Village Mall (Danville, Illinois)
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| Location | Danville, Illinois, United States |
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| Coordinates | 40°10′20″N 87°37′42″W / 40.17223°N 87.62838°W |
| Address | 2917 North Vermilion Street |
| Opening date | 1975 |
| Developer | SES Development Company |
| Owner | T Danville |
| No. of stores and services | 30+ |
| No. of anchor tenants | 12 (10 open, 2 vacant) |
| Total retail floor area | 545,000 square feet (51,000 m2)[1] |
| No. of floors | 1 |
Village Mall is an enclosed dead mall[2] in Danville, Illinois in the United States. Opened in 1975, the mall's anchor stores are County Market, Pet Supplies Plus, Dunham's Sports, Ross Dress for Less, Citi Trends, Jo-Ann Fabrics, Burlington, Shoe Sensation, Slumberland Furniture, and AMC Theatres. There are 2 vacant anchor store that were once Carson's and Sears. It is managed by T Danville, a division of Tabani Group.
History
Village Mall was developed in the 1970s by SES Development Company.[3] The first store to open was an Ayr-Way discount store in 1972, which later became Target.[4] It was followed by a National Supermarkets and a Meis department store,[5] which was later sold to Elder-Beerman. The mall itself opened in 1975.[5] J. C. Penney was added in 1985.[6] Sears, which previously had a store in downtown Danville, was offered an incentive by the city to move to the mall in the early 1990s.[7]
By 1999, the Target store had closed and converted to Hobby Lobby.[8] J. C. Penney closed its Danville store in 2001 along with two others in Illinois.[9] In 2004, a wing of the mall was renovated to make room for a Goody's clothing store.[10] The former J. C. Penney store became Steve & Barry's in 2006.[11] That same year, several anchors were proposed for the mall, including Old Navy and Dunham's Sports. County Market, which replaced National Supermarket, was also expanded.[12]
Hobby Lobby, Steve & Barry's, and Goody's all closed in 2008, the latter two due to bankruptcy of the chains.[8][13][10] The loss of these stores led to rumors that the mall would close or be converted to other uses, or that Elder-Beerman or Sears would relocate to elsewhere in town.[14]
Despite these closures, Pet Supplies Plus opened in part of the former Hobby Lobby.[15] By 2010, the last restaurant had closed in the food court.[5] Elder-Beerman was re-branded Carson's in 2011,[16] and Dunham's Sports filled the rest of the former Hobby Lobby.[17] The former Goody's space became Ross Dress for Less in mid-2012.[18] In mid-2013, Burlington Coat Factory opened in the former J. C. Penney/Steve & Barry's space.[19] The addition of new stores brought occupancy levels up to 78 percent.[4] In September 2014, Sears announced that it would close the Village Mall store.[20] In mid-2015, a Jo-Ann Fabrics was added to the mall, while the city of Danville offered an incentive to the Slumberland Furniture chain to open a store in part of the former Sears.[21]
On January 31, 2018, The Bon-Ton Stores announced that Carson's would be closing as part of a plan to close 42 stores nationwide. The store closed in April 2018. On April 18, 2018, it was announced that The Bon-Ton Stores would be going out of business due to bankruptcy.[22]
References
- ^ "About". Village Mall. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
- ^ http://www.vermilioncountyfirst.com/2014/09/18/sears-leaving-danvilles-village-mall/
- ^ "Illinois". Chain Store Age. 48 (1–6). 1972.
- ^ a b Bailey, Jennifer (19 August 2012). "UPDATE: More retail outlets on the way". Commercial-News. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
- ^ a b c Evans, April (28 May 2011). "Mall: Past, present". Commercial-News. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
- ^ "JCPenney Proceeds With Planned Restructuring Program; - Announces $275 Million Charge to Fourth Quarter Earnings". PR Newswire. 25 January 2001. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
- ^ Bailey, Jennifer (28 August 2011). "Incentive packages not new for city". Commercial-News. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
- ^ a b Wicoff, Mary (6 February 2008). "Hobby Lobby to close this spring". Commercial-News. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
- ^ "J. C. Penney to close 3 Ill. stores". Crain's Chicago Business. 25 January 2001. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
- ^ a b Roehm, Carol (10 June 2008). "Goody's to close Danville store". The Commercial-News. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
- ^ "Danville, Ill., officials float plan to return sales taxes to Steve & Barry's". TMC Net. 5 August 2008. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
- ^ Roehm, Carol (10 April 2006). "Stores have eye on Village Mall". The Commercial-News. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
- ^ Yue, Lorene (2 September 2008). "Steve & Barry's to lose 9 Illinois stores". Crain's Chicago Business. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
- ^ Bailey, Jennifer (15 November 2008). "Officials put Village Mall rumors to rest". The Commercial-News. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
- ^ Moss, Tracy (13 May 2009). "Pet Supplies Plus to occupy former Hobby Lobby store at Danville mall". The News-Gazette. Retrieved 20 October 2013.(subscription required)
- ^ McGee, Noelle (26 July 2011). "Danville's Elder-Berman to become Carson's". The News-Gazette. Retrieved 20 October 2013.(subscription required)
- ^ Evans, April (12 May 2011). "Dunham's Sports to anchor at mall". The Commercial-News. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
- ^ Bailey, Jennifer (20 April 2012). "Ross Dress for Less coming to mall". The Commercial-News. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
- ^ Moss, Tracy (17 May 2013). "Burlington Coat Factory coming to Danville mall". The News-Gazette. Retrieved 20 October 2013.(subscription required)
- ^ Bailey, Jennifer (17 September 2014). "Sears to close mall site later this year". The Commercial-News. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
- ^ Crane, Tracy (22 June 2015). "Slumberland a potential replacement at former Sears location in Danville". News-Gazette. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
- ^ http://www.commercial-news.com/news/local_news/danville-s-carson-s-to-close-at-mall/article_27267613-0b58-50e7-ad80-740bcc350ecd.html