WHAT TO WATCH 2014: Palm Harbor Shopping Center

By Jonathan Simmons
| 5:00 a.m. December 31, 2013

Kathy and Jerry Chiddister load groceries into their car at Publix in the Palm Harbor shopping plaza. (Photo by Shanna Fortier)

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Developer Michael Collard, of the Winter Park, Fla.-based Collard Properties, has indicated plans to buy the decades-old Palm Harbor Shopping Center from the Inland Group and bring in stores like Bed Bath & Beyond, World Market, Jo-Anne Fabrics and Crafts, Moe’s, Chico and ULTA.

The shopping center has struggled in recent years.

A number of stores — including Blockbuster, CVS Pharmacy, a Bealls Outlet and several restaurants — have all closed, and current tenants have expressed hope that Collard's plans will revitalize it.

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