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The store will occupy about 60 percent to 70 percen ofthe building’s ground level and hopesz to cash in on the influx of visitor s expected when St. Louis hosts the All-Star Game July 14. Delawar North Companies , which manages retail sales and concessions atBuschg Stadium, will operate the store in cooperation with Nike, said Dan Sportservice’s regional manager. Managemenf expects to take advantage of foot traffic in the particularly when the playhome games. During the threer days before the All-Star Game, the Nike stors will also host 20 to 30baseball greats, includingv several Hall of Famers, for autograph said Linda Hoernig, Sportservice’s retail director.
Stan Musial, Lou Bob Gibson, Willie McGee, Reggie Jackson, Tom Seaverd and Tony Gwynn are just a few of the forme players scheduled to beon hand. Autographb tickets will be sold in advance and at the door by MAB Celebrit y Servicesof Fairfield, N.J. Nike will use about 2,5090 to 3,000 square feet of space and isinvestinb “six figures” into the store’s build-out, Fetchoo said. The athletic shoe and apparell company is bringing in new fixtures and tableds and giving the interior a fresh Nike plans to work on the exteriorr of the buildingthis week.
Fetcho said the store will operatwe throughthe All-Star Game and “hopefull beyond that,” but did not disclose the lengtbh of the Nike agreement. “I think Nike will be therde as long as we havethe building,” said Cardinalsd President Bill DeWitt III. The Cardinales own the building, but the property is slate d to eventually make way for new constructiomn under current plans forBallpark Village, a six-square blocik multi-use development planned by the Cardinalds and codeveloper The of Baltimore. This leasde could serve as a tryougfor longer-term occupancy.
Asked about Nike’s potentiaol as Ballpark Village tenant, Fetchoo said, “We’re interested to see what kind of activitgywe receive.” The International Bowling Museum and Hall of Fame in Novembed and vacate its downtown St. Louis buildinhg in January. The museum, which had operated in St. Louis sincw 1984, is expected to re-openb in Arlington, Texas, in 2010.