Midland Mall

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Shopping mall in Michigan, United States

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

Midland Mall
Center court of Midland Mall, 2016

Location	Midland, Michigan, United States
Coordinates	43°39′35″N 84°14′34″W / 43.6596°N 84.2428°W / 43.6596; -84.2428
Address	6800 Eastman Avenue
Opening date	October 9, 1991
Developer	Richard E. Jacobs Group
Owner	Jordan R. Dice
Stores and services	50
Anchor tenants	6 (all open)
Floor area	568,145 square feet (53,000 m²)
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 space, 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.

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]

Since 2020, the mall has also hosted the annual free Midland Mall Comic Con convention.

References

↑ "Owner of Indians plans public stock offering". The Toledo Blade. July 8, 1994. Retrieved January 6, 2011.
↑ "Barnes & Noble to Open New Store in Midland Mall Midland, Michigan; New Bookstore Debuts on September 17". Business Wire. September 3, 2003. Retrieved January 6, 2011.
↑ Henson, Stacy (September 3, 2008). "Discounter Steve & Barry's will remain open in Saginaw; close in Midland". The Saginaw News. Retrieved January 6, 2011.
↑ "Dunham's moves to Midland Mal". Midland Daily News. July 7, 2011. Retrieved July 25, 2011.
↑ Lynch-Morin, Kathryn (March 30, 2010). "Great Lakes Bay Region malls fight for sales in tough economy". The Bay City Times. Retrieved January 6, 2011.
↑ Stanton, Ryan J. (February 21, 2008). "Retail: Malls plug vacancies in adverse economy". Mlive.com. Retrieved January 6, 2011.
↑ "Midland's 'Elder Beerman' store gets new nameplate - WNEM TV 5". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
↑ "Shoe Dept. Encore to open this summer in Midland Mall". Midland Daily News. April 7, 2015. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
↑ "Danville's Carson's to close at mall". February 2018.
↑ "JCPenney leaving Midland Mall after 25 years". mlive.com. May 10, 2017. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
↑ John Kennett (April 19, 2018). "Midland Younkers to close by Aug. 31". Ourmidland.com. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
↑ Kukulka, Mitchell; Schafer, Ashley (December 14, 2019). "Surviving on niches: Midland Mall welcomes new businesses, organizations". Midland Daily News. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
↑ Schafer, Ashley (January 8, 2020). "Express store in Midland Mall to close". Midland Daily News. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
↑ "Planet Fitness to relocate into Midland Mall". Midland Daily News. February 8, 2020.
↑ "Hobby Lobby to open this fall in Midland Mall". Midland Daily News. January 19, 2023.

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