Thousand Oaks Acorn Reports That a Trampoline Park is Coming to Janss Marketplace

Today, the Thousand Oaks Acorn reported that Provo, Utah based CircusTrix has a signed a 10 year lease at Janss Marketplace for a 37,000 sq ft trampoline facility at the mall. It is anticipated to open in late 2017 in the space currently occupied by Padavo Home Furnishings. 

Read more at www.toacorn.com/news/2017-01-19/Front_Page/Trampoline_park_coming_to_Janss_mall_owner_says.html.

More on CircusTrix: They have built over 30 parks around the world.

IKEA to Open at Its New, Nearly Double in Size, Burbank Store on Wednesday, February 8th

Copyright: darios / 123RF Stock Photo

Copyright: darios / 123RF Stock Photo

IKEA announced earlier this week that it will be relocating from its current store in Burbank to a brand new location at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, February 8. The address is 805 S. San Fernando Boulevard (about 36 miles from Thousand Oaks).

This new store will be 456,000 sq ft, making it the largest IKEA store in the United States, and nearly double the 242,000 sq ft current store size. As a comparison, The Oaks Mall in Thousand Oaks is 1.2 million sq ft and the old, long-vacant K-Mart building on Hampshire Road is about 116,000 sq ft. Coincidentally, Janss Marketplace is 456,000 sq ft.

There are currently 43 IKEA stores in the U.S., with a 44th store opening in Columbus, OH in the summer of 2017.

Customers can begin lining up at the store three hours in advance, at 6:00 a.m., to partake in the festivities – and soon can learn of more grand opening plans and promotions at IKEA-USA.com/Burbank.

Prior to the grand opening of the new, larger IKEA Burbank, customers can continue to shop at the original Burbank store through Saturday evening, February 4, when the old store will close permanently.

The new store, which will include 1,700 parking spaces, is being built on 22 acres west of San Fernando Boulevard and south of Providencia Avenue – less than one mile from the existing store (which originally opened in November 1990 on 6.4 acres). 

The new, more spacious IKEA Burbank will feature a larger quantity of the nearly 10,000 exclusively designed items, 50 inspirational room settings, three model home interiors, a supervised children’s play area, and a larger (600-seat) restaurant serving Swedish specialties.

Other family-friendly features include a ‘Children’s IKEA’ area in the showroom, baby-care rooms, play areas throughout the store, and preferred parking. In addition, IKEA offers a variety of customer services such as home delivery, product assembly, product picking and delivery as well as an IKEA FAMILY loyalty program.

Learn more at www.ikea.com/us/en/store/burbank

Since its 1943 founding in Sweden, IKEA has offered home furnishings of good design and function, at affordable prices. IKEA incorporates responsible social practices and sustainability into its business model, and supports initiatives that benefit children and the environment. There are currently more than 390 IKEA stores in 48 countries, including 43 in the U.S. IKEA has been ranked among “Best Companies to Work For” and, as further investment in its coworkers, has raised its own minimum wage twice in two years. For more information see IKEA-USA.com, @IKEAUSANews, @IKEAUSA or IKEAUSA on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram and Pinterest.

Newberry Candy Opened Last Month in Thousand Oaks

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Newberry Candy opened about three weeks ago at 3130 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd, Thousand Oaks in the Inland Country Center, between Champion Han's Shoe & Luggage Repair and Malibu Fish N' Tackle.

I spoke with John, John Newberry (ah ha, no connection to Newbury Park namesake Egbert Starr Newbury). John opened this shop to share his mother's candy recipes - namely her toffee and fudge - with the general public.

I tried the toffee. I tried the chocolate fudge. Both were delicious. The caramel apples look outstanding too. Frankly, everything looked awesome in there. Everything is homemade on the premises.

Learn more at www.newberrycandy.com or call 805.552.7692. Or visit their Facebook page at www.facebook.com/NewberryCandy.

Blast City Laser Tag Coming to Oak Park in Early 2016

Update 10/21/16: Finally the day has come for Blast City Laser Tag to open its doors on Friday, October 28, 2016 at 5pm.

