BJ’s Wholesale Club, Other Retail And Restaurants Planned For Former Sears Location

March 7, 2019

The former Sears location on Davis Highway will be home to a BJ’s Wholesale Club and several other businesses, according to planning documents filed with Escambia County.

The Shoppes at University Town Plaza will, according to county documents, will include the 98,883 square foot BJ’s club, gas station and exterior liquor store where the Sears was located. The former Sears Auto Center site will be replaced with a building with space for nine retail and restaurant tenants along Davis Highway.

The Sears closed last summer, and the building is being renovated.

BJ’s Wholesale Club, headquartered in Massachusetts, operates 215 membership warehouse clubs and 135 gas locations in 16 states in the eastern United States. The company has not responded to a NorthEscambia.com media inquiry about Pensacola.

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15 Responses to “BJ’s Wholesale Club, Other Retail And Restaurants Planned For Former Sears Location”

  1. Mary Brodeur on July 18th, 2019 4:55 pm

    I moved to Pensacola from Rhode Island 2 years ago and the one and ONLY thing I missed was my BJ’s. Now it’s coming here and my life is complete. I can’t wait.

  2. lyn croll on May 30th, 2019 11:30 am

    i was a member in daytona. yes 55 dollar membershipdaytona store had bakery. much larger selection of fresh meat. than sams better selection in cheese and dairy. and more fresh produce many items were in a bit smaller pack for smaller families. they print there own coupons and take manufacture coupons , gas was the always cheaper there

  3. Mela on April 26th, 2019 2:54 pm

    I really enjoyed BJ’s in my previous state. I hope this one has a deli, they offered really low prices compared to the other stores around, hope this will be true here as well!

  4. denbroc on March 8th, 2019 2:11 pm

    The only thing BJ’s need to do to best Sam’s is to put on 4 cashiers. That would be twice as many as Sam’s uses.

  5. Glenda on March 7th, 2019 8:04 pm

    I’m happy to see some use for the space. Not surprised to see the building being demolished as there were a lot of issues since Hurricane Ivan hit that mall. There was a lot of damage that was never properly fixed. The employees of that sears worked in horrible conditions in a very hot building the last few weeks the Sears was open. The AC unit could not be fixed. I’ve heard of BJs before and if it offers stuff at a savings will give it a try…gas station is welcomed as well. And many will enjoy the liquor store.

  6. CW on March 7th, 2019 7:53 pm

    I suspect to get gas at BJ’s you’ll need to be a member, just like at Sams Club.

  7. methinks on March 7th, 2019 6:14 pm

    Something tells me Sam’s comment was sarcasm. In other news, a gas station in that area would be welcome. There’s SIX gas stations in Cantonment along Highway 29 (I’m not complaining, it keeps the prices down- hey Bernie Sanders, take note) but only about 1-2 along the Davis Hwy corridor. The stations on Davis can’t gilch drivers at whatever price they want because…there’s nobody else there to give them competition. Anyway, glad to see the old building(s) being used for something.

  8. interesting on March 7th, 2019 5:47 pm

    Neverheard of BJ’s, was hoping it was going to be a Costco, already a Sam’s member so I would not be interested in paying another membership fee, in regards to the statement about gas stations, there is definitely not an overabundance of gas stations on Davis Hwy, but there are more than 1 in the area described, I counted 6…

  9. MR REALITY on March 7th, 2019 5:17 pm

    SAM, do you like under a rock? THere is ONE gas station on Davis Hwy between 9mile road and Fairfield…Yep we got way to many gas stations on the BUSIEST ROAD in the county…SMH

  10. tg on March 7th, 2019 4:27 pm

    Sam we care putting all the Nursing Homes in 5points where its nice and quiet.

  11. Sam on March 7th, 2019 3:08 pm

    Just what we need – another gas station and liquor store! Why not add a storage facility, car wish and nursing home? We seem to be short on each of them.

  12. frugal on March 7th, 2019 2:42 pm

    Did they have to demolish the building? Seems a shame, but it’s the owner’s prerogative.

  13. Bob on March 7th, 2019 11:21 am

    Good one tg!!!

  14. B on March 7th, 2019 11:10 am

    Business would do better in Pensacola and they know it

  15. tg on March 7th, 2019 10:09 am

    All along i thought those airline tickets were to bring BJs to Century.