Marshalls and Dick's Sporting Goods Among Retailers Coming to Epps Bridge Centre

What businesses would you like to see move into the future Epps Bridge Centre?

If a sporting goods giant, department store, and pet shop are on your list, you'll be happy to hear that Dick's Sporting Goods, Marshalls and PetSmart are among retailers that have signed contracts, according to the Athens Banner-Herald.

The newspaper reports the Centre will also be home to a cosmetics store, a shoe store, and a Christian-based shop.  But developer Frank Bishop of The Bishop Company said in the article that other businesses that appeared on a conceptual map shared on Facebook this week -- some of them presently located on Atlanta Highway in Athens -- are unconfirmed. 

One confirmed tenant that has garnered a lot of excitement is the Georgia Theatre Company, which plans to open a 16-screen facility on Memorial Day.

What do you think about the confirmed retailers that are coming to the Epps Bridge Centre?  Are you concerned about businesses moving from Athens into the Oconee center? Tell us in the comments below.

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