Original Post: 10/11/15:

If you're a Kids World Indoor Playground visitor on Lindero Canyon Road (corner of Kanan) in Oak Park, you may have noticed an additional sign to the right of Kids World, "Blast City Laser Tag." A brief call to Kids World confirmed that they are opening up this new laser tag venue with a target date of sometime in early 2016. So stay tuned...

Laser tag seems to be on a roll. Recently Laser Tag Westlake opened at The Stadium in Westlake Village. LazerTag Extreme opened in the Wood Ranch section of Simi Valley in July 2013. There's a laser tag area at Sky High Sports in Camarillo too. And Golf N Stuff Ventura has a laser tag area that is currently closed for refurbishment.

Jimmy John's and Other Eateries Coming Soon to Thousand Oaks Marketplace

Update 10/8/16: Jimmy John's Newbury Park is now open

Posted 9/2/16: There's a sign up at the Thousand Oaks Marketplace, southeast corner of Ventu Park Road and Hillcrest Drive in Newbury Park, that Jimmy John's Sandwiches is now hiring. Grand opening date has not been announced as of yet. This Newbury Park location will join other Ventura County area Jimmy John's in Camarillo, Ventura and Moorpark. Learn more at jimmyjohns.com.

The Thousand Oaks Marketplace is also home to a new Drive Thru Starbucks, Walmart Neighborhood Market, Walgreens, Hampton Inn and Chase Bank.

Also slated for the center are Great Clips, Postal Annex, a Mexican restaurant (TBA), Chinese restaurant (TBA) and other tenants.

And for local history buffs...roughly 22 years ago, long before a Hampton Inn and Walmart graced this location, the Conejo Valley Ice Skating Center operated there until 1994 after 17 years in business*. The building was under lease from Home Depot that was located next door at the time.  The operator of the Center built a new ice rink that opened in November 1994 - the Iceoplex Ice Skating Rink in Simi Valley.

The Conejo Valley used to have roller skating, ice skating and bowling, but no more.

Although trails, parks, movie theaters, shopping and eating out seem to be the most popular activities around the Conejo Valley, there are indeed a variety of other things to do...check out this list of close to 50 activities in and around the Conejo Valley.

* See L.A. Times article at THIS LINK.

DICK'S Sporting Goods Opening Soon at The Oaks Mall in Thousand Oaks

Update 9/26/16: Dick's has announced grand opening weekend on October 14-16 at The Oaks Mall, with preview days on 10/12-13 from 9am to 9:30pm. 

Open Friday/Saturday, October 14-15 from 8am to 10pm and Sunday, October 16 from 9am to 8pm. 

Grand opening appearances/events announced:

Sat 10/15 noon to 2pm: Former Los Angeles Dodger First Baseman Eric Karros (wristband required)

Fri 4pm, Sat 3pm, Sun 11am and 2:30pm: Ready, Set, Roll! Challenge - open to kids ages 6-15. Skill challenge in strength, agility and speed. Prizes awarded upon completion of challenge.

Daily giveaways...t-shirt to the first 100 people in line on Friday, mystery gift cards to the first adults in line on Saturday and again on Sunday.  Other giveaways too.

Posted 9/3/16:

DICK'S Sporting Goods at The Oaks mall in Thousand Oaks indicates it will be opening soon and is currently in process of searching for sales associates, store managers and bicycle technicians. at www.dickssportinggoods.jobs.

DICK'S Sporting Goods was founded in 1948 when 18 year old Dick Stack opened his first store, a bait-and-tackle shop, funded by a $300 gift from his grandmother in Binghamton, New York. He expanded his product line over the next 10 years to most of what you see in stores today.

Dick's son, Ed Stack is currently the CEO/Chairman of DICK'S Sporting Goods.

DICK'S is traded on the NYSE under symbol DKS. It has a current market valuation of $6.7 billion and pays a 1% dividend. If you bought its stock when it went public in 2002, you investment would have grown in value by a factor of 17 today.

Visit www.dickssportinggoods.com for more information.

Krispy Kreme Coming Back to Oxnard Near The Collection at RiverPark in 2016

Update 9/14: Krispy Kreme Oxnard Grand Opening is Tuesday, September 27th at 6AM at 220 Riverpark Blvd, Oxnard.  See THIS LINK.

