NEW ON THE BUSINESS SCENE: GOODY'S COMING TO CAPE

Goody's Family Clothing store will move into the Missouri market this spring, when it opens a 27,500-square-foot facility in Cape Girardeau.

"The store at Cape Girardeau will be the first for Missouri," said Justin Titcombe, a Goody's spokesman.

Missouri also marked the 15th state for Goody's, a fast-growing retailer headquartered in Knoxville, Tenn., with more than 200 stores in 14 states with sales of more than $700 million annually.

The Cape Girardeau store, which will be in Cape West Plaza Shopping Center on Siemers Drive in the Cape West Business Park, will provide up to 35 jobs.

Goody's was founded in 1953, when M.D. Goodfriend and a partner began Athens Outlet Store in the small community of Athens, Tenn.

In 1972, Goodfriend's son Bob joined the operation, and the format switched to current, first-quality, name-brand merchandise under the new name of Goody's Family Clothing.

"Goody's features moderately priced clothing for the entire family," said Titcombe. "We're not a discount or department store; we're more of a specialty store and feature brand names like Bugle Boy, Jordache, Fundamental Things, Levi's, Reebok, SI Fashions, Nike, Adidas and others.