Piqua Center
 | |
| Location | Piqua, Ohio, United States |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 40°08′54″N 84°13′21″W / 40.148327°N 84.222384°W |
| Address | 987 East Ash Street |
| Opening date | 1988 |
| Developer | The Mall Company[1] |
| No. of stores and services | 50 |
| No. of anchor tenants | 4 (1 open, 3 vacant by around October 2020) |
| Total retail floor area | 504,691 square feet (46,887.3 m2)[2] |
| No. of floors | 1 |
Miami Valley Centre Mall is an enclosed shopping mall in Piqua, Ohio, United States. Opened in 1988, it is anchored by J. C. Penney and Dunham's Sports; anchors Elder-Beerman and Sears closed in August 2018 and February 2019, respectively. The mall also has a Comfort Inn.
History
One of the original anchors was J. C. Penney, which moved from a store downtown that had been operational since 1922.[3] The other anchors were Elder-Beerman and Hills[1] (later Ames).
In 1999, Sears moved to the mall from an existing store at nearby (now defunct) Piqua East Mall (formerly Piqua Mall). In reaction to this move, Elder-Beerman attempted to sue to keep Sears from opening there.[4] The Sears store opened in October of that year. Later, a Little Professor bookstore opened in the mall. Previously, the mall did not have a bookstore.[5]
Ames closed its store at the mall in 2000. Four years later, the space became Steve & Barry's. Other stores that opened in 2004 included Quiznos and CJ Banks.[6] In 2008, the theater complex in the mall was replaced by a 504,691-square-foot (46,887.3 m2) Cinemark complex on an outparcel.[7] At the end of the same year, Steve & Barry's closed.[8] In June 2014, it was reported that Dunham's Sports would be moving into the vacated Steve & Barry's by year's end.[9]
Elder-Beerman closed on August 26, 2018, due to the bankruptcy of parent company The Bon-Ton.[10]
After a November 8, 2018 announcement that Sears would be closing as part of a plan to close 40 locations,[11] the store closed in February 2019.[12][13]
On June 4, 2020, JCPenney announced that it would close by around October 2020 as part of a plan to close 154 stores nationwide.[14] After JCPenney closes, Dunham's Sports will be the one and only remaining anchor store left.
References
- ^ a b Directory of major malls. MJJTM Publications Corp. 1990. pp. 491–492.
- ^ "Leasing". Miami Valley Centre Mall. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
- ^ Sutherly, Ben (12 July 2000). "Piqua: Building has new owners". Dayton Daily News. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
- ^ Bohman, Jim (20 January 1999). "E-B suit seeking $1M". Dayton Daily News. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
- ^ Sutherly, Ben (24 January 2000). "Miami Valley Centre Mall lands bookstore". Dayton Daily News. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
- ^ Stephens, Caleb (15 November 2004). "Piqua mall uses celebrities, community events to attract shoppers". Dayton Business Journal. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
- ^ Demeropolis, Tom (22 September 2008). "Piqua mall inks deal for new multiplex". Dayton Business Journal. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
- ^ "Steve & Barry's shutters Piqua store". Dayton Business Journal. 3 December 2008. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
- ^ Barrow, Olivia (18 June 2014). "New sports retailer to open in Piqua". Dayton Business Journal. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
- ^ Warwick, Gabi (August 27, 2018). "Two Elder-Beerman stores close for good; three more set to close this week". WKEF/WRGT-TV. Archived from the original on August 27, 2018. Retrieved August 31, 2018.
- ^ https://www.cnbc.com/2018/11/08/sears-to-shut-40-more-stores-early-next-year.html
- ^ Shively, Holly; Perry, Parker (March 6, 2019). "Last area Sears to close Sunday". Dayton Daily News. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
- ^ Bethel, BJ (March 7, 2019). "Store closings continue in the Miami Valley - Here's a list". WDTN. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
- ^ https://companyblog.jcpnewsroom.com/storeclosings/