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[ct36]

Wow. There's no chance of saving this mall now. Wonder when Macy's will close and move to North Macon? Anyone think they will just close completely? Even though the economy is improving, they have been closing underperforming stores in malls like this. My guess is that they will close and open up in about 2015 at River Crossing, when (hopefully) the economy improves.

[Mellophonius]

george, on 05 March 2012 - 05:13 PM, said:

anyone heard anything about Belk's leaving? HSG has submitted a new site plan to planning and zoning and it list the Belk's store as Former Belk's main store.

Do you have a link to this site plan? Never mind, I found it.

http://www.maconbibb...ads/3-26-12.pdf at the bottom.

Not only is it listed as "former Belk Matthews main store," but part of it is shown as demolished and replaced with more parking. Also, neither Sears nor Dillard's is listed as "former," despite one closing soon and one having closed years ago, and the Firestone building is listed as "JCPenney TBA Building / Firestone," apparently because it was once the JCPenney auto center. Very strange.

EDIT: I wonder if somehow Belk has been convinced to move over into the soon-to-be-vacant Sears space (perhaps HSG will give it a renovation like they're doing for JCP), and then the Belk space will be downsized for a junior anchor, or something like Burlington Coat Factory. If that's the case, though, I wonder why they wouldn't just renovate the existing Belk store and downsize the old Sears...

Edited by Mellophonius, 06 March 2012 - 03:13 PM.

[george]

A HSG VP said they have 60,000 sf about to be leased,but can't say who it is until all the papper work is done.said they should reveal who they are  within a few weeks.

[Mellophonius]

george, on 20 March 2012 - 09:45 AM, said:

A HSG VP said they have 60,000 sf about to be leased,but can't say who it is until all the papper work is done.said they should reveal who they are  within a few weeks.

Is 60,000 sf a typical size for a Burlington Coat Factory? That has been mentioned as a likely future tenant at the mall, perhaps after Sears closes.

[Mellophonius]

BELK TO CLOSE ITS MACON MALL STORE

http://www.macon.com...mall-store.html

http://www.13wmaz.co...lose-in-October

http://www.newscentr...-143664106.html

Two down, two to go. Oh, and Mr. Gibson's comments? "This is not a surprise. They advised us before (we purchased the mall), ... and we made our investment knowing Belk would leave.”

[george]

JcPenny's might be next.they have been putting people on unpaid two week vactions,

[mallguy]

How many malls in the South survive the loss of a Belk?

Very few.

[ct36]

george, on 21 March 2012 - 08:13 PM, said:

JcPenny's might be next.they have been putting people on unpaid two week vactions,

I thought they were renovating? If they aren't, then I do expect Macy's and JCPenney to close by the end of the year. The mall by next summer.

[george]

Penny's isn't spending any money on the renovation.HSG is paying for the renovation.HSG owns the buliding,penny's rents from them.

[george]

Sears is now closed.