Kean’s to open new location near Alexander’s Highland Market

A new Kean’s Fine Dry Cleaning location is planned for the Highland Park development near Alexander’s Highland Market and should open some time in mid 2014, says Kean’s owner Rock Rockenbaugh, who is a partner in the Highland Park project. Rockenbaugh declines to discuss specifics of where his new store will be located within the shopping center on Highland Road because other tenants have not yet disclosed their plans. The new store, which will be located across from Alexander’s, will make Kean’s 15th location in the market and will give the company a presence in a rapidly growing area where it currently has no stores. “Our closest store to that area is Jones Creek,” says Rockenbaugh. “This will enable us to serve customers from Santa Maria and the Country Club of Louisiana.” Earlier this year, Kean’s closed two stores in underperforming locations—one on Old Hammond Highway at Sherwood Forest, the other at Hooper and Joor roads. “Neither of those locations was growing,” he says. “Our focus is on locations where we can grow.” —Stephanie Riegel