FARGO - You may have heard the rumor: Dick's Sporting Goods is primed to move into the building that is now home to Best Buy, but which will become available once Best Buy moves into the West Acres Shopping Center space that was formerly home to Sears.

Chris Heaton, senior vice president of property management for West Acres, has heard that, too.

But it is not the case, according to Heaton, who said there are currently no talks between the shopping center and Dick's Sporting Goods regarding the soon-to-be-vacant Best Buy space, at 1615 38th St. S., which is owned by West Acres Development Co.

Heaton said there are informal talks with other stores eyeing the location, but nothing has been decided yet.

The fit-up of the former Sears space is continuing and Best Buy may be moving in sometime this spring or early summer, he added.

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On another front, Dry Goods, a women's boutique, could open in May in the West Acres spot that had been home to Aéropostale, which closed last year, Heaton said.

He said a number of brands are expressing interest in possibly moving into spaces vacated when several other retailers shuttered their doors in 2017.