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| shopping_mall_name = Meridian Mall | name = Meridian Mall
| image = Meridian Mall Sign-Okemos Michigan.JPG
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| image_width = 300
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| location = ] (]), ], ] | caption = Meridian Mall entrance sign along Grand River Avenue
| location = ] (]), ], ]
| opening_date = 1969 | opening_date = {{start date and age|1969|11|6}}
| developer = | developer = M.H. Hausman Co.
| manager = | manager = ]
| owner = CBL Properties | owner = CBL Properties
| number_of_stores = 130 | number_of_stores = 125
| number_of_anchors = 6 | number_of_anchors = 8 (6 open, 1 vacant)
| floor_area = <small>{{convert|997128|sqft|m2|0|abbr=on}}.</small>
| floor_area = <small>{{convert|977085|sqft|sqm|0|abbr=on}}.<BR>'''Dick's Sporting Goods''' - {{convert|81500|sqft|sqm|-1|abbr=on}}.<BR>'''JCPenney''' - {{convert|104280|sqft|sqm|0|abbr=on}}.<BR>'''Macy's''' - {{convert|152000|sqft|sqm|-2|abbr=on}}.<BR>'''(former Mervyn's)''' - ? sq ft.<BR>'''Younkers''' - {{convert|93865|sqft|sqm|0|abbr=on}}.
| floors = 1 (2 in Dick's Sporting Goods and former Younkers Women's)
| floors = 1
| publictransit = {{rint|bus|1}} ]
| website = {{URL|www.meridianmall.com}}
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'''Meridian Mall''' is an enclosed ] located in ] near ], a suburb of ]. The mall's ] include ], ], ] and ]; in addition, the mall features a ] and over 130 stores. It is managed by ]. '''Meridian Mall''' is a super-regional ] located in ], ], a suburb of ], United States.


It opened in 1969, the same year as its main competitor, ], on the other end of the Lansing metropolitan area. The mall originally featured the ] and ] as its ]s, and underwent many expansions over the years. A ] dime store was subdivided for additional mall space in 1979, while J.W. Knapp sold its store to ] a year later. Expansions in 1982 and 1987 added two more wings of stores anchored by ] (later ], now ]) and ], while the closure of Woolco allowed for the addition of a ] and ]. Further renovations at the beginning of the 21st century relocated the food court and replaced Service Merchandise with ], while also adding ] (now ]) and several other big-box stores. After only two years in business, the Jacobson's store closed and converted to ]; following the closure of Mervyn's in 2006, Younkers expanded its presence in the mall by moving some departments into that space, until parent company ] filed for bankruptcy in 2018 and closed all stores.
==Timeline==
*'''1969''': Meridian Mall opens to the public. Anchor stores at the time include ], a discount department store, and J. W. Knapp (Knapp's), a local department store which also had locations in downtown ] and ]. Meridian Mall also featured a four-screen ] (one of the first multiplexes in the nation) and a supermarket.


Meridian Mall features about 125 stores and a food court, plus a movie theater on its periphery. The mall's anchor stores are High Caliber Karting and Entertainment, ], Launch Trampoline Park, ], ], and ]. There is also a vacant anchor store that was once ]. Other major tenants include ] and ]. Meridian Mall is owned and managed by ], which has owned it since 1998.
*'''1975''': An ice rink is added into the mall. As well, Samuels purchases the mall from the J.W. Knapp Co.{{Fact|date=August 2007}}


