Entertainment Store to Open in Former Borders Space

The old in won't be vacant much longer.

Bam!, which buys, sells and trades movies, books, video games and more will open in the space in early June, according to the retailer's Facebook page.

The St. Louis Business Journal recently reported that mall owner CBL & Associates Properties said the store will take over the space at Chesterfield Mall. Another Bam! location will open in the former Borders location in Mid Rivers Mall in St. Peters, too. The locations are the first for the store in the St. Louis area. 

According to the store's Facebook page, Bam! will open its doors on June 10.

Bam’s owners also operate the Joplin, MO-based Vintage Stock chain of 40 stores in Arkansas, Kansas, Oklahoma and Missouri, and its Movie Trading Co. subsidiary in Dallas/Fort Worth, the St. Louis Business Journal reported.

Borders closed as part of the company's Chapter 11 bankruptcy reoganization. The Ann Arbor, MI-based company  nationwide in Feburary. Chesterfield's location was one of three stores in the St. Louis metro area to close. The other two were in Ballwin and St. Peters.

The St. Louis Business Journal also reports that two more stores will open in Chesterfield Mall by September: a boutique, Apricot Lane, and tea retailer, Teavana.

To find out more, read the full report: Bam! to open in former Borders units