tub supplies and equipment with over 600 stores. Leslie’s offers a comprehensive product line including chemicals, cleaning devices, equipment, parts, recreational and safety products, as well as many unique items for the backyard and patio. They also offer professional on-site equipment installation and repair services in most areas. Leslie’s is the best place to find everything you need to make owning a swimming pool and spa fun and easy, at the best prices guaranteed. Their trained staff of Pool Professionals provide you with unique solutions for all of your pool and spa’s problems and needs.

Another popular offering at Buckingham Place is  “Power to the Players” – the one place to shop for all Xbox, Xbox 360, Play Station, Sony PSP, the popular Nintendo Wii, GameCube, and more.

Buckingham Place is also home to several restaurants including a new Mediterranean venue called Desi which will be opening soon and Subway sandwich shop next door to Game Stop.

Other retail and service businesses at Buckingham Place include:
A2Z $1.00 Store
A-Affordable Insurance
Ace Cash Express
Pearl Dry Cleaning and Laundry
Beauty Supply
Buckingham/Plano Road Veterinary Clinic
Jackson Hewitt
Makler Optical/Optometrist
MetroPCS
Nail ‘n Nails
Dr. Hang Phung, Internal Medicine/Medical Clinic
Ron Sunstrom, State Farm Insurance
Dr. Yen Tran, DDS – Family & Cosmetic Dentistry and Orthodontist

Three pad sites on the property feature a 7-Eleven store and gas station, German Motor Works, with repairs and service for BMW and Mercedes, and a Jack-in-the-Box restaurant.
 
Retail centers like Buckingham Place with the new Fiesta store are bringing customers back to shop in Richardson and that’s always good news!


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