Bath & Body Works to open in new location
Bath & Body Works will leave Sikes Senter for a new location at the Quail Creek Crossing shopping center on Lawrence Road, according to the Quail Creek Crossing property manager.
Andy Lee, property manager at Quail Creek Crossing, confirmed the move Monday.
"They're one of the top sales per square foot here in town, but there's nobody left in the mall," Lee said.
Social media posts implied the company was staying in Sikes Senter but opening a second store. The company had not answered inquiries from the Times Record News as of Tuesday and a manager at the local store said she could not comment.
Lee said construction will probably start in the next two weeks with an opening likely in October. He said Bath & Body Works will have a little more space than in its present site at the mall.
"We're going to split the old Dress Barn space in half and move them over there next to Five Below," he said.
Bath & Body Works, headquartered in New Albany, Ohio, has more than 1,900 stores worldwide. The stores are popular for fragrances and body care products.
Sikes Senter was purchased in February by Kohan Retail Investment Group, a New York company that specialized in buying distressed malls.
Dillard's Department Store, an anchor store since the mall opened in 1974, confirmed in May it was getting out. Old Navy, another mall stalwart, announced its move to Quail Creek Crossing in August 2021 before Sikes Senter changed hands.
While Sikes Senter loses large retailers, Lee said Quail Creek Crossing is thriving, with only a few vacant store fronts.
"Hopefully, we'll get that thing completely filled up by Christmas," he said.
This article originally appeared on Wichita Falls Times Record News: Bath & Body Works to open in Quail Creek Crossing.
