Banana Republic to open this fall

CHAMPAIGN – A Banana Republic store will open at Market Place Mall in the fall, according to mall marketing manager Carrie Nicholson.

The 6,500-square-foot store is set to open in the Sears wing, and will displace three existing stores that will be moving soon to other areas of the mall so construction on the new store can begin by June, Nicholson said.

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