Clovis residents, you don't have to drive to River Park any more to go to stores like HomeGoods and Ulta. The first wave of retailers has opened at the Clovis Crossing Regional Shopping Center at Herndon and Clovis avenues.

HomeGoods opened last weekend and was slammed Sunday. Even Monday afternoon when I stopped by (don't you love that checking out HomeGoods is part of my job?) the place was pretty busy with people checking out the decor, bedding and furniture.

Ulta Beauty is open, even though its publicized opening date isn't until Friday. Someone was already getting a hair cut in the salon in the back of the store. And Petco is open too.

The rest of the stores will open in coming weeks, including Maurices, a women's clothing store owned by the same company as DressBarn. It's the first Maurices in the Fresno/Clovis market, though there's several of them in Tulare County. Also soon to open are the Walmart Supercenter, the Habit Burger Grill, DressBarn, Famous Footwear, Anna's Linens, Sleep Train, the Vitamin Shoppe, Great Clips, Old Navy, Yum Yum Yogurt, T-Mobile and a Subway.

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