Midland Mall

Midland Mall is an enclosed shopping mall serving Midland, Michigan, United States. Opened in 1991, the mall's anchor stores are Target, Barnes & Noble, and Dunham's Sports. There are 3 vacant anchor stores that were once JCPenney, Sears, and Younkers. It is managed by Kohan Retail.

Midland Mall
Center court of Midland Mall, 2016
LocationMidland, Michigan, United States
Coordinates43.6596°N 84.2428°W / 43.6596; -84.2428
Address6800 Eastman Ave.
Opening date1991
DeveloperRichard E. Jacobs Group
OwnerKohan Retail Investment Group[1]
No. of stores and services50+[2]
No. of anchor tenants6 (3 open, 3 vacant)
Total retail floor area505,916 square feet (47,000 m2) (GLA)
No. of floors1

History

Richard E. Jacobs group built the Midland Mall, which was originally anchored by J. C. Penney, Elder-Beerman, Target, and Sears.[3]

Barnes & Noble opened in the JCPenney wing in 2003.[4] A Steve & Barry's store was added in the same wing and closed in 2008.[5] The space became Dunham's Sports in 2011.[6]

Although Midland Mall is the smallest of the three malls in the Tri-Cities (which also comprises Bay City and Saginaw), it also had the lowest vacancy rate of the three.[7] The mall filled several vacancies in 2007 by adding Journeys, a Vanity clothing store and two eateries.[8] All of these tenants have since closed. The Elder-Beerman store was renamed Younkers in 2012.[9] Shoe Show opened a Shoe Dept. Encore store next to Younkers in mid-2015.[10] Sears closed in July 2016.[11] On March 17, 2017, it was announced that JCPenney would also be closing as part of a plan to close 138 stores nationwide. The store closed on July 31, 2017.[12] On April 18, 2018, it was announced that Younkers' parent company The Bon-Ton would be going out of business. The store closed on August 31, 2018, leaving Target as the only anchor left.[13]

Despite the fact that chain stores continue to leave the mall, businesses are still opening at Midland Mall.[14] Fantastic Finds, a resale store, will open in the former Younkers space.[15] In addition, Planet Fitness will move their existing Midland location to the former JCPenney.

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References
  1. Johnson, Bob (2 July 2018). "New Midland Mall owner plans to bring movie theater, national retailers". mlive.com. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  2. "Center information for Midland Mall". CBL & Associates Properties. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
  3. "Owner of Indians plans public stock offering". The Toledo Blade. 8 July 1994. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
  4. "Barnes & Noble to Open New Store in Midland Mall Midland, Michigan; New Bookstore Debuts on September 17". Business Wire. 3 September 2003. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
  5. Henson, Stacy (3 September 2008). "Discounter Steve & Barry's will remain open in Saginaw; close in Midland". The Saginaw News. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
  6. "Dunham's moves to Midland Mal". Midland Daily News. 7 July 2011. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
  7. Lynch-Morin, Kathryn (30 March 2010). "Great Lakes Bay Region malls fight for sales in tough economy". The Bay City Times. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
  8. Stanton, Ryan J. (21 February 2008). "Retail: Malls plug vacancies in adverse economy". Mlive.com. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
  9. http://www.wnem.com/story/19099709/midland-elder-beerman-store-gets-new-nameplate
  10. http://www.ourmidland.com/news/shoe-dept-encore-to-open-this-summer-in-midland-mall/article_8080982e-dd2e-11e4-a33d-f35937c41bfc.html
  11. http://www.commercial-news.com/news/local_news/danville-s-carson-s-to-close-at-mall/article_27267613-0b58-50e7- ad80-740bcc350ecd.html
  12. http://www.mlive.com/news/saginaw/index.ssf/2017/05/jcpenney_prepares_to_leave_mid.html
  13. https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/Midland-Younkers-to-close-by-Aug-31-12847338.php
  14. Kukulka, Mitchell; Schafer, Ashley (2019-12-14). "Surviving on niches: Midland Mall welcomes new businesses, organizations". Midland Daily News. Retrieved 2020-02-11.
  15. Schafer, Ashley (2020-01-08). "Express store in Midland Mall to close". Midland Daily News. Retrieved 2020-02-11.
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