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UPDATE: Axolotl opened briefly after this was posted.
Axolotl Traditional Mexican Food is coming soon to the former, extraordinarily short-lived home of Culichi Town Mexican Food at 1755 E. Daily Drive in Camarillo. Culichi Town opened this past March. See www.axolotlrestaurant.com and follow their Facebook page for updates.
The Nike Store at The Promenade at Westlake has closed its doors (photo credit Erica F). The store originally opened on October 21, 2017. Prior to that it was The Sports Authority. What's next? We shall see.
UPDATE: Daiso Westlake Village opened its doors on Saturday, September 30, 2023.
Photo Credit to and partial view of inside of car of lucas C.
CVG Instagram follower Lucas C let us know today that Petco Westlake Village is closing. A store representative indicated that December 24 will be their final day. Petco is, soon to be was, located next to Trader Joe's at 3835 E Thousand Oaks Boulevard in the North Ranch Shopping Center.
There was some discussion via Instagram and Facebook as to what is coming next to this spot. Could Trader Joe’s be expanding? Well, according to a current North Ranch Shopping Center site leasing brochure, what looks to be happening is that the Trek Bike Shop will be moving from its existing spot to the larger Petco spot, freeing up its current space for Daiso Japan. Daiso is a Japanese variety and value store offering a wide range of household items. There are Daiso stores in West Hills and Northridge. Learn more at daisojapan.com.
We have not independently confirmed these future plans, so stay tuned for updates.
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The Regal Edwards Grand Palace movie theater at The Commons at Calabasas has closed it doors effective today, September 15th. No explanation was given. But on September 7th, Regal’s parent company, Cineworld announced it had filed for bankruptcy protection.
Movie theaters throughout Ventura County and adjacent areas.
Charming Charlie was founded by (Charming) Charlie Chanaratsopon in 2004, offering women's apparel, accessories and more, around by color. The brand filed for bankruptcy in 2017, reorganized and came back, then announced a 2nd bankruptcy in July 2019, closing all 261 remaining stores. The Charming Charlie brand was sold in September 2019 for $1.1 million to a group led by the original founder. The new owners started opening stores again, beginning with a store in Atlanta in September 2020. The Thousand Oaks location opened about a year ago on the 2nd floor of The Oaks, near the Apple Store. Another store opened at the Pacific View Mall in Ventura. There are now 36 Charming Charlie locations, but they recently announced they are closing their retail stores. Again.
The Thousand Oaks store will be closing before the end of March, with items discounted up to 70% off.
Regency Westlake Village Twin announced via Facebook yesterday that its final day of operation is Monday, January 17th. It has operated for 23 years. Sad to see a small boutique theater like this close its doors. Let’s see what’s next for this location at 4711 Lakeview Canyon Road, Westlake Village in the County Line Shopping Center.
MOVIE THEATERS IN AND AROUND THE CONEJO VALLEY AND GREATER VENTURA COUNTY
The Disney Store at The Oaks mall in Thousand Oaks will be closing by September 15th. Disney will be closing a number of its stores through year-end as it focuses on ecommerce and focuses on its Disney stores at Target stores.
Office Depot at Moorpark Road and Hillcrest Drive in Thousand Oaks is closing its doors and has commenced a store closing sale. Sadly, this is of no big surprise, as Office Depot has closed hundreds of locations over the last five years as consumers migrate towards online shopping.
In its place will be a Grocery Outlet store. Date TBA.
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