Construction of the Ontario Towne Center Outlet is moving along, meaning that the City of Ontario will soon have three new retail stores—Maurices, rue21, and ULTA Beauty.
The Ontario Towne Center Outlet is one of the latest developments occurring in Ontario. Construction of the 20,000 square foot building began earlier this year. The outlet will be located at 2279 Walker Lake Rd., in front of T.J. Maxx and Bed, Bath & Beyond.
Dan Herrold, zoning inspector for the City of Ontario, said that ULTA Beauty will be comprised of 10,000 square feet and both Maurices and rue21 will be comprised of 5,000 square feet. He said that visitors will be able to use the existing entrances on either side of the building that are off of Walker Lake Road to enter the site.
Ontario Mayor Randy Hutchinson is looking forward to the addition. “Any kind of growth is always a good thing,” he said. “To have more diversity with the stores in the area is exciting,” he added.
Maurices is a women’s clothing chain based in Duluth, Minnesota. According to their website, Maurices has 921 stores in the United States and three Canadian provinces.
Rue21 is a specialty discount retailer of young men and women’s apparel and accessories that is headquartered north of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The rue21 website shares that “rue” comes from the French word for “street,” while “21” represents the ideal age.
ULTA Beauty is a beauty retailer that offers a variety of cosmetics, fragrance, haircare, skincare, bath and body items and salon styling tools. The website notes that as of May 3, 2014, ULTA Beauty operates 696 stores in 46 states.
Rachel Coleman, account executive in public relations with ULTA Beauty, said ULTA Beauty’s opening date is slated for Oct. 31. She further informed, “The new ULTA location is bringing more than 20 local jobs to the community.”
Richland County Building Regulations Director Steve Risser said the first inspection approval for the outlet was made March 3 of this year.
Employees with Maurices and rue21 were unavailable to confirm the opening dates of their stores.
However, the mayor said of the new outlet, “They’re making great progress.”
“Any kind of growth is always a good thing,” he said. “To have more diversity with the stores in the area is exciting,” Hutchinson added.
