A new Dollar Tree has opened in south Augusta, a development whose owner hopes will help galvanize retail growth in the area.
The store opened on Aug. 11 in what is now called the Meadowwood Shopping Center, the former site of Fred’s department store, at the corner of Windsor Spring and Rosier roads.
“There’s good momentum in that area,” said Rabin Michael of Augusta Retail Holdings LLC, which acquired the 43,000 square foot building in 2014. “And it’s companies like us that are investing in these areas that need investments.”
To the building’s west, on the other side of Winston Road, is a Family Dollar — which is owned by Dollar Tree. A convenience store on its other side, and Garden Cheng Chinese Restaurant on the other side of Rosier Road, are among its few neighbors.
Also inside is a staffing agency office and a Twice the Ice dispenser.
He notes that the building had been mostly vacant for years. Michael’s company upgraded the space for the store to draw in Dollar Tree, in hopes of ultimately attracting other retailers to give the area an economic boost.
“It needed an investment in order to bring it back to life,” he said. “If people are willing to roll up their sleeves and do a little work and spend money, these areas will come back, and it’ll employ more people and be good for the community and all the good things that come with occupancy.”
The new Dollar Tree store is at 2416 Windsor Spring Road, Ste. 5.
