Midland Mall

For the mall in Rhode Island formerly known as Midland Mall, see Rhode Island Mall.
Midland Mall
Center court of Midland Mall, 2016
Map
LocationMidland, Michigan, United States
Coordinates43°39′35″N 84°14′34″W / 43.6596°N 84.2428°W / 43.6596; -84.2428
Address6800 Eastman Avenue
Opening dateOctober 9, 1991
DeveloperRichard E. Jacobs Group
OwnerJordan R. Dice
No. of stores and services50
No. of anchor tenants6 (all open)
Total retail floor area568,145 square feet (53,000 m2)
No. of floors1

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

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

  1. ^ "Owner of Indians plans public stock offering". The Toledo Blade. 8 July 1994. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ Henson, Stacy (3 September 2008). "Discounter Steve & Barry's will remain open in Saginaw; close in Midland". The Saginaw News. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
  4. ^ "Dunham's moves to Midland Mal". Midland Daily News. 7 July 2011. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ Stanton, Ryan J. (21 February 2008). "Retail: Malls plug vacancies in adverse economy". Mlive.com. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
  7. ^ "Midland's 'Elder Beerman' store gets new nameplate - WNEM TV 5". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.
  8. ^ "Shoe Dept. Encore to open this summer in Midland Mall". Midland Daily News. 2015-04-07. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
  9. ^ "Danville's Carson's to close at mall". February 2018.
  10. ^ "JCPenney leaving Midland Mall after 25 years". mlive.com. 10 May 2017. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
  11. ^ John Kennett (2018-04-19). "Midland Younkers to close by Aug. 31". Ourmidland.com. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
  12. ^ Kukulka, Mitchell; Schafer, Ashley (2019-12-14). "Surviving on niches: Midland Mall welcomes new businesses, organizations". Midland Daily News. Retrieved 2020-02-11.
  13. ^ Schafer, Ashley (2020-01-08). "Express store in Midland Mall to close". Midland Daily News. Retrieved 2020-02-11.
  14. ^ "Planet Fitness to relocate into Midland Mall". 8 February 2020.
  15. ^ https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/Hobby-Lobby-to-open-this-fall-in-Midland-Mall-17728878.php [bare URL]