Sand City to get a skate apparel retailer in former Borders' store

Two businesses are poised to open in the retail space left vacant by the closure of Borders in Sand City.

A third business, yet to be identified, is expected to round out the new establishments.

The marketing coordinator for Tilly's, an Irvine-based surf and skate apparel retailer, confirmed Wednesday the company is opening a store in a portion of the empty space.

The marketing coordinator, William Marquis, said the store is slated to open July 3, and the company is opening stores in a number of other new markets this year as well. The company has 120 stores in 11 states.

"We are really excited to be opening in Sand City," he said.

Tilly's, a privately held company that says it caters to "the ever-evolving generation of active lifestyles," also has a new store at Harden Ranch in Salinas, which opened last November.

The Orosco Group is the Monterey company that bought the 25,000 square-foot site in the Edgewater Center after the Borders chain shut down last year.

Patrick Orosco, a vice president, said construction on the site began several weeks ago. He said he couldn't name or confirm the identities of the retailers his company is negotiating with.

"There'll be three tenants, each well suited to the local trade area," he said.

Ulta Beauty is a second business set to open in the old Borders building, said Steve Matarazzo, city administrator of Sand City. The company's website says it was founded as a discount beauty retailer in 1990.

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Sand City to get a skate apparel retailer in former Borders' store