New Retailers Signed for Carriage Crossing MarketPlace

MONTGOMERY, AL |  JULY 25, 2007–Jim Wilson & Associates, LLC developers of the Carriage Crossing MarketPlace in Collierville announce two new retailers, Shoe Carnival and Sports Authority will open locations in the center. Joining these stores will be previously announced tenants Circuit City, Old Navy, Ross Dress for Less and S&K Men’s Stores. The 184,196 square foot power center located at Houston Levee and East Shelby Drive is scheduled to be completed in March 2008.

“I am pleased to announce the addition of two more quality retailers to the Carriage Crossing MarketPlace,” said Will Wilson, president of Jim Wilson & Associates. “These stores will provide additional retail choices for Collierville and the surrounding market area.” Shoe Carnival, a leading retailer of value-priced footwear and accessories, plans to open a 9,109 square foot store at the center. The Evansville, Ind. based company operates 268 Shoe Carnival stores in 24 states, with the Carriage Crossing MarketPlace location being the fourth store in the Memphis area. The nation’s preeminent full-line sporting goods chain, Sports Authority will open a 39,600 square foot store at Carriage Crossing MarketPlace. Headquartered in Englewood, Co., Sports Authority operates 415 stores in 45 states. The Carriage Crossing MarketPlace broke ground in May across from The Avenue Carriage Crossing. The 810,000 square foot Avenue lifestyle center opened in 2005 and was developed by Jim Wilson & Associates and Cousins Properties of Atlanta. Carriage Crossing MarketPlace is the second phase of Carriage Crossing, a 136 acre, master planned retail development located at the intersections of Houston Levee, Bill Morris Parkway and East Shelby Drive in Collierville, Tenn. The project is developed by Jim Wilson & Associates, LLC of Montgomery, Ala., one of the southeast’s leading real estate firms.