Tuesday, March 15, 2016

Twin Tiers' First Rural King

While doing some research (for future picture taking), I recently realized that Rural King has quietly made an entry into the state of Pennsylvania. Of the three locations now in the state, the newest of the bunch has recently opened/or is planning to open its first store in the Twin Tiers coverage area. This community is Clearfield. Please note this post will not contain any pictures, although pictures can be found via the article link.

Opening in a building that has sat empty since 2002 as a result of Kmart's bankruptcy, Rural King will be taking about 85,000 sq. ft. or so of the around 90,000 sq. ft. building. (As a '90s built Kmart location, most stores fall into that range of square footage. It is possible the store could have been up to 95,000 sq. ft.) 

What makes this interesting to me is also the fact that this is the furthest east Rural King has expanded. With only three stores in PA, and this one being in central PA. I expect more stores to open to try to fill the gap in between. The other two stores Rural King has opened in PA are in Butler and Connellsville.

I was already planning to eventually visit Clearfield at some point, but now it appears that I have another place to visit in addition to the Clearfield Mall.

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