7 businesses and stores are opening in the Triangle soon. What to know
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- Target to open Fuquay-Varina store with CVS Pharmacy, Starbucks cafe and shop-in-shops.
- Escapology will open a 10-game immersive escape room at Crabtree in early spring.
- Academy Village will host Pilates studio, sandwich shop, dental office and grocery store.
As February begins and temperatures rise across the Triangle, melting snow and ice, many residents may be looking forward to getting out of their houses and exploring.
The air has been chilly, but the local retail world is just heating up.
Here are a few businesses coming to Raleigh, Morrisville and Fuquay-Varina.
Target opens first store in Triangle town
The Minneapolis-based retailer Target is opening its first store in Fuquay-Varina.
Located in the Gold Leaf Crossing development, the store is about 23,000 square feet larger than the average Target, and will features Apple and Disney shop-in-shops, a CVS Pharmacy and Starbucks cafe.
A grand opening is scheduled for Sunday, March 15.
Location: 3200 Gold Ring Road, Fuquay-Varina
New tenant at Crabtree mall
Raleigh’s popular Crabtree mall is getting a new tenant, but it’s not a traditional retail store or restaurant.
Escapology, an escape room business, is expanding to the mall. The location will be the company’s third in North Carolina and will feature 10 immersive games. It’s expected to welcome players in early spring.
Location: 4325 Glenwood Ave., Raleigh
4 businesses join grocery store-anchored development
Several new businesses were recently announced to join Academy Village, a new development in Fuquay-Varina.
The development, anchored by a Lowes Foods grocery store, will also welcome Club Pilates, Potbelly Sandwich Works, Avalon Nails and Wells Family Dental Group.
The first buildings of the development are expected to deliver in the first quarter of 2027.
Location: Academy Street and Old Honeycutt Road, Fuquay-Varina
Hot yoga and Pilates studio opens in Morrisville
A locally owned fitness studio specializing in hot yoga and Pilates is open in Morrisville.
Owned by Kansas native Rachel Mzhickteno, who has more than a decade of experience in yoga and Pilates, Beat Yoga & Pilates offers classes designed for people of all levels.
Location: 126 Morrisville Square Way, Morrisville
