image description — The small format stores are approximately 35,000 square feet and aim to provide a "hyper-localized experience to cater to the community's needs.

Kohl's Opens in Lenox, Grand Opening Friday

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
06:00PM / Monday, October 31, 2022Print Story | Email Story

LENOX, Mass. — Kohl's department store is opening one of its new small format stores on Nov. 4 in The Center at Lenox shopping mall, located at 489 Pittsfield Rd.

"We are excited to bring Kohl's to this community. I think this community really needs something like this," said an employee no authorized to speak on record. "...I used to work at the [Lee] Outlets and everyone is always looking for something."

The store held a soft opening Sunday, Oct. 30. They have planned a ribbon cutting on Friday, Nov. 4.

The national retailer plans to open 100 new small-format stores over the next four years. The average footprint of a Kohl's is around 80,000 square feet but this size is too large for many small markets, their overarching real estate strategy said.

The small format stores are approximately 35,000 square feet and aim to provide a "hyper-localized experience to cater to the community's needs.

"With the loss of the Berkshire Mall and some stores leaving the Outlets, I think that Kohl's is going to impact the community a lot," she said.

These new stores will feature national brands, private brands, and products from diverse and female-owned companies.

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Berkshire South Sees $1M Earmark for Expansion

By Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff
05:48PM / Thursday, August 06, 2026

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass.— The Berkshire South Regional Community Center was earmarked for more than $1 million to expand its north wing.

On Thursday, Congressman Richard Neal sat with Executive Director Jenise Lucey, board members, and other staff at the center to see how those dollars will help expand childcare, among other areas. He announced a $1,015,000 earmark for the project.

"As you can see, we are really, really busy and really busting at the seams," Lucey said while showing the congressman plans.

"So your advocacy to make this happen, so that we can really move on to the next steps and serve our community, couldn't be better timed, and we're just so grateful for your support."

The 6,000-square-foot addition will add about 20 spaces for infant and toddler care and increase the 40,000-square-foot building by about 15 percent. It will also allow BCRCC to expand its fitness center, upgrade its HVAC system, and relocate administrative offices.

BCRCC sees about 200,000 visitors per year and is licensed to welcome 100 summer campers, running a nine-week program during working hours. Childcare programming runs year-round, with the center serving about 240 youth annually.

Open since 2002, the community center will soon celebrate its 25th anniversary. The allocation was made through Congressionally Directed Spending from the Rural Housing Service with the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Neal said that childcare was one of the biggest issues during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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