Findlay Mall (Formerly known as Findlay Village Mall) is an enclosed shopping mall in Findlay, Ohio. Opened in 1962, it features Dunham's Sports, Stock + Field, and Best Buy as its anchor stores. It is owned by Kohan Retail Investment Group.
 Interior of Findlay Mall, 2014. | |
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| Location | Findlay, Ohio, U.S. |
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| Coordinates | 41°03′17″N 83°36′50″W / 41.054694°N 83.613888°W |
| Address | 1800 Tiffin Avenue, Findlay, OH, 45839 |
| Opening date | 1962 |
| Developer | Edward J. DeBartolo, Sr. |
| Management | Kohan Retail Investment Group |
| Owner | Kohan Retail Investment Group |
| No. of stores and services | 29 |
| No. of anchor tenants | 3 (6 slots) |
| Total retail floor area | 537,319 sq ft (49,918.6 m2)[1] |
| No. of floors | 1 |
| Website | https://findlaymall.com |
History
editDeveloped by prolific mall builder Edward J. DeBartolo, Sr., the mall opened in 1962 as Fort Findlay Village Shopping Center, featuring Britt's and JCPenney, followed by Sears.[2] Originally an outdoor mall, it was enclosed in the 1970s. The mall expanded from 334,000 square feet to over 525,000 square feet in 1990,[3][4] adding a new Kmart and JCPenney store along with Elder-Beerman.
Kmart closed in 2003.[5] A year later, the space was divided between TJ Maxx and Best Buy.[6] A movie theater at the mall closed in 2010.[3] In 2014, Sears announced that its store at the mall would close by April.[7] In October 2016, it was announced Big R (later renamed Stock + Field) would fill the Sears vacancy in 2017. On March 17, 2017, JCPenney announced they would be closing the Findlay store.[8] Elder-Beerman closed in August, 2018.[9] TJ Maxx moved from the mall to a new location formerly occupied by a Staples.[10]
In September of 2020, the mall was sold to Kohan Retail Investment Group for $4 million.[11]
On January 14, 2021, it was announced that Stock + Field would be closing as the chain is going out of business.[12] Best Buy and Dunham's Sports would have been the only two remaining anchors. However, it was later announced that Stock+Field had been purchased by R.P.Lumber and the stores would remain open.[13]
References
edit- ^ "Findlay Village Mall". J J Gumberg. Archived from the original on 22 September 2007. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
- ^ (14 February 1963). Sears to Construct Store At Findlay, The Toledo Blade
- ^ a b Wiley Wolf, Jeannie (11 June 2012). "Celebrating Findlay's Centennial" (PDF). Retrieved 28 January 2014.
- ^ (14 June 1988). Mall project OK'd, Toledo Blade
- ^ Chavez, Jon (15 January 2003). "Customers blue about closings". The Toledo Blade. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
- ^ "TJ Maxx and Best Buy to open in Findlay this fall" (PDF). The Pulse. 15 April 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 February 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
- ^ "Sears store at Findlay Village Mall to close in April". Review-Times. 8 January 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
- ^ "JCPenney closing Findlay Mall store". The Courier. March 18, 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
- ^ "Elder-Beerman to shut stores in 10-12 weeks, CEO says". Toledo Blade. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- ^ "TJMaxx to Relocate". 13 December 2019.
- ^ Wilin, Lou (September 16, 2020). "Sold: Findlay Village Mall". The Courier.
- ^ "Stock+Field Closing All Locations | SGB Media Online". 14 January 2021.
- ^ "Company Acquires Stock+Field, Says Stores Will Not Close". Ink Free News. March 19, 2021. Retrieved March 20, 2021.