Midland Mall
 Center court of Midland Mall, 2016 | |
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| Location | Midland, Michigan, United States |
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| Coordinates | 43°39′35″N 84°14′34″W / 43.6596°N 84.2428°W |
| Address | 6800 Eastman Avenue |
| Opening date | October 9, 1991 |
| Developer | Richard E. Jacobs Group |
| Owner | Jordan R. Dice |
| No. of stores and services | 50 |
| No. of anchor tenants | 6 (all open) |
| Total retail floor area | 568,145 square feet (53,000 m2) |
| No. of floors | 1 |
Midland Mall is an enclosed shopping mall serving Midland, Michigan, United States. Opened in 1991, the mall's anchor stores are Target, Hobby Lobby, Barnes & Noble, Dunham's Sports, and Planet Fitness. A fourth anchor store spot, once occupied by Sears, is occupied by MyMichigan Health System and is non-commercial. The mall was owned and managed by the Kohan Retail Investment Group until 2023 when local businessman Jordan Dice purchased it at auction.
History
[edit]Richard E. Jacobs group built the Midland Mall, which was originally anchored by J. C. Penney, Elder-Beerman, Target, and Sears.[1]
Barnes & Noble opened in the JCPenney wing in 2003.[2] A Steve & Barry's store was added in the same wing and closed in 2008.[3] The space became Dunham's Sports in 2011.[4]
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.[5] The mall filled several vacancies in 2007 by adding Journeys, a Vanity clothing store and two eateries.[6] All of these tenants have since closed. The Elder-Beerman store was renamed Younkers in 2012.[7] Shoe Show opened a Shoe Dept. Encore store next to Younkers in mid-2015.[8] Sears closed in July 2016.[9] 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.[10] 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.[11]
Despite the fact that chain stores continue to leave the mall, businesses are still opening at Midland Mall.[12] In 2020, Fantastic Finds, a resale store, opened in the former Younkers space.[13] In addition, Planet Fitness moved their existing Midland location to the former JCPenney in 2020.[14] After Fantastic Finds moved into a smaller space in 2022, its anchor space was confirmed to undergo conversion to a Hobby Lobby.[15]
References
[edit]- ^ "Owner of Indians plans public stock offering". The Toledo Blade. 8 July 1994. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Henson, Stacy (3 September 2008). "Discounter Steve & Barry's will remain open in Saginaw; close in Midland". The Saginaw News. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
- ^ "Dunham's moves to Midland Mal". Midland Daily News. 7 July 2011. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Stanton, Ryan J. (21 February 2008). "Retail: Malls plug vacancies in adverse economy". Mlive.com. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
- ^ "Midland's 'Elder Beerman' store gets new nameplate - WNEM TV 5". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.
- ^ "Shoe Dept. Encore to open this summer in Midland Mall". Midland Daily News. 2015-04-07. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
- ^ "Danville's Carson's to close at mall". February 2018.
- ^ "JCPenney leaving Midland Mall after 25 years". mlive.com. 10 May 2017. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
- ^ John Kennett (2018-04-19). "Midland Younkers to close by Aug. 31". Ourmidland.com. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
- ^ Kukulka, Mitchell; Schafer, Ashley (2019-12-14). "Surviving on niches: Midland Mall welcomes new businesses, organizations". Midland Daily News. Retrieved 2020-02-11.
- ^ Schafer, Ashley (2020-01-08). "Express store in Midland Mall to close". Midland Daily News. Retrieved 2020-02-11.
- ^ "Planet Fitness to relocate into Midland Mall". 8 February 2020.
- ^ https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/Hobby-Lobby-to-open-this-fall-in-Midland-Mall-17728878.php [bare URL]