Wal-Mart market off table for Ahwatukee site

A Wal-Mart Neighborhood Market planned for Chandler Boulevard and Desert Foothills Parkway in Ahwatukee Foothills is off the table for now.

The Bentonville, Ark.-based retailer said it has no choice but to opt out of a lease with their co-developer BMB Marketplace LLC when that company filed for bankruptcy.

"From our perspective, the future's uncertain," said Wal-Mart spokeswoman Delia Garcia.

She said the company is still interested in opening a location at that site, but Garcia said the property was taken by BMB's creditors.

Quiznos closes a shop

The Quiznos at Crossroads Towne Center has toasted its last sandwich.

The sub shop is the latest tenant to close or announce a closure in recent months at the shopping center, which opened a little more than three years ago at Gilbert Road and Loop 202 in Gilbert. Other retailers include Juice It Up! and Linens 'n Things, which recently filed for bankruptcy.

A music store called f.y.e. (an acronym for "for your entertainment") was the first store to close at the shopping center in May.

Denise Hart, vice president of marketing for the center's management company, Vestar Development, said she wasn't certain about the individual retailers' decisions to close, saying customer traffic has remained.

OCEAN BLUE COOL TREATS

Ocean Blue Frozen Yogurt wants to put some chill in your bones when its shop opens in the Dana Park Village Square at the southwest corner of U.S. 60 and Val Vista Drive in Mesa.

The store sells sorbet as well as frozen yogurt. They also offer an unusual combination of the two.

YUCCABEANS OPENS DOORS

If you need something a little more filling than iced desserts, give Yuccabeans Southwestern Kitchen a shot.

The new eatery opened on Gilbert Road between Guadalupe and Baseline roads in Gilbert.

The family-owned restaurant features low-cost daily specials, and an unusual menu with culinary creations such as the Yuccabeans Scramble, the Southwestern Reserve Burger and the Chandler Chicken Wrap.