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Shoe Sensation expanding to larger Galesburg location. Here’s where, and why

Shoe Sensation will relocate one door west from 2474 Veterans Drive to 2472 Veterans Drive later this summer to offer more inventory and accessories.
Shoe Sensation will relocate one door west from 2474 Veterans Drive to 2472 Veterans Drive later this summer to offer more inventory and accessories. (JAY REDFERN/WGIL)

When the shoes no longer fit, you move to a larger space—and Shoe Sensation is doing just that.

Shoe Sensation will relocate one door west from 2474 Veterans Drive to 2472 Veterans Drive later this summer to offer more inventory and accessories.

Assistant manager Beth Medina said the current store will close on July 20, with the new location—formerly Pet Supplies Plus until its January 2025 closure—set to reopen around Aug. 15. The expanded site, nearly 2,500 square feet larger than the original 5,000-square-foot store, will enhance the shopping experience with a broader selection.

Shoe Sensation opened at 2474 Veterans Drive in April 2022.

Bill French, executive director of retail leasing for Cushman & Wakefield, told WGIL a national client is poised to fill the vacancy at 2474 Veterans Drive, stating, “We’re in the letter of intent stage, and not quite ready to announce it.”

A family-owned footwear retailer, Shoe Sensation was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Jeffersonville, Indiana. The chain has more 240 stores in 22 states.