Retail

A pair of New York area entrepreneurs have found a unique way to serve their furniture and bedding customers. They are teaming up. Chris Tsilimidos (left, from New Jersey) started CSCM Furniture on South Belair, and Greg Nye (right, from Western New York) started a local branch of Mattress by Appointment on Roberts Road. They both discovered there is truth in numbers. In early 2025, they joined forces at 211 Bobby Jones Expressway to take advantage of tens of thousands of cars passing by their store each day. Together, they

The McBride family is adding “retailer” to their business portfolio. Noah McBride operates Century 21 Magnolia, and his wife Holly is the founder and operator of the new Cuddles & Carriages in Evans. There is a grand opening celebration on Saturday morning in the former Cudos2u store at 400 Town Park Boulevard just off North Belair Road. That home décor and gift boutique moved into Mullins Colony, leaving the prime piece of real estate to lease. Many Cuddles & Carriages items are out on the sales floor in advance of

Last summer, Badcock Home Furniture & More announced it was closing all of its Georgia Stores. In the fall, the store in Washington’s Corner Shopping Center behind California Dreaming and Longhorn’s Steakhouse shuttered. In mid-December, the Augusta Furniture Outlet opened its place and has been heavily marketing on Facebook and its website with transparent pricing. The store is the size of some supermarkets in the CSRA and features a Living room, Dining Room, Bedroom, Mattress, Home Office, and Outdoor Furniture. Augusta Furniture Outlet is open Monday-Saturday, 10-8, and Sunday, 12-6.

For those who love books and love to read, the timing of Books-A-Million’s (BAM) grand opening couldn’t be more perfect. February 14, Valentine’s Day, has been announced for the Grand Opening in the new location at Hitchcock Plaza. After several weeks of social media buzz and media outlet speculation regarding a potential new location for Aiken’s BAM, ABD confirmed on January 27 that the bookstore would be opening at 243 Fabian Drive in Hitchcock Plaza. United Properties Corporation (UPC) based in East Meadow, New York owns shopping centers across Long