In the Kansas City Country Club Plaza shopping weekend, there will be two new stores here - Clothing retailers and jewelers forever Pandora 21.

Both stores plan to open on Saturday.

Los Angeles, Forever 21 Inc. has wrapped up construction in the area of 30.440 square feet south of The Cheesecake Factory at 111 Nichols Road in Kansas City. It plans a grand opening Saturday, which includes free gift cards - worth $ 210 - for the first 200 people in line.

The store, which will employ about 80, including Forever 21 clothing and accessories and brands Heritage 1981 21MEN Twelve and Twelve.

"It's an independent store, so you will have a unique look and feel to it," said Larry Meyer, executive vice president.

It is a good size store that the Plaza is delighted to be opening there, "said Gayle Terry, a spokesman for the Plaza their Highwood’s Properties Inc. (NYSE: MAI). Mark Shale was the last tenant to fill the space, he said.

Forever 21, known for offering trendy clothes at low prices, is running more than 460 stores in the United States and Puerto Rico, including another long XXI store in Oak Park Mall Overland Park and Forever 21 stores at the point of Kansas City Legends Kansas City, Kan., Zona Rosa in Kansas City and Independence Center. XXI stores always tend to be larger and have more variety of products.

Pandora, a Danish brand that offers fine handcrafted jewelry for women, is opening a store of 1,056 square meters in the Country Club Plaza at 231 W. 47th Street About 40 experts play each piece, and no two pieces exactly alike, the company said in a statement.

Terry said he believes the Plaza store will be the first Pandora separate location in the Kansas City metropolitan area. A few months ago, The Body Shop fills that space.

"The growing popularity of Pandora in this community is impressive," said Pandora Country Club Plaza owner Mark Motes in the statement. "It's definitely one of the most popular jewelry brands out there, and we are excited to offer Pandora dedicated fans and new customers throughout the collection with all the final pieces in one convenient place."

On September 30, banana republic will open a new location a few doors below the current plaza shops. The space will hold what will be the fifth in a store - behind Las Vegas and California, where - in the new main street-style concept.

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