Findlay Village Mall

Findlay Village Mall is an enclosed shopping mall in Findlay, Ohio. Opened in 1962, it features Stock+Field, Dunham's Sports, and Best Buy.

Findlay Village Mall
Interior of Findlay Village Mall, March 2014
Coordinates41°03′17″N 83°36′50″W
Address1800 Tiffin Avenue
Opening date1962
DeveloperEdward J. DeBartolo, Sr.
OwnerKohan Retail Investment Group[1]
No. of stores and services50+
No. of anchor tenants6 (3 open, 3 vacant)
Total retail floor area537,319 sq ft (49,918.6 m2)[2]
No. of floors1

History

Developed by prolific mall builder Edward J. DeBartolo, Sr., the mall opened in 1962 as Fort Findlay Village Shopping Center, featuring Britt's (later Kmart) and JCPenney, followed by Sears.[3] 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,[4][5] adding a new Kmart and JCPenney store along with Elder-Beerman.

Kmart closed in 2003.[6] A year later, the space was divided between TJ Maxx and Best Buy.[7] A movie theater at the mall closed in 2010.[4] In 2014, Sears announced that its store at the mall would close by April.[8] 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.[9] Elder-Beerman closed in August, 2018.[10] TJ Maxx moved from the mall to a new location formerly occupied by a Staples. GameStop in the Findlay Village Mall closed in March 2020.

In September of 2020, the mall was sold to Kohan Retail Investment Group for $4 million.[1]

On January 14, 2021, it was announced that Stock + Field would be closing as the chain is going out of business.[11] Best Buy and Dunham's Sports will be the only two remaining anchors.

References
  1. Wilin, Lou (September 16, 2020). "Sold: Findlay Village Mall". The Courier.
  2. "Findlay Village Mall". J J Gumberg. Archived from the original on 22 September 2007. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  3. (14 February 1963). Sears to Construct Store At Findlay, The Toledo Blade
  4. Wiley Wolf, Jeannie (11 June 2012). "Celebrating Findlay's Centennial" (PDF). Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  5. (14 June 1988). Mall project OK'd, Toledo Blade
  6. Chavez, Jon (15 January 2003). "Customers blue about closings". The Toledo Blade. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  7. "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.
  8. "Sears store at Findlay Village Mall to close in April". Review-Times. 8 January 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  9. "JCPenney closing Findlay Mall store". The Courier. March 18, 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  10. "Elder-Beerman to shut stores in 10-12 weeks, CEO says". Toledo Blade. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  11. https://sgbonline.com/stockfield-closing-all-locations/
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