Top retail news: Warnors Corner; Clovis bookstore opening; bakery closing, a ‘betrayal,’ and more
New store openings, a notable historic downtown Fresno building for sale, a sudden restaurant closure, and a contentious Clovis vote kept economic development in the Fresno area.
See these top economic development stories from The Fresno Bee this month.
Barnes & Noble will open its first bookstore in Clovis at former JoAnn site
Barnes & Noble will open an 18,000-square-foot bookstore at Clovis Crossing Shopping Mall on April 29, its third location in the Fresno area. Click here for full story.
Clovis OK’s controversial plan for vacant Shaw Ave. lot. ‘A betrayal to residents’
The Clovis City Council approved a self-storage facility on a Shaw Avenue lot vacant for nearly half a century in a 3-2 vote despite strong opposition from residents. Click here for full story.
Popular national bakery chain closes Fresno cafe. It’s not first in area to shut down
Corner Bakery Cafe in northeast Fresno permanently closed after nearly 10 years in the Park Crossing Shopping Center. Click here for full story.
Construction of massive Madera casino will continue despite new ruling, tribe says
The North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians says construction of its 100,000-square-foot casino off Highway 99 in Madera County will continue despite a state court ruling against the project. Click here for full story.
One of downtown Fresno’s ‘most recognizable’ historic buildings for sale at $8.1M
The eight-story T.W. Patterson building at Tulare and Fulton streets, more than 100 years old and family-owned since 1994, has been listed for sale. Click here for full story.
Theater complex is at retail capacity in Fresno. What’s new at Warnors Corner?
The nearly 100-year-old Warnors Center in downtown Fresno has reached full occupancy in all six retail spaces, a turnaround after a mass exodus of tenants in 2022. Click here for full story.
The recaps above were compiled with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists. The source reporting referenced above was written and edited entirely by journalists.
Edited by Fresno Bee senior editor Christopher Kirkpatrick. Original stories by reporters B.J. Anteola, Bethany Clough, Erik Galicia, Joshua Tehee and Leqi Zhong
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