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Central Market at Preston Royal Dallas will reopen by 4th of July

They're restored the architecture of the original ceiling.

Photo courtesy of Central Market

The Preston-Royal Central Market, closed since October 2019, has set a date for reopening, and it promises to be draped in red, white, and blue.

The store, located at 10720 Preston Rd. will reopen on June 30 — just in time for July 4th weekend, says company spokesperson Mabrie Jackson.

"We thought it would be festive to kick off the 4th of July holiday," Jackson says. "We miss our neighbors and are so excited to come back."

The store suffered significant damage from the tornados and storms that swept across North Dallas on Sunday October 20, 2019, and has been undergoing complete rebuilding and restoration.

The supermarket was just one business along the tornado's 15-mile stretch that also included 10 Dallas ISD schools — three of which experienced significant damage and were not able to reopen at their original campuses.

Central Market took the opportunity during the renovation to make some updates including an expansion of their produce section as well as the addition of curbside service.

"We could have pushed to reopen by Christmas, but with the additions, we thought it would be better to finish rather than having the construction going on," Jackson says.

The store still has the same footprint when you enter but they've opened the space and improved the layout.

"Compared to our other stores, that produce section always felt a little congested," she says.

Other improvements include

expanded seafood and floral
additional grocery selection
larger sandwich bar
improved coffee bar experience
expanded customer seating area in the upstairs mezzanine, with outdoor seating, as well

Curbside is their biggest venture. They took over an adjacent space occupied by a fur shop, no longer in the center, and have a set of parking spaces in front designated strictly for curbside pickups.

"I think curbside service will continue to be important for us, and for all retailers, even when we've hopefully put the pandemic behind us," Jackson says.

Beyond all the new functional features, Jackson says they're excited about something that's more aesthetic.

"The best part is the restoration of the beautiful ceiling that was original to the design," she says. "There was some sheet rock from when Borders was there, and we took that all down and added some wooden planks and restored the beautiful wooden beams. We're excited for people to see the beautiful architecture."

"If the tornado had gone north by 25 feet, it would have leveled he building," she says. "We feel so fortunate we didn't have to scrape the store and start over."

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PIZZA PROBLEMS

Plano-based Pizza Hut to close 250 restaurants as U.S. sales plummet

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Pizza Hut will close 250 restaurants by mid-2026.

By the middle of the year, the country will have fewer Pizza Huts. Yum! Brands, the parent company of the almost 70-year-old chain, announced it plans to close an estimated 250 restaurants — about 4 percent of Pizza Hut's massive global footprint.

The closures were revealed during Yum's fourth quarter earnings call on February 4. While Yum! Brands is based in Louisville, Kentucky, Pizza Hut is headquartered in Plano.

Yum! representatives said that U.S. Pizza Hut store sales slid 3 percent as value initiatives, like the $5 Crafted Flatzz personal pizza, have failed to take hold with customers, who are increasingly spending their pizza budget at rival Domino’s.

In November 2025, Yum! Brands announced that it would launch a “formal review of strategic options,” a program called “Hut Forward,” which officials said could result in a global reduction in the number of Pizza Hut outlets or an eventual sale of the concept.

“The Pizza Hut team has been working hard to address business and category challenges; however, Pizza Hut’s performance indicates the need to take additional action to help the brand realize its full value, which may be better executed outside of Yum! Brands,” said Chris Turner, CEO of Yum! Brands, in a previous press release.

It’s unclear how any such sale would affect the franchise’s Plano headquarters. The corporation is currently in the process of moving KFC, which has been experiencing its own financial struggles, from Kentucky to its Plano home base.

In recent years, the overall pizza landscape has been rocky for national chains. Concepts like Papa John’s, Blaze Pizza, and Mod Pizza have closed units as dining shifts increasingly to favor more “interesting” concepts like Nashville-style hot chicken. In early January, the Wall Street Journal reported that pizzerias are no longer the second most popular chain format in the U.S., plummeting below Mexican restaurants and coffee shops to sixth place.

Although Pizza Hut has not disclosed exactly which locations would be shuttering, it did say it expects to wrap up the closure round by the middle of 2026.

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