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WICHITA — The question keeps coming:

When will the Best Buy at NewMarket Square at 21st and Maize open?

There’s no answer yet.

“They’ve accepted possession of the building, and they’re in full compliance with their lease,” says Jerry Jones of Slawson Cos., the NewMarket developer.

But he’s not certain when the store will open.

“When I’ve asked them, they’ve said . . . ‘We haven’t decided yet.’ ”

At this point, the opening isn’t likely for this year. Though there’s still a slight chance the store could be open in time for Christmas shopping, early next year is a better bet.

Jones says there’s no question about whether the store will open.

“We haven’t received any indication that they wouldn’t open,” he says.

WICHITA — The Old Navy store at NewMarket Square at 21st and Maize is looking to sublease about 5,000 square feet of its space.

That would leave the store with about 17,000 square feet.

The downsizing is in line with what Old Navy’s parent company, Gap Inc., is doing nationally.

The NewMarket Old Navy will stay in its current 22,000 square feet until a new tenant is found.