American Girl to open store in Raleigh"s Crabtree Mall for holidays

BREAKING NEWS - Crabtree Valley Mall Shooting in Raleigh, North Carolina

American Girl will be opening a temporary 5,500-square-foot store at Crabtree Valley Mall more

JENNIFER THOMAS

Popular doll retailer American Girl will open temporary store locations at seven new metro mall locations across the country in time for the Christmas holiday shopping season, including one coming to Crabtree Valley Mall in Raleigh.

The new American Girl doll store in Raleigh will be opening for business on Oct. 1 and will remain open through Jan. 31.

American Girl will be opening a temporary 5,500-square-foot store at Crabtree Valley Mall more

JENNIFER THOMAS

The 5,500-square-foot Raleigh store will be located in the former location of Rack Room Shoes near the mall entrance into Sears and near the malls childrens play area and Santa Claus station during the holidays. Rack Room Shoes has relocated to a store space near Macys.

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American Girl is also opening temporary holiday locations at shopping malls in Detroit, Indianapolis, San Antonio, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Portland.

The store in Raleigh will be opening with a two-day grand opening event on Oct. 1 and Oct. 2 that will require tickets for entrance, says Brian Asbill, a spokesman for the mall. The store will begin distributing tickets one hour before store opening on Saturday for as many customers as its managers estimate it can accommodate per day. It will be the same process for Oct. 2. Each child visiting the store will also receive a complimentary gift while supplies last.

Asbill says hes not sure about American Girls long-term plans for store expansion or what the chances are that it could decide to make a temporary store like the one in Raleigh more permanent.

Wed certainly love to have them, he says.

American Girl, a division of toy giant Mattel Inc. (Nasdaq: MAT), sells dolls, accessories, books and clothes targeting young girls ages 3 to 12.

It currently has 22 larger-format store locations in malls across the U.S., Canada and Mexico, including one at SouthPark mall in Charlotte, where girls can also host birthday parties, tea parties and special events.

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North Carolina Storms Prompt Water Rescues | The Weather Channel

BREAKING NEWS Crabtree Valley Mall Shooting in Raleigh, North Carolina

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More than 5 inches of rain fell Saturday on parts of North Carolina.

It was unclear Sunday how much damage has been caused by the flooding.

Heavy rains in parts of North Carolina prompted several water rescues over the weekend and flooded a mall parking lot in Raleigh.

More than 5 inches of rain fell Saturday on parts of North Carolina, prompting several water rescues from flash floods across Wake County.

The National Weather Service reported that one female and three children were rescued from a minivan on King Lawrence Road in Cary. Another report from Cary said people were being rescued from a flooded home on East Park Street.

On social media, several photos showed high water at the Crabtree Mall in Raleigh. In West Raleigh, the National Weather Service also reported a water rescue at I-440 Westbound and James Franklin Road.

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On Sunday, the National Weather Service said law enforcement was reporting ongoing flooding Raleigh, with several vehicles still submerged on Atlantic Avenue near the intersectionof Hodges Street. Officials cautioned that the area will remain impassable until flood waters receded this afternoon.

North Carolina Emergency Management told weather.com that it is unclear how much damage has been caused by the flooding and no reports of injuries have been confirmed at this time.

As of Sunday, more than 2,000 people were still without power in the Raleigh area and firefighters said lightning caused a house fire, according to ABC11.

weather.com meteorologist Chris Dolce says isolated thunderstorms are possible the next couple of days in the Raleigh-Durham area, but will likely be typical pop-up afternoon storms.

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