==History==
*'''1977''': A second set of theatres, known as the Meridian 4 East, opens in the former supermarket space. The older theater complex in the mall is re-named Meridian 4 West.
Meridian Mall was built by the M.H. Hausman Company and opened to the public on November 6, 1969.<ref>{{cite journal|year=1968|title=Michigan|journal=CSA Super Markets|volume=44|page=68|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FktPAAAAYAAJ&q=%22meridian+mall%22+%22hausman%22}}</ref><ref name="expand">{{cite web |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-242767151.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140611100635/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-242767151.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2014-06-11 |title=Meridian Mall Evolves, Expands |access-date=2008-09-29 |last=Whittington |first=Jane |date=2002-11-01 |work=Greater Lansing Business Monthly}}</ref> The mall was built at the northwest corner of Grand River Avenue (]) and Marsh Road in ]. Originally, the mall featured two ]s: the Lansing-based ] (Knapp's) and ], a discount department store then owned by the ].<ref>{{cite journal|year=1976|title=Michigan Assessor|journal=The Michigan Assessor|volume=17|page=5|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RfHlAAAAMAAJ&q=%22meridian+mall%22+woolco}}</ref> Major tenants at the time included the Meridian 4, a four-screen movie theater multiplex operated by American Multi-Cinema (now ]), along with a ] dime store, a ] pharmacy, and a ] supermarket. Two local restaurants, Schensul's Cafeteria and Elias Brothers ], also had locations in the mall.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/news/local/2015/04/17/archives-meridian-mall/25949297/|title=From the Archives: Meridian Mall|last=Dozier|first=Vickki|newspaper=]|access-date=9 January 2016}}</ref>


The Hamady store was closed in 1972 and remained vacant until 1976, when it was converted to a second movie theater complex that also featured four screens. This newer theater became known as Meridian East 4, while the existing ones were renamed Meridian West 4.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/209224733/|title=Meridian 4 remodeling Hamady's for 4 more|last=Flood|first=Mary|date=October 21, 1976|newspaper=Lansing State Journal|pages=B–4|access-date=May 26, 2018}}</ref> In 1979, the G.&nbsp;C. Murphy store was closed and its space was divided into a new mall section consisting of twelve shops, known as "The Court".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/207938253/|title=Dozen shops will replace G.C. Murphy|last=Billitterri|first=Tom|date=June 10, 1979|work=Lansing State Journal|page=E10|access-date=29 December 2016}}</ref> Among the first stores to open in The Court were ], ], and ].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/206104586/|title=Merchants fervently wishing for big Yule|last=Chien|first=Clarence A.|date=November 25, 1979|work=Lansing State Journal|page=E1|access-date=July 18, 2018}}</ref>
*'''1980''': Knapp's closes all stores. The Meridian Mall and Lansing Mall stores are both converted to ], while Knapp's downtown store is shuttered.


===The 1980s===
*'''1982''': A new wing is added to the middle of the mall, nearly doubling the size of the mall and adding ] as an anchor store. Also, Woolco closes all US operations.
J. W. Knapp filed for bankruptcy in 1980 and sold all three of its shopping mall stores (in Meridian Mall, ], and ]'s ]) to ].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/209191668/|title=J. C. Penney dresses in high fashion for Lansing, Meridian mall openings|last=El Nasser|first=Haya A.|date=June 7, 1981|newspaper=Lansing State Journal|pages=E1, E7|access-date=16 January 2017}}</ref> A new wing was added to the south end of Meridian Mall in 1982, bringing in the Detroit-based ] as a third anchor.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Z30UAAAAIBAJ&pg=5514,4132764&dq=meridian-mall|title=Hudson's to open second outlet in Lansing area in July 1982|date=1981-06-09|work=]|access-date=2009-09-23}}</ref> New tenants in the Hudson's wing included several clothing stores and a ], while the existing mall was refurbished with new planters, flooring, seating, skylights, and canopies over the mall entrances.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/208782022/|title=Meridian rebirth this week|last=El Nasser|first=Haya A.|date=July 18, 1982|work=Lansing State Journal|pages=1E, 3E}}</ref> Later in 1982, the F. W. Woolworth Company closed all stores in the Woolco division, and in 1983, the vacated Woolco space was subdivided for a {{convert|50000|sqft|m2|adj=on}} ] catalog showroom, a ], and a mall corridor with space for up to fifteen more tenants. Among these tenants was a local {{convert|18000|sqft|m2|adj=on}} men's clothing and sporting goods store known as B. Altman's.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/210060019/|title=Catalog showroom will open Monday|last=El Nasser|first=Haya A.|date=November 13, 1983|work=Lansing State Journal|page=E1|access-date=6 January 2017}}</ref> A 1987 expansion added another new wing ending in a ] department store. The store opened concurrently with seven others in the state, one of which was located at Lansing Mall, as part of the chain's introduction to Michigan.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/208790676/?terms=%22meridian%2Bmall%22%2B%22mervyns%22|title=Ads lead way for Mervyn's department stores|last=Albright|first=John B.|date=August 8, 1987|work=Lansing State Journal|page=6B|access-date=6 January 2017}}</ref> This addition at Meridian Mall included more than ten new storefronts, including Lerner New York (now known as ]), ], Babbage's (now known as ]), and new locations for ] and ].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/209335145/|title=Malls to open twin additions|last=Barker|first=Dedria|date=September 19, 1987|work=Lansing State Journal|page=6B|access-date=6 January 2017}}</ref>


