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Banana Republic is closing its Lincoln store at SouthPointe Pavilions.
A sign in the window at Banana Republic advertises the store's impending closure.
SouthPointe Pavilions will be losing one longtime national retailer and picking up two local ones.
Lincoln's only Banana Republic store will be closing May 27, said Julie Lattimer, SouthPointe's marketing director.
Lattimer said the Lincoln store is a casualty of plans by Banana Republic's parent company, Gap Inc., to close close hundreds of stores nationwide.
Gap closed its Gap and Gap Kids stores that shared space at SouthPointe in January. That came after the company in December announced plans to close hundreds of underperforming stores.
Then in March, Gap announced plans to close an additional 230 stores over the next two years.
Banana Republic, like Gap, was one of the first tenants at SouthPointe, opening in the spring of 1999.
Another Gap-owned store at SouthPointe, Old Navy, will remain open.
The mall at 27th Street and Pine Lake Road is adding two local tenants.
Rocket Fizz, a franchised store that sells novelty sodas, candy and other items, opened at the mall Friday. It relocated from a spot in The Railyard at 601 R St.
In July, local clothing boutique h. flynn designs will relocate to SouthPointe from Gateway Mall.
The store, which sells ready-made and custom apparel for men, women and children, opened its first store at Gateway nearly two years ago after winning the mall's inaugural "Battle of the Pop-Up" contest.
“With the SouthPointe expansion with Scheels, we’re excited to see how we can take our brand to a whole new level as we continue to serve hundreds of families, schools, and other groups statewide,” Hayley Reed, h. Flynn's owner, said in a news release.
Lincoln stores that have closed or are slated to close
Photo Shoppe - May
Photo Shoppe in Piedmont announced closing plans in May.
Pier 1 - January
Pier 1's store at SouthPointe Pavilions is advertising a going-out-of-business sale.
Wright's Jewelers - November
Customers walk under a store closing banner at Wright's Jewelers in the Pioneer Woods shopping center at 70th Street and Pioneers Boulevard in early November.
Charming Charlie
Charming Charlie closed its store at SouthPointe Pavilions.
Dressbarn
Dressbarn, with a SouthPointe location, announced in May it is closing all of its stores.
Banana Republic
Banana Republic is closing its Lincoln store at SouthPointe Pavilions.
Charlotte Russe
Charlotte Russe announced the closing of its Gateway location and all other stores.
Shopko
Shopko closed its four Lincoln stores, including its location at 27th Street and Nebraska 2, this spring.
Rogers Jewelers
Rogers Jewelers at Gateway Mall is going out of business in 2019.
Mattress Firm
The Mattress Firm location at 5001 O St. closed in October 2018.
Sears
Sears' Lincoln location at Gateway Mall closed in March.
Post and Nickel
The Post & Nickel at 14th and P streets closed in November after 52 years.
Akin's Natural Foods
The Akin's Natural Foods store at 6900 O St. in Meridian Park closed in June 2018.
Toys 'R' Us
The 30,000-square-foot Toys 'R' Us store at 5220 N. 27th St. in Lincoln closed in June 2018.
Younkers
The 100,000-square-foot Younkers store at Gateway Mall closed in August of 2018.
Gap
The Gap store at SouthPointe Pavilions is closing by the end of January 2019.
Beauty Brands
Beauty Brands in Centro Plaza at 48th and R streets opened in 2016 (shown in photo) but was closing Jan. 19, 2019.
Husker Headquarters
Husker Headquarters in Lincoln Crossing on 27th north of Superior Street closed in April 2018. There is another location downtown, at Gateway Mall and at 5631 S. 56th St. in The Alamo Center.
Forever 21 - November
Forever 21 opened a store at Gateway Mall in June 2013.
Reach the writer at 402-473-2647 or molberding@journalstar.com.
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Matt Olberding is a Lincoln native and University of Nebraska-Lincoln graduate who has been covering business for the Journal Star since 2005.
