Wings and bubble tea join growing list of retailers at new Steele Creek shopping center
A Texas-based wings restaurant and a Taiwan-based tea shop are expanding with stores planned in Steele Creek, near Charlotte Premium Outlet.
Wingstop will open in a 1,400-square-foot space at Trojan Drive in Steele Creek Landing, Eric Barta, broker for real estate company CORE Properties told The Charlotte Observer recently.
ShareTea, with two other Charlotte locations, will open in a 1,300-square-foot space next to Glow Spa at the shopping center, Barta said.
Both stores in the 7,200-square-foot building are expected to open in the fall.
Longhorn Steakhouse was the first business to open in February at the new retail center off Highway 160 near Interstate 485. The center includes seven buildings on a 12.2-acre site, CORE’s project plan shows.
What to know about Wingstop restaurant
Wingstop has eight Charlotte-area locations, including in Concord and Gastonia, according to the company’s website.
The first Buffalo-style chicken wing shop opened in 1994 in Garland, Texas. Wingstop opened its 2,000th store this month in Pittsburgh, according to the Dallas, Texas-based company’s news release.
Wingstop sells classic and boneless wings, tenders and chicken sandwiches with a choice of 11 sauces.
Last year, Wingstop’s system-wide sales increased 16.8% to $2.7 billion, marking the 19th consecutive year of same-store sales growth, according to the company.
Wingstop eventually plans to grow to 7,000 stores worldwide.
What to know about ShareTea
ShareTea has two locations in Charlotte at 1204 Central Ave. in Plaza Midwood, which opened in 2019, and at 8960 J M Keynes Drive in University City, which opened last month.
Founded in 1992, Sharetea has over 450 stores in 18 countries, according to the company website.
The boba tea shop menu includes milk and fruit teas, tea mojito and creama.
Other tenants at Steele Creek Landing
Several other tenants have opened or plan to open at the retail center, according to CORE Properties.
▪ Jimmy John’s, Illinois-based sandwich chain, opened in March.
▪ Handel’s Ice Cream opened in April. Founded 78 years ago in Ohio, the ice cream shop franchise has a store in Gastonia and another planned in Cornelius at 20545 Torrence Chapel Road.
▪ Tacos 4 Life Grill is expected to open in mid-June in a 4,000-square-foot end space with a 500-square-foot patio. The chain opened its first store in the region in 2018 near Concord Mills, followed two years later at Arboretum on Pineville-Matthews Road in Charlotte. A portion of the profits from the fast-casual Arkansas chain go to the nonprofit Feed My Starving Children.
▪ Olive Garden opened this month.
▪ Glow Nail Spa is expected to open in June.
▪ Five Star Barber Salon plans to open this summer.
▪ The Great Greek Mediterranean Grill, based in Nevada, will make its North Carolina debut at the retail center. It’s expected to open this summer.
The project also includes a 124-room, six-story Hilton Garden Inn. Construction is scheduled to begin this year with an opening expected in 2025.
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