The Rome News Tribune and Hometown Headlines reported that the Mount Berry Mall might soon welcome a 90,000-square-foot Rural King store, bringing positive changes to the mall and the Rome and Floyd County area. The Rome-Floyd Board of Adjustments approved a variance request on Wednesday from the mall owner, Hull Property Group, to reduce a setback from 15 feet to zero feet to allow for an outdoor display area. The proposed Rural King store will feature roughly 85,000 square feet of indoor retail space and an additional 35,000 square feet for outdoor displays. Rural King, established in 1960 in the Great Lakes region, is a farm, home, and general merchandise store that offers a variety of products, including outdoor equipment and home furnishings. The space was once home to a Sears store that closed in 2016. Hull Property Group previously sought to create a tax allocation district to support redevelopment but chose to proceed with mall improvements without tax breaks. Calls for comments from Rural King and HPG representatives were not returned by Thursday evening.