Providence MarketPlace to Welcome Lane Bryant, Puleo’s Grille and Variety of Town Center Shops

Mount Juliet, Tenn., Feb. 20, 2007 – National retailer Lane Bryant is bringing its first Mount Juliet store to Providence MarketPlace along with Puleo’s Grille and a variety of Town Center shops and services including LifeWay Christian Store, Yankee Candle, and State Farm Insurance. Providence MarketPlace is the thriving lifestyle and entertainment retail component of the 1,000-acre Providence community just outside of Nashville.

“As Mount Juliet continues to flourish, we want to provide the best retail options for its residents,” said Charles Thrift, senior leasing associate for Crosland. “Shopping, services, dining and entertainment are all aspects of the Providence MarketPlace experience.”

The nation’s largest women’s plus-size specialty apparel retailer, Lane Bryant (7,890 square feet), will provide stylish, high-quality fashion for plus-size women in sizes 14-28. This first Mount Juliet location will offer a wide selection of apparel from career to casual as well as a collection of accessories and hosiery. This store will also feature “Cacique” intimate apparel, spotlighting the latest styles and trends in lingerie and sleepwear. Trained Cacique store associates and bra-fit specialists will be on hand to offer customers personalized bra fittings to ensure that customers are purchasing the correct sizes for their bodies.

Puleo’s Grille (6,950 square feet) will offer a unique concept with a variety of fresh steaks and seafood, adding a flair of authentic Italian cuisine and a hint of Southern cooking. Catering to a broad array of tastes, Puleo’s will offer items such as Fried Green Tomatoes, Gulf Shrimp Scampi, Chicken Pot Pie and Roasted Pork Loin. Puleo’s will be open for lunch and dinner daily and will offer an express lunch Monday – Friday.

One of the world’s largest providers of Christian products and services, LifeWay Christian Store (5,042 square feet) will open in the Town Center at Providence MarketPlace. LifeWay will offer Bibles, church literature, books, music, audio and video recordings, and church supplies. Specialty items will include books by Beth Moore, audio series on “The Purpose Driven Life,” and resources for children of all ages.

Also joining the Town Center shops at Providence MarketPlace is The Yankee Candle Company (1,587 square feet), which is the leading designer, manufacturer, wholesaler and retailer of premium scented candles in the giftware industry. Candle products will be available in hundreds of fragrances, styles and sizes, including jar candles, votive candles, wax potpourri, designer pillars, tapers and scented tea lights. Yankee Candle will also offer home décor accessories, as well as branded non-candle fragranced products, such as auto air fresheners and a bath line of personal care products, potpourri, room sprays, linen sprays, sachets and other home fragrance offerings.

One of the nation’s largest insurance companies, State Farm Insurance (1,201 square feet), joins Providence MarketPlace. State Farm is the leading home and auto insurer in the United States. Local agents will be on hand to assist Mount Juliet residents with insurance needs for home, automobile, boat, renters, life, health, disability and long-term care.