New businesses: Teen store to debut in Monroe, Burger King opens in Liberty

Journeys, a teen retail leader with an emphasis on footwear and unique specialty items including apparel, backpacks, hats and accessories, is coming to Monroe.

The store at Cincinnati Premium Outlets will offer popular brands that cater to the teen lifestyle such as Vans, Converse, Adidas, Timberland, Dr. Martens, UGG and many more.

The new store will be located in Suite 108 between OshKosh B’Gosh and Talbots Outlet. It is expected to open Feb. 1, according to the outlet mall.

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“We’re extremely excited to welcome Journeys to our roster of retailers in 2020 and provide families and younger shoppers alike with another highly sought-after brand to visit at Cincinnati Premium Outlets.” said Mary Ann Mattscheck, the outlet mall’s general manager. “At Cincinnati Premium Outlets, we strive to bring a wide variety of retailers to our customers in order to best satisfy each shopper’s wants and needs.”

Journeys’ Cincinnati Premium Outlets page says its has become “more than just a retailer” via its strategic artistic partnerships, event sponsorships, exclusive content, creative collaborations with musicians and a focus on giving back to the community through charitable events and volunteer programs.

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In addition to Journeys opening, SKECHERS will expand and double its footprint at the center in the new year. The shoe brand will move to a 6,000 square foot location that shoppers can visit in Suite 828 near LOFT Outlet and Polo Ralph Lauren Factory Store.

Burger King

Fast food chain Burger King recently opened its latest prototype location in Butler County

The new dining spot at 4311 Hamilton Middletown Road in Liberty Twp.’s northwest region joins an existing Burger King in township’s southeast area.

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The restaurant is Burger King’s latest prototype with its latest technology, according to Amanda Aldridge, a real estate manager with Syracuse, NY-franchisee Carroll Corporation, which owns and operates more than 1,000 restaurants under the Burger King and Popeye brands.

New Burger King locations typically employ as many as 40 people, she said.

Founded in 1954, The Burger King brand is the second largest fast food hamburger chain in the world with more than 17,700 locations in more than 100 countries and U.S. territories.

Almost 100 percent of Burger King restaurants are owned and operated by independent franchisees.

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