-March 1,2019-
Fast growing Western wear retailer Boot Barn will open a new 10,000 sq.ft. store in Hanford in the next month carving out a corner of the vacant Forever2 space at the Hanford Mall.
The LA-based chain opened a Selma location in late 2017 but also has nearby stores in Fresno and Tulare. The chain was launched in1978 in Huntington Beach and now has more than 200 stores in 29 states.
Famous for its line of both works boots and decorative varieties the store has a full line men’s, women’s and kids’ western boots as well as hats, jeans, gifts and home décor.
The former Forever21 store at the mall is being remodeled by its owner dividing the former 80,000 sq.ft. space into four tenant spots including a new trampoline gym, Urban Air, being remodeled now, the new Boot Barn, a 20,000 sq.ft. tenant who has yet to be announced but has signed a leased and another 9900 sq.ft. space, says mall manager Joanne Doerter.
Next on the mall’s agenda is to re-lease and divide he now vacant 76,000 sq.ft. Sears space at the mall, still tied up with the bankruptcy process.