Burlington Stores is opening two stores this fall in San Bernardino County, both of them taking the place of shuttered 99 Cents Only Stores.
The first one is coming to Colton at Centrepointe Plaza at 1080 South Mount Vernon Ave.
The other is under development in Montclair, just a short walk from the Target at Montclair Plaza North at 5200 Moreno St.
The discount retailer offers a wide variety of clothing, housewares and merchandise for the home. The company says its newer stores come designed with a better experience for shoppers, including bigger and bolder signage and wider aisles.
The company will be hiring for both stores in the coming weeks. Interested applicants should go to BurlingtonStores.jobs
Stay tuned for an opening date later this year.
Navy Federal opening branch in high desert
Navy Federal Credit Union is opening a branch today, Monday, Aug. 25, in Apple Valley.
The nation’s largest credit union will host a grand opening ceremony from 9-10 a.m.
The Apple Valley branch will include tellers, an express service area, member service representatives and 24-hour ATMs.
NFCU also is donating $5,000 to the Excelsior High Desert Young Marines, a youth program focused on leadership and community service.
Leadership change for Ontario’s Classic Containers
Maria Hernandez has been named president at Classic Containers, a family-owned packaging company in Ontario.
The leadership change came after Hernandez’s husband, Manny Hernandez Sr., the company founder and president, died Feb. 3, 2025.
Kevin Tippitt, a 35-year packaging industry veteran, also was named acting chief executive. Manny Hernandez’s grandson, Miguel Estrada, is the vice president of operations.
Classic Containers creates wholesale plastic bottles and their caps for clients in the personal care, industrial, arts & crafts and automotive markets.
Founded in 1988, the company and its 220 employees work out of a 100,000-square-foot facility at 1700 S. Hellman Ave.
U-Haul services in Fontana
Fontana Tires Complete Auto and Collision Repair is now a licensed U-Haul dealer.
The shop at 15614 Arrow Blvd. offers U-Haul trucks, trailers, towing equipment and moving supplies.
Business hours are 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday and 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday.
U-Haul notes that local affiliates are not U-Haul franchises. Instead, they commit a portion of their lot space for U-Haul equipment and their time to help customers.
You can reserve U-Haul products here by calling 909-357-1435 or going online (Google U-Haul and Fontana).
Industrial complex rising in Hesperia
Work has begun on a 406,138-square-foot industrial development in Hesperia.
The industrial property at 9260 Mesa Linda St. should be completed in the second quarter of 2026, according to Voit Real Estate Services, which is partnering with Newcastle Partners in San Francisco.
The building is going up on an 18-acre lot with access to the 15 freeway. So far there is no tenant or buyer for the property, Voit reps said.
Voit noted that Amazon occupies more than 4.5 million square feet of Class A distribution warehouse space in Hesperia.
“Hesperia offers a unique combination of lower occupancy costs, abundant labor, and direct connectivity to both the Ports and major western distribution corridors via I-15, advantages that set it apart from competing submarkets,” said Courtney Wing, vice president of Development & Construction at Newcastle Partners.
New stuff you might have missed
Orange County’s Credit Union opens in Chino: The Santa Ana-based credit union opened in late July in Chino, the first Inland Empire branch for the institution. Address: 8401 Pine Ave. at Town Center at The Preserve.
Target opens at Shops at Jurupa Valley: The bustling new shopping center welcomed the debut of the bullseye retailer Aug. 17. The 147,000-square-foot store comes with a full grocery store within, the company said. Address: 8063 Mission Blvd.
Tickets on sale for Great Taste of Europa: The one-day festival featuring more than 50 wines and small bites at Europa Village in Temecula takes place Sept. 14. Fielding Buck reported that general admission tickets are $199 (plus fees), while designated drivers will pay $79. You must be age 21 or older to attend.
Cracker Barrel changes its logo, complaints ensue: While the restaurant brand might be relatively new to Southern California, for longtime fans, removing the old man and his barrel and the “Old Country Store” logo was enough to launch complaints on social media. “Our values haven’t changed, and the heart and soul of Cracker Barrel haven’t changed,” Cracker Barrel said in a statement. Cracker Barrel was founded in 1969. It has 660 locations nationwide.
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