The first 60 guests receive free doughnuts for one year!*

The first 10 guests through the door receive a punch card for one free dozen Original Glazed doughnuts each week for one year. The next 50 guests through the door will receive a punch card for one free dozen Original Glazed doughnuts each month for one year. First 100 guests in line will receive a commemorative t-shirt.

Camping out to ensure your place in line?
*Registration for the line for the prizes above begins at 3 PM on 9/26/16. Registrants must remain in the line and on the Krispy Kreme property from the time of registration until the shop opens at 6 AM on 9/27/16 to claim their prize. Must be 10 years of age or older to receive door prizes. Door prizes exclude drive-thru guests. Visit www.krispykreme.com/about/Grand-Openings for official Grand Opening Rules and Regulations.

Update 9/8: The Krispy Kreme website now acknowledges the soon to be anxiously awaited Oxnard Krispy Kreme location that is indeed still "coming soon." www.krispykreme.com/Locate/Location-Search?q=oxnard In the meantime, commenter silvergoat05 indicated 6 days ago that they are looking for a September 20th opening date, "give or take."  There is also a Krispy Kreme Oxnard Facebook page up and running at THIS LINK.

Speaking of donuts, Dunkin Donuts is right there on Krispy Kreme's heels, with locations in the works in Simi Valley and Westlake Village.

Update 8/23/16: Ooohhh, it is getting closer as you can see from the image below. They are working away on the store, which from what I was told, they now are anticipating/hoping to open in the next 3 or 4 weeks. But we shall see.  Location is west of the McDonald's on Riverpark Blvd at E. Vineyard in Oxnard.

The WSS is now open.

The WSS is now open.

Update 8/4/16: Apparently will be a Fall opening according to a comment posted here last month from the Krispy Kreme corporate office. Possibly Oct/Nov time frame.

Update 6/26/16: Still no specific opening date but as you can see from the photo, the structure has been built but is still in process. And Krispy Kreme is looking to hire managers.

View of the in-process WSS store from the adjacent McDonald's parking lot. Krispy Kreme will be located towards the back (not pictured).

View of the in-process WSS store from the adjacent McDonald's parking lot. Krispy Kreme will be located towards the back (not pictured).

Now hiring managers at Krispy Kreme. I don't know about you, but I'd work for donuts!

Now hiring managers at Krispy Kreme. I don't know about you, but I'd work for donuts!

Original Post 11/10/15: Good news for donut fans in the vicinity of The Collection at RiverPark!  Santa Monica based Dynamic Development Company recently announced it acquired land at 210-220 Riverpark Boulevard in Oxnard and is planning to develop a 17,000 sq ft two tenant shopping center. The center will feature a 14,730 sq ft WSS (Warehouse Shoe Sale) Footwear store and a 2,700 sq ft Krispy Kreme.

Yes, you heard it right. A new Krispy Kreme donut shop in Oxnard, roughly 8 years after closing its previous location on Rose Avenue.

They anticipate the project will be completed sometime in the 2nd quarter of 2016 (originally...it looks like it will now be sometime in Q3).

Learn more about WSS at www.shopwss.com and Krispy Kreme at www.krispykreme.com.

Vintage Grocers to Open at The Promenade at Westlake on Saturday, October 1st

Vintage Grocers, a community-minded market and retailer of gourmet, organic, natural and conventional foods, will be opening its doors at The Promenade at Westlake on Saturday, October 1.

Vintage Grocers is known for their classic hometown market feel and curated menu of locally-sourced products. This will mark the brand’s second location, following the popular flagship store at Trancas Country Market in Malibu.

The new Westlake Village location will be double the size and offer an even wider range of products from the finest meats, produce, seafood, fruits, vegetables and more – all sourced from Southern California’s leading food establishments and local artisans. A private wine tasting room, fresh poke, olive bars and pressed juices will further enhance the new space. Additionally, a variety of grab-and-go stations (i.e. burrito, pizza, ice cream and coffee bars) will cater to those on the go.

Visit www.vintagegrocers.com for more information.