Photo by Susannah Moore
The new Homesense location in Franconia
Fans of the store Homesense now have a shorter trip to get their home goods fix.
The popular home store opened its first location in the Alexandria area at 7005 Manchester Blvd. in the Festival at Manchester Lakes shopping center on Thursday.
The store advertises itself as “a new kind of home store that invites you to discover aisles of unexpected finds from around the world and an ever-changing selection of famous brands – all with genuine value.”
TJX Companies is a Massachusetts-based multinational discount department store that operates TJ Maxx, Marshalls, HomeGoods, Sierra and Homesense stores in the United States.
Before the opening of the Franconia location, the closest Homesense to Alexandria was in Fairfax at the Fair Lakes Promenade.
The hours for the store are listed as 9:30 a.m. - 9:30 p.m., Monday through Saturday and 10 a.m. – 8 p.m. on Sunday.
The space now occupied by Homesense was previously home to a Shoppers grocery store which closed in 2020. The rest of the space will be the future site of an Amazon Go grocery store and another retailer.
