Another store is closing on Kansas City’s Country Club Plaza. At least 9 exited in 2024
Casper Sleep Store is closing on Kansas City’s Country Club Plaza.
“We’re saying goodnight to this store,” a sign posted hanging in the shop’s window reads.
The location’s last day will be Jan. 22.
The chain, selling mattresses and bedding, does not have any other retail locations in the metro, but customers can purchase its products online. The company did not respond to The Star’s requests for comment Wednesday morning.
Several other stores have closed recently in the shopping center. In 2024, at least nine restaurants and shops closed there: Strang Chef Collectives, Parachute, one of Messenger Coffee Co.’s locations, Chuy’s, Express, Forever 21, Sweet Kiss Brigadeiro, Kindred and Soft Surroundings.
In July, HP Village Partners announced their purchase of the Plaza. The company owns Dallas’ luxury shopping center, Highland Park Village.
Ray Washburne, principal of HP Village, discussed with The Star in October his plans for the district: more security, a boutique hotel, cosmetic changes, a new office tower, more unique local restaurants and local retail instead of national chains.
Washburne said more walkways and restaurants and fewer “junk retail” spots would create “addition through subtraction.”
The Plaza revamp is estimated to cost $100 million.
“In general, we’re going to clean it up and reposition the center as something that Kansas City will be proud of again,” Washburne told The Star.
No timeline for construction has been announced, but HP Village has said in past interviews that renovations will need to await city infrastructure upgrades.