Work starts on new Belk, Big Lots while Dollar Tree readies new store

Tennessee-based developer Hutton has started site preparations for the Wallace Commons expansion on Interstate 85, including a new Belk. Hutton wants to develop an additional 54 acres in the Summit Corporate Center at the same Julian Road interchange. Photo by Emily Ford

Emily Ford/salisbury post Dollar Tree will open Saturday at Wallace Commons, where construction is under way for an expansion that will include Belk. Dollar Tree took the last vacancy in the existing shopping center, anchored by Kohl’s.

A crew with Foster Grading Co. of Concord works on parking lot improvements Monday in front of Office Depot. Big Lots is moving into the Office Depot building, and Jo-Ann's Fabric is a tentative new tenant. Photo by Emily Ford

Michael Humphries will manage the new Dollar Tree, opening Saturday at Wallace Commons on Klumac Road at Julian Road. Photo by Emily Ford

Primax Construction is upfitting the Office Depot building for Big Lots, which will join Office Depot and take over the majority of the space. Jo-Ann’s Fabric may open there as well.

A crew with Foster Grading Co. of Concord works on parking lot improvements Monday in front of Office Depot. Big Lots is moving into the Office Depot building, and Jo-Ann's Fabric is a tentative new tenant. Photo by Emily Ford