From correspondent Tammy Grubb
Fleet Feet Sports Carrboro is planning a move to 300 East Main Street in mid-July, store owners Brian and Tricia White have announced.
The store has outgrown its existing space at Carr Mill Mall and will move into the former VisArt space between the Cat’s Cradle and the ArtsCenter, store manager Nick Krouse said. The new location is about a block from Fleet Feet’s corporate offices at 406 E. Main St.
Krouse said the store will become a permanent part of the new 300 East Main Street development. Main Street Partners, which owns the site, won town approval Feb. 22 to expand the VisArt storefront. Laura Van Sant, of Main Street Partners, said the changes will provide Fleet Feet with 5,000 square feet of retail space.
Although the plans are still being worked out, Van Sant said they expect the work to start next month. The storefront will be extended and a sign mounted to the building to replace the mostly deteriorated awnings there now, she said. The existing shrubs and planters will be removed, although the large oak trees that front the store will remain.
The change will leave “a couple thousand square feet” behind Fleet Feet, Van Sant said. There are a couple of folks interested in renting that space, although nothing is finalized, she said.
