Beall's Dept Store

I like shopping at Beall's Department store in Lakeshore Mall. Although they're not a sports store per se, it is surprising how many football themed items they sell. In fact, they have something for almost every member of the family. For infants, they sell several sleepers with football designs, they have a baby blanket with a sports design in the corner and the cutest sports bag by Gund. A soft sports bag holds four plush balls that each do something different. (One rattles and another squeaks, for instance.) There is a cute overall set for toddlers that has a football design on it. I was recently looking at this for my 3-month-old twin grand nephews as a Christmas gift, but I think I may choose the baby blanket and sports bag described above. Beall's sells T-shirts and tanks for men, women and children in lots of football designs. The Ts are more than just white shirts with a team logo; they come in a variety of colors. They even have football themed items for the home, from chip and dip sets to insulated mugs to a football shaped bulletin board to silly FSU and UF gnomes! So, even though most people think of Beall's as a clothing store and not a sports store, you can clearly see it is. more

Beall's Department Store sells mainly clothing and accessories for women, men, juniors, kids and babies; however, I think women's clothing and accessories make up at least 50% of the store's merchandise. Some of the brand names include Elizabeth Arden, Rafaella, Monet, Tommy Hilfiger, Dockers and Sag Harbor. They also carry Florida college merchandise. They sell Guy Harvey's wonderful men's shirts, too. All their clothing is suited to warm Florida weather, too. I don't know if this is true of stores outside Florida, but locally in their housewares department, they sell great Florida-themed items. There are all kinds of items with seashells, sailboats and sunsets - even Christmas items. I think the sale prices are very good, too. During the month before Christmas, they had all their Christmas vests and sweaters on sale for 45% to 50% off. This is the exact time when you buy these items, so I was able to get a great Christmas sweater for my mom as a Christmas gift at 50% off. I was simply amazed at the price and she was very happy with her sweater. more