Business & Tech
18 Changes To The Bucks Co. Business Scene You Should Know About
A lot of new business are opening in Bucks County, and some others are closing. Catch up on the latest developments here:
The restaurant and shopping scene in Bucks County is evolving. Many new businesses are opening, while some others have plans to close their doors.
To keep you up-to-date on these developments, we've rounded up our recent coverage of local business openings and closings that you'll want to know about.
Here is a look at some recent and upcoming additions across Bucks County, and other changes:
Find out what's happening in Doylestownfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Athleta will open its first Bucks County location in downtown Newtown. Click here for details.
Find out what's happening in Doylestownfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Big-Name Retailers Eye Vacant Toys R Us Stores
Big-name retailers are reportedly eyeing vacant Toys R Us stores in the region. There are indications that Hobby Lobby as well as Burlington Stores Inc. and TJX Co., which owns stores like TJ Maxx, Marshalls and HomeGoods, are among the retailers that could take over those empty stores. There are vacant Toys R Us locations in Bensalem in Langhorne. Click here for details.
New Giant Opens In Feasterville
Giant's new Feasterville store just opened today (Friday, Aug. 10) The store, located at 176 W. Street Road, replaces the store's old Feasterville location at 1055 Bustleton Pike. That store closed for good on Thursday, Aug. 9. Click here for details.
New Giant Opening In Doylestown
Giant will be opening another new store in Bucks County in the coming months. The former Redner's on Rt. 611 in Doylestown will become a Giant. The new Giant store will open in early 2019 and will replace the existing location on York Road in Jamison. No word yet on what's going into the Jamison Giant once that location closes. Click here for details.
The Bon-Ton stores in Doylestown and Quakertown will close this month. No word yet on what will fill their vacancies. Click here for details.
The Salt Cave, with a location in Doylestown, will be expanding to Newtown. It is expected to open in September, business representatives tell Patch. Click here for details.
Doylestown's Knight House Becomes State Street Steak & Seafood
State Street Steak & Seafood, a new restaurant at the former Knight House in Doylestown Borough, opened last month. Click here for details.
The phenomenon of rolled ice cream has come to Bucks County. Sworl Handcrafted Rolled Ice Cream is located in Newtown, across the parking lot from Isaac Newton's. Click here for details.
Factory Donuts, which has a location in Philadelphia, is expanding to Bucks County. They'll be opening a shop in Newtown in an undisclosed location. Click here for details.
New Burger Joint Opening In Former Friendly's
A new burger joint is coming to Warminster soon. Steak 'n Shake will be opening on W. Street Road near Mearns Road. Click here for details.
Turning Point Opening Second Bucks County Location
Turning Point, a restaurant serving breakfast, brunch and lunch, will open its second Bucks County location this fall. Click here for details.
New Aldi Opening In Warrington
Aldi's new Warrington location will open this fall. The popular discount food store will be taking over the space previously occupied by Gander Mountain off Rt. 611. Click here for details.
Cross Culture, an Indian restaurant with locations in Doylestown, Buckingham, New Hope and Princeton, N.J., will be opening in Newtown. Click here for details.
New Street Food Joint With Award-Winning Fries Opens
A new fast casual Greek restaurant that has award-winning french fries officially opened on July 31 in Warminster. This is the second location for Freddy's, located at 350 Jacksonville Road. There is also one in Delaware, Ohio. That spot recently was voted as having the best french fries in the Columbus area. Click here for details.
Nina's Waffles, the popular ice cream and sweet shop with four Bucks County locations, will be opening a store at the historic Toll House in Newtown. A summer opening was originally planned, however, construction on the building remains underway. Business representatives tell Patch they'll be confirming an opening date shortly. Click here for more details.
The popular sushi spot is opening its third Bucks County restaurant in Doylestown next year. Click here for more details.
Triple Sun, an ultra-premium small batch distillery, opened last month in Newtown. The tasting room features handmade cocktails and local wine, beer, cider and mead with a focus on its own line of hand crafted small-batch spirits. Click here for details.
New 'Studio Movie Grill' To Open
This one isn't right in Bucks County, but it's close enough that we would drive for a dinner/movie experience like this. Click here for more details.
News tips to Kara.Seymour@Patch.com.
Get the free Patch iPhone app or the free Patch Android app.
Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.
