A pair of darkened Pier 1 Imports stores in the Charleston area will soon be reconfigured for new tenants.
Memphis, Tenn.-based AutoZone plans to renovate the former houseware chain’s location at 7643 Rivers Ave. in North Charleston while discount retailer Five Below plans to move into the former Pier 1 space in Azalea Square Shopping Center in Summerville, according to construction documents.
Plans call for the new store in North Charleston to take up 8,993 square feet in the shopping center where Outback Steakhouse operates near Northwoods Mall.

The former Pier 1 Imports store site on Rivers Avenue in North Charleston is slated to become a retail shop for auto parts vendor AutoZone. Warren L. Wise/Staff
AutoZone has 14 stores in the Charleston area.
In Summerville, Philadelphia-based Five Below, which sells almost all items for $5 or less, plans to open a second Charleston-area location in a 10,974-square-foot shop