===1990s-early 2000s===
*'''1983-1984''': The former Woolco at Meridian Mall is gutted. Most of the space becomes ], and the remainder is converted to a ] (''Meridian Cafés'') and various stores.
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By 1993, expansions at Lansing Mall had created significant competition between the two malls; that year, the approximately 60 businesses had stores at both malls, and 40 unique to each.<ref name="ante">{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/204841525/|title=Lansing Mall ups ante: Limited Express, Structure, and Victoria's Secret to open|last=Streng|first=Aileen M.|date=August 22, 1993|newspaper=Lansing State Journal|page=B1|access-date=June 23, 2018}}</ref> One of the few renovations to Meridian Mall during the 1990s came in 1995, when Hobie's restaurant was removed from the food court to accommodate more seating.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/204377872/|title=Lansing, Meridian malls polishing up for spring|last=Kyle|first=Cynthia|date=May 9, 1995|work=Lansing State Journal|page=5B|access-date=June 24, 2018}}</ref> Additions in 1996 included ], ], and the first ] home furnishings store in Michigan.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/205901140/|title=Lineup of new stores to hit malls|last=Evenson|first=AJ|date=June 21, 1996|work=Lansing State Journal|page=5B|access-date=June 24, 2018}}</ref>


On August 27, 1998, CBL & Associates Properties (now known as ]) acquired Meridian Mall.<ref></ref><ref name="state">{{cite news|title=Improvements to Meridian Mall boast new stores, better floors |url=http://www.statenews.com/article.phtml?pk=6010 |newspaper=] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030706040213/http://www.statenews.com/article.phtml?pk=6010 |archive-date=2003-07-06 }}</ref> Immediately afterward, several new tenants joined the mall, including ], ], Braun's Fashions (now known as ]), and the first ] and ] stores in the Lansing area.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/210721022/|title=Meridian Mall store offerings expand by seven|last=Banas|first=Teri|date=April 21, 1998|newspaper=Lansing State Journal|page=5B|access-date=June 27, 2018}}</ref> Service Merchandise closed its Meridian Mall store in early 1999.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/205064115/|title=Okemos store to close|date=March 11, 1999|newspaper=Lansing State Journal|page=5B|access-date=June 27, 2018}}</ref> A $20 million mall renovation began in 2000, which added new floor tiles, skylights, seating areas, and restrooms, along with many new stores.<ref name="new look"/> One of the key tenants in this renovation plan was a two-story ] department store, which opened in early 2000 on the former site of Service Merchandise, and replaced an existing Jacobson's in downtown ].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/204381025/|title=Jacobson's project gets under way|last=Banas|first=Teri|date=March 10, 2000|newspaper=Lansing State Journal|page=7B|access-date=June 27, 2018}}</ref> In addition, ] built a store in the same wing, the food court was relocated to center court, and the Hudson's was expanded by {{convert|50000|sqft|m2}}.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/204316046/|title=Bed, Bath joins mall expansion|last=Banas|first=Teri|date=June 15, 2000|newspaper=Lansing State Journal|page=5B|access-date=May 26, 2018}}</ref> Shortly after receiving the expansion, Hudson's was renamed to ] when parent company ] began consolidating the names of its department stores.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/204844918/|title=Hudson's stores soon to receive a new moniker|date=January 13, 2001|newspaper=Lansing State Journal|pages=1A, 5A|access-date=June 24, 2018}}</ref> The new food court opened in November 2000, with restaurants including ], ], ], ], and ]. The remaining restaurants from the old food court stayed until year's end,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/204341142/|title=Mall opens new food court|date=November 20, 2000|newspaper=Lansing State Journal|pages=Business Extra 12|access-date=June 24, 2018}}</ref> when that space was removed for ], replacing their previous location across the street.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/204680335/|title=Deal reached on bookstore's move|last=Banas|first=Teri|date=February 7, 2001|newspaper=Lansing State Journal|page=7C|access-date=May 26, 2018}}</ref> ], a sporting goods store based out of Indiana, opened next to the new food court in 2002.<ref name="new look">{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/204849878/|title=Mall celebrates new look, stores|last=Stock|first=Susan|date=October 3, 2001|work=Lansing State Journal|page=7C|access-date=May 26, 2018}}</ref> Coinciding with the addition of these stores, the mall also added ], ], ], and an ] store, while ], MC Sports, and several locally-owned stores closed.<ref name="evolving">{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/210826849/|title=Shopping landscape evolving at Lansing, Meridian malls|last=Stock|first=Susan|date=February 1, 2002|work=Lansing State Journal|page=5C|access-date=June 24, 2018}}</ref> The site occupied by Galyan's was originally to have been occupied by a new multiplex theater, but this was canceled due to concerns that major theater chains were overbuilding.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/204108058/|title=Area's few theaters pack 'em in|last=Banas|first=Teri|date=November 23, 2000|work=Lansing State Journal|page=7C|access-date=June 24, 2018}}</ref> Prior to the renovation, both of the existing theaters in the mall had closed: Meridian East 4 in December 1999,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/210195212/|title=Meridian East theater closes doors this week|last=Banas|first=Teri|date=December 28, 1999|work=Lansing State Journal|page=5B|access-date=June 24, 2018}}</ref> and Meridian West 4 in July 2000.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/204277727/|title=Moviegoers lose spots to sit in Meridian Twp.|last=Banas|first=Teri|date=July 12, 2000|work=Lansing State Journal|page=1A|access-date=June 24, 2018}}</ref>
*'''late 1980s''': the mall's ice rink is demolished for an ].


