Article: Kohl's likely to take retail space vacated by Mervyn's in Medford, Ore.

Byline: Greg Stiles

Jan. 18--So what happens to 80,000 square feet of retail space on the north end of Rogue Valley Mall when Mervyn's closes March 31?

The folks who follow the ebb and flow of the retail industry and commercial real estate transactions have established the early favorite as Kohl's, an aggressively expanding department store chain that retails an inventory similar to Mervyn's.

"Kohl's is your main candidate," said Chuck Martinez of Commercial Realty Advisors on Tuesday. "They're expanding, have made deals in Eugene and have stores under construction in Gresham and Washington County."

The limited supply of big-box retail ...

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