Redix store coming to downtown

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) -- At a downtown economic luncheon Wednesday, Wilmington Downtown Inc. leaders announced plans for a well-known Wrightsville Beach business to open a second location downtown.

The Redix Store plans to build the second store on Grace Street by the middle of May. Owner Daniel Reddick says the growing economy has created a whole new market for their store.

Wilmington Downtown Inc. CEO Ed Wolverton says those changes have already brought several new stores to Grace Street and they have big plans for the rest of the area.

"The influence of the hospitality industry and how that's changing the dynamic of not just this one street but all of downtown, and of course more hotels are on the way," Wolverton said. "So we're very excited about what that's going to mean for our continued progression in the retail offerings that we have."

Historic downtown Wilmington is a spot that native Joshua Jackson says brings the surrounding towns together.

"It's like a world in itself," Jackson said.

In the last 27 years, he's seen a lot of changes.

"They're always building something."

City leaders say 21 new businesses in 2014 alone.

Wilmington downtown incorporated CEO Ed Wolverton says with a new year and a growing economy that just means more.

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Redix store coming to downtown