{"id":5279,"date":"2012-02-28T01:40:54","date_gmt":"2012-02-28T06:40:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/columbiaclosings.com\/wordpress\/?p=5279"},"modified":"2022-08-24T22:44:11","modified_gmt":"2022-08-25T02:44:11","slug":"kittys-hallmark-4840-forest-drive-108-trenholm-plaza-24-february-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/columbiaclosings.com\/wordpress\/?p=5279","title":{"rendered":"Kitty's Hallmark, 4840 Forest Drive Suite 108 (Trenholm Plaza): 25 February 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Kitty's Hallmark<\/i> location at Trenholm Plaza<\/i> was in exactly the opposite situation of that of their Dutch Square location<\/a>. In the Dutch Square<\/i> case, the mall would have been glad for them to stay on, but given the current state of the mall, it didn't make business sense for Kitty's<\/i>. In the case of the Trenholm Plaza<\/i> store, Kitty's<\/i> would have gladly stayed, but according to The State<\/a> the mall owners think they can lease the slot out at a higher rate. That remains to be seen as I believe there is already a vacancy on that side, but in general they have been successful in \"upscaling\" Trenholm Plaza<\/i> over the last several years. It's also an interesting issue with the plaza that it had two Hallmark<\/i> franchaise stores almost next to each other as Books-A-Million<\/i> also sells Hallmark<\/i> items. Of course they have two grocery stores, two shipping operations, three banks and numerous restaurants, so duplication is not a *big*<\/i> issue..<\/p>\n

Anyway, this Kitty's<\/i> was one of my go-to locations for birthday and christmas cards. While my all-time favorite line was the long discontinued Hallmark Lite<\/i> brand (\"One third less serious than regular greeting cards\"), the Hallmark<\/i> Shoebox<\/i> line is almost as good, and I've certainly picked up a number there over the years. In the meantime, Kitty's<\/i> maintains a number of other locations in the Midlands<\/a>.<\/p>\n

(Hat tip to commenter Andrew)<\/p>\n

UPDATE 24 August 2022<\/b>: Updating tags and adding map icon.<\/p>\n

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