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.
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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
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.
Post and Nickel

The Post & Nickel at 14th and P streets closed in November after 52 years.
Shopko

Shopko closed its four Lincoln stores, including its location at 27th Street and Nebraska 2, this spring.
Sears

Sears' Lincoln location at Gateway Mall closed in March.
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.
Charming Charlie

Charming Charlie closed its store at SouthPointe Pavilions.
Rogers Jewelers

Rogers Jewelers at Gateway Mall is going out of business in 2019.
Akin's Natural Foods

The Akin's Natural Foods store at 6900 O St. in Meridian Park closed in June 2018.
Gamers

Gamers closed its location near 27th and Superior in July 2018.
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.
Mattress Firm

The Mattress Firm location at 5001 O St. closed in October 2018.
Charlotte Russe

Charlotte Russe announced the closing of its Gateway location and all other stores.
Banana Republic

Banana Republic is closing its Lincoln store at SouthPointe Pavilions.
Dressbarn

Dressbarn, with a SouthPointe location, announced in May it is closing all of its stores.
Wright's Jewelers

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.
Forever 21

Forever 21 opened a store at Gateway Mall in June 2013.
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