The Christmas store is mostly located in the Northeast, and thisis the first move west for the company. Other new stores includeBurlington Coat Factory, JoAnn Fabrics, Health Foods Unlimited,PetSmart, Value City Furniture, Qdoba, Regency Beauty andSkeffington's Formal Wear, as well as a 4,200-sf Fifth Third Bank.Existing tenants include Half Price Books, Computer Zoo andLeslie's Poolmart.

There are 33 stores total in the center, which is adjacent tothe 1.3-million-sf Dayton Mall, owned by Glimcher Realty Trust.About 61,000-sf is available at South Towne, according to thecompany's Web site.

Centro officials said in a statement that the redevelopmentproject included site improvements and upgrades including a façaderenovation, new parking lot asphalt, upgraded illumination for theparking lot and walkways, new concrete islands and refreshedlandscaping. A company official could not be reached forcomment.