Minnesota

Roseville, Minn. — Dick’s Sporting Goods will open an 80,000-square-foot store in Roseville, roughly 10 miles outside Minneapolis. Scheduled to open Oct. 16, the store will be situated within Rosedale Center, a 1.1 million-square-foot shopping center. JLL is the landlord, and Holly Rome and Lane Walsh of JLL secured the lease. Poag Development Group led construction management of the project at the Dick’s parcel, which was formerly occupied by Herberger’s. The new store will feature golf hitting bays, a multisport cage, equipment services counter and a House of Cleats. 

Bloomington, Minn. — WHP Global, parent company of Toys “R” Us, will open an 11,000-square-foot flagship store within the 5.6 million-square-foot Mall of America in Bloomington, roughly 10 miles outside Minneapolis. Scheduled to open before Thanksgiving, the store marks the second flagship store in the country and the first in partnership with Go! Retail Group. Additional openings are scheduled for next year. Beginning next year, the Mall of America shop will also introduce branded elements including a Geoffrey’s Café and ice cream parlor as well as interactive experiences and product demonstrations.