Southeast Michigan Retail News: Newcomers to Michigan

This post will look at retail in Madison Heights, Oakland County; Shelby Charter Township, Macomb County; and Taylor, Wayne County, MI.
Another short blog post kicks off the month of November here at SMR with some great Southeast Michigan retail news - the entry of two chains into the Great Lakes State.

Photo courtesy Crain's Detroit Business
Hudson's Budget Store #???? / EJ Korvette #???? / (Super) Kmart #3575 / BJ's Wholesale Club #383
29101 John R. Road, Madison Heights, MI
Driving distance and time from downtown Detroit: 14.5 miles, approx. 16 minutes

One of these chains is BJ's Wholesale Club, which on November 2nd (yesterday as of the creation of this blog post) opened it's first Michigan foray at the site of former (Super) Kmart #3575 at John R. and 12 Mile Roads in Madison Heights. Through Google Maps photos, it seems that this location is already really popular!

Sorry, this was the best I could do.
BJ's Wholesale Club #384
15525 Racho Road, Taylor, MI
Driving distance and time from downtown Detroit: 16.0 miles, approx. 16 minutes

In a little over two weeks from now, BJ's second Michigan store will open on November 19th at the Trader's Pointe Shopping Center on Eureka Road in Taylor (next to Menard's). This store's gas station has already opened.

No image of the actual store is available, so here's the logo.
Garden Ridge #???? / Sears Outlet #???? / Floor & Decor #225
14453 Hall Road, Shelby Charter Township, MI
Driving distance and time from downtown Detroit: 29.2 miles, approx. 40 minutes
Over on the venerable Hall Road Corridor, another retailer has recently made it's Michigan debut. Floor & Decor opened across from Lakeside Mall on October 28th, in a building previously occupied by a Sears Outlet and before that a Garden Ridge (which closed before it was able to be rebranded as At Home).

Welcome to Michigan, BJ's Wholesale Club and Floor & Decor!

And that's all we have today. Until next time....
Location: 29101 John R Rd, Madison Heights, MI 48071, USA

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