Jacobson's declared bankruptcy in 2002 and closed.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/204231735|title=Last hurrah at Jacobson's lures bargain hunters|last=Stock|first=Susan|date=August 31, 2002|newspaper=Lansing State Journal|pages=1A, 7A|access-date=June 24, 2018}}</ref> A year later, its building was tenanted by ],<ref name="expand"/> which also opened at Lansing Mall the same year. Due to space limitations in the old Jacobson's, Younkers operated its men's and children's departments in a newly-created, adjacent storefront. This expansion displaced the mall offices, which operated out of a temporary location in the Mervyns wing for a short time, until the Steve & Barry's store was relocated to the JCPenney wing and the previous location was remodeled into a new mall office.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/204737456/|title=Sportswear store in mall to double|last=Stock|first=Susan|date=June 17, 2003|newspaper=Lansing State Journal|page=6C|access-date=May 26, 2018}}</ref>
*'''1989''': A northern wing is added to the mall, adding one of Michigan's second ] stores.


===Mid 2000s-2020s===
*'''late-1990s?''': Meridian 4 East Theaters close.
In 2004, ] acquired and renamed all of the Galyan's stores.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/210352475/|title=Breaking news|date=September 30, 2004|newspaper=Lansing State Journal|page=D1|access-date=June 24, 2018}}</ref> Two more changes came to the mall's anchors in 2006; first, in early 2006, Mervyn's closed all of its Michigan stores, and later the same year, Marshall Field's was one of several chains to be acquired and renamed by ].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/204875087/|title=Shoppers flock to malls as Macy's opens its doors|last=Rook|first=Christine|date=September 10, 2006|newspaper=Lansing State Journal|pages=1B, 3B|access-date=June 24, 2018}}</ref> Younkers expanded its presence at the mall in mid-2008 by moving its men's clothing, children's clothing, and furniture departments into the vacated Mervyn's space, while retaining women's clothing and accessories at the existing store. This two-store concept, referred to by parent company ] as a "dual anchor", alleviated the congested layout of the existing store, while allowing a greater variety of merchandise to be offered between the two locations.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/209001722/|title=Younkers at Meridian Mall adds second site, more merchandise|last=Prater|first=Kathryn|date=July 1, 2008|work=Lansing State Journal|pages=5D, 6D|access-date=June 24, 2018}}</ref> Steve & Barry's closed at the mall in September 2008.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/209037651/|title=2 area Steve & Barry's closing|date=September 3, 2008|newspaper=Lansing State Journal|page=5D|access-date=June 27, 2018}}</ref>


The former Meridian Mall Outer 6 AMC movie theater on the mall's periphery closed its doors on September 5, 2011. The theater reopened in December 2012 as ], offering drinks and made-to-order food ordered and served at patrons' seats.<ref name="StudioCopen">{{cite news |title=Meridan AMC turning into high-end Celebration Cinema |url=http://statenews.com/article/2012/07/meridan_amc_turning_into_high-end_celebration_cinema |newspaper=The State News |access-date=2013-01-25 |last=O'Brien |first=Jesse |date=2012-07-03}}</ref> In late 2013, plans were approved to add ] and ] to the mall sometime in 2014. ] and ] both opened in the Macy's wing in late 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/article/20131203/OKEMOS01/312030037/Board-OKs-Meridian-Mall-expansion |archive-url=https://archive.today/20131222172931/http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/article/20131203/OKEMOS01/312030037/Board-OKs-Meridian-Mall-expansion |url-status=dead |archive-date=22 December 2013 |title=Board OKs Meridian Mall expansion |last=Parker |first=Dawn |date=3 December 2013 |newspaper=Lansing State Journal |access-date=22 December 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.homtv.net/index.asp?view=news&news_id=4023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131230233136/http://www.homtv.net/index.asp?view=news&news_id=4023 |url-status=dead |archive-date=30 December 2013 |title=Meridian Mall expansion request approved |date=4 December 2013 |work=HOM TV |access-date=29 December 2013 }}</ref> On April 29, 2017, Gordmans closed their Meridian Mall location due to bankruptcy.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/news/local/2017/04/24/gordmans-lansing-meridian-mall-close-saturday/100841984/|title=Gordmans in Meridian Mall to close Saturday|last=Alusheff|first=Alexander|date=27 April 2017|website=Lansing State Journal|access-date=8 May 2017}}</ref> Launch Trampoline Park was announced as its replacement in mid-2018.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/life/2018/01/16/launch-trampoline-park-meridian-mall-lansing-meridian-township-okemos/1023889001/|title=Launch Trampoline Park to open at Meridian Mall|last=Gabbara|first=Princess|date=January 16, 2018|newspaper=Lansing State Journal|access-date=October 1, 2018}}</ref> The Bon-Ton filed for bankruptcy in mid-2018, and began liquidation of all its stores, including both Younkers locations at Meridian Mall.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/news/2018/04/19/younkers-meridian-lansing-malls-close-parent-company-sold-liquidators/531849002/|title=Younkers in Meridian, Lansing malls to close as parent company is sold to liquidators|last=Hansen|first=Haley|date=April 19, 2018|newspaper=Lansing State Journal|access-date=October 1, 2018}}</ref> In mid-2019, High Caliber Karting and Entertainment announced that it would open in the former Younkers Men's & Home store. The complex features indoor ], ], bowling, and arcade games as well as a bar and restaurant.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/news/2019/03/18/indoor-go-kart-tracks-slated-open-meridian-mall-summer/3164640002/|title=Indoor go-kart tracks slated to open at the Meridian Mall by the end of the summer|website=Lansing State Journal|language=en|access-date=2019-03-27}}</ref> High Caliber Karting & Entertainment expanded its complex at Meridian Mall into the former location of Old Navy in early 2020 after that chain closed its Meridian Mall store.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/news/local/2020/03/06/high-caliber-karting-planning-expansion-meridian-mall/4891595002/|title=High Caliber Karting planning expansion at Meridian Mall|last=Greco|first=Rachel|newspaper=Lansing State Journal|language=en|access-date=2020-03-12}}</ref>
*'''August 27, 1998''': CBL & Associates Properties acquires Meridian Mall from Samuels & Associates.<ref></ref><ref></ref><ref name="state">{{cite news |title=Improvements to Meridian Mall boast new stores, better floors |url=http://www.statenews.com/article.phtml?pk=6010 |work=The State News}}</ref>


On June 23, 2020, JCPenney announced that it would be closing as part of a plan to close thirteen stores nationwide after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.<ref>{{Cite web|author=Chris Isidore|title=JCPenney is closing another 13 stores|url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/23/business/jcpenney-store-closings/index.html|access-date=2020-06-23|publisher=]|date=23 June 2020 }}</ref> However, JCPenney cancelled the store's closing in early July.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-07-11|title=JCPenney Store Closings – JCPenney Company Blog|url=https://companyblog.jcpnewsroom.com/storeclosings/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200711012214/https://companyblog.jcpnewsroom.com/storeclosings/|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-07-11|access-date=2020-07-11}}</ref> Bed Bath & Beyond closed in 2023 after filing for bankruptcy. In March 2024, Schuler Books' owners confirmed they would be relocating into the former Bed Bath & Beyond location.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.aol.com/schuler-books-announces-move-larger-165111032.html | title=Schuler Books announces move to larger space for its Meridian Township store | publisher=AOL | date=March 19, 2024 | accessdate=March 19, 2024}}</ref>
*'''1999''': ] declares bankruptcy, closing all stores.

*'''2000''': The former ] is demolished and replaced with a two-story ] department store, replacing a long-standing Jacobson's in nearby ].<ref name="state"/><ref></ref>

*'''Early 2000s''': ] and ] are added to the ] wing.{{Fact|date=August 2007}} Also, MC Sports closes.

*'''2001-2002''': Another new wing is added to the mall, angling off the center court and displacing the former MC Sports location. The new wing features ], as well as a new ].<ref></ref> The old "Meridian Cafés" food court is replaced with Schuler Books And Music. Also, the Hudson's chain is acquired and renamed by Marshall Field's.

*'''August 2002''': Jacobson's declares bankruptcy and closes all stores, after two years in operation at Meridian Mall.<ref></ref>

*'''2003''': Younkers opens in the former Jacobson's store.<ref></ref> Due to space limitations in the old Jacobson's space, Younkers operates its men's and children's departments in a separate storefront adjacent to the former Jacobson's; as a result, the mall's offices are re-located.

*'''late 2003''': The mall's original theater complex, Meridian 4 West, closes and is converted to retail space.

*'''2004''': ] acquires and re-names the Galyan's stores.

*'''Spring 2006''': Mervyns closes all Michigan operations.

*'''September 9, 2006''': All Marshall Field's stores are converted to ].


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For the mall in Dunedin, New Zealand, see Meridian Mall, Dunedin.

Shopping mall in Michigan, United States
Meridian Mall
Meridian Mall entrance sign along Grand River Avenue
LocationMeridian Charter Township (Okemos), Michigan, United States
Opening dateNovember 6, 1969; 55 years ago (1969-11-06)
DeveloperM.H. Hausman Co.
ManagementCBL Properties
OwnerCBL Properties
No. of stores and services125
No. of anchor tenants8 (6 open, 1 vacant)
Total retail floor area997,128 sq ft (92,636 m).
No. of floors1 (2 in Dick's Sporting Goods and former Younkers Women's)
Public transit accessBus interchange CATA
Websitewww.meridianmall.com

Meridian Mall is a super-regional shopping mall located in Okemos, Meridian Township, a suburb of Lansing, Michigan, United States.

It opened in 1969, the same year as its main competitor, Lansing Mall, on the other end of the Lansing metropolitan area. The mall originally featured the J.W. Knapp Company and Woolco as its anchor stores, and underwent many expansions over the years. A G. C. Murphy dime store was subdivided for additional mall space in 1979, while J.W. Knapp sold its store to JCPenney a year later. Expansions in 1982 and 1987 added two more wings of stores anchored by Hudson's (later Marshall Field's, now Macy's) and Mervyn's, while the closure of Woolco allowed for the addition of a food court and Service Merchandise. Further renovations at the beginning of the 21st century relocated the food court and replaced Service Merchandise with Jacobson's, while also adding Galyan's (now Dick's Sporting Goods) and several other big-box stores. After only two years in business, the Jacobson's store closed and converted to Younkers; following the closure of Mervyn's in 2006, Younkers expanded its presence in the mall by moving some departments into that space, until parent company The Bon-Ton filed for bankruptcy in 2018 and closed all stores.

Meridian Mall features about 125 stores and a food court, plus a movie theater on its periphery. The mall's anchor stores are High Caliber Karting and Entertainment, JCPenney, Launch Trampoline Park, Macy's, Schuler Books & Music, and Dick's Sporting Goods. There is also a vacant anchor store that was once Younkers. Other major tenants include H&M and Planet Fitness. Meridian Mall is owned and managed by CBL Properties, which has owned it since 1998.

History

Meridian Mall was built by the M.H. Hausman Company and opened to the public on November 6, 1969. The mall was built at the northwest corner of Grand River Avenue (M-43) and Marsh Road in Meridian Charter Township. Originally, the mall featured two anchor stores: the Lansing-based J.W. Knapp Company (Knapp's) and Woolco, a discount department store then owned by the F. W. Woolworth Company. Major tenants at the time included the Meridian 4, a four-screen movie theater multiplex operated by American Multi-Cinema (now AMC Theatres), along with a G. C. Murphy dime store, a Cunningham Drug pharmacy, and a Hamady supermarket. Two local restaurants, Schensul's Cafeteria and Elias Brothers Big Boy, also had locations in the mall.

The Hamady store was closed in 1972 and remained vacant until 1976, when it was converted to a second movie theater complex that also featured four screens. This newer theater became known as Meridian East 4, while the existing ones were renamed Meridian West 4. In 1979, the G. C. Murphy store was closed and its space was divided into a new mall section consisting of twelve shops, known as "The Court". Among the first stores to open in The Court were CardAmerica, Casual Corner, and MC Sports.

The 1980s

J. W. Knapp filed for bankruptcy in 1980 and sold all three of its shopping mall stores (in Meridian Mall, Lansing Mall, and Jackson's Westwood Mall) to JCPenney. A new wing was added to the south end of Meridian Mall in 1982, bringing in the Detroit-based Hudson's as a third anchor. New tenants in the Hudson's wing included several clothing stores and a Foot Locker, while the existing mall was refurbished with new planters, flooring, seating, skylights, and canopies over the mall entrances. Later in 1982, the F. W. Woolworth Company closed all stores in the Woolco division, and in 1983, the vacated Woolco space was subdivided for a 50,000-square-foot (4,600 m) Service Merchandise catalog showroom, a food court, and a mall corridor with space for up to fifteen more tenants. Among these tenants was a local 18,000-square-foot (1,700 m) men's clothing and sporting goods store known as B. Altman's. A 1987 expansion added another new wing ending in a Mervyn's department store. The store opened concurrently with seven others in the state, one of which was located at Lansing Mall, as part of the chain's introduction to Michigan. This addition at Meridian Mall included more than ten new storefronts, including Lerner New York (now known as New York & Company), LensCrafters, Babbage's (now known as GameStop), and new locations for Gantos and County Seat.

1990s-early 2000s

Meridian Mall side entrance from west end of building

By 1993, expansions at Lansing Mall had created significant competition between the two malls; that year, the approximately 60 businesses had stores at both malls, and 40 unique to each. One of the few renovations to Meridian Mall during the 1990s came in 1995, when Hobie's restaurant was removed from the food court to accommodate more seating. Additions in 1996 included Abercrombie & Fitch, Select Comfort, and the first Kirkland's home furnishings store in Michigan.

On August 27, 1998, CBL & Associates Properties (now known as CBL Properties) acquired Meridian Mall. Immediately afterward, several new tenants joined the mall, including The Children's Place, Mrs. Fields, Braun's Fashions (now known as Christopher & Banks), and the first Ann Taylor and Old Navy stores in the Lansing area. Service Merchandise closed its Meridian Mall store in early 1999. A $20 million mall renovation began in 2000, which added new floor tiles, skylights, seating areas, and restrooms, along with many new stores. One of the key tenants in this renovation plan was a two-story Jacobson's department store, which opened in early 2000 on the former site of Service Merchandise, and replaced an existing Jacobson's in downtown East Lansing. In addition, Bed Bath & Beyond built a store in the same wing, the food court was relocated to center court, and the Hudson's was expanded by 50,000 square feet (4,600 m). Shortly after receiving the expansion, Hudson's was renamed to Marshall Field's when parent company Target Corporation began consolidating the names of its department stores. The new food court opened in