University Marketplace — Local services in Marion

While here at this marketplace, I visited Meijer, Shoe carnival, & TJ Max. All these stores were clean & had very friendly helpful employees. I made a return at SC with no issues & fast service. SC & TJ Max had a great selection to shop from. In addition to the aforementioned stores, there is also a Pet Smart for all your pet care needs, A large, Hobby Lobby store, for anything to do with crafting, Art, framing, & holiday or home decor, as well as, Maurices, for men & women's clothing shopping. There is also, Meijer convenience store, if you are in need of gas, convenience supplies, or candy & snacks! There is another smaller fill-up station close by, just across the bypass(main road). You can also smell a Texas Roadhouse, or a Hardee's in the air, if you happen to find yourself hungry!! Also, you will notice a nicely stocked Mattress store, & a Jiffy Lube, within close proximity. These shoppes are newer, clean, nice, & accommodating. The businesses are pretty close together, so you can walk from shoppe to shoppe with ease. Would be great to see more shoppes added to this marketplace shopping venue!! Would definitely bring more traffic to this South end of our...

This busy business area offers opticians, Payless grocery, and gas station (where Kroger grocery points earn nice gasoline discounts), a bank, and more. The big parking lot handles the continual traffic pretty well, with a few congested areas that require extra diligence to navigate, as it is a mix of foot traffic, bicycles, city bus, and many personal vehicles. Access to surrounding major roads requires patience at rush hours. However, I shop there a lot and enjoy it. Payless recently expanded the number of self check out lanes. And I love their produce and the fish market. Plus you can buy Coca Cola...

Kohls was it's usual cold self, unfriendly help, lack of mdse and I did not find a thing I wa looking for. Shoe Carnival was typical, but had a very friendly clerk, however did not have the right size of shoe that I wanted. Hobby Lobby was great. Manager Jodie greeted us, helped us find the mdse we needed. JK was checking us out, was friendly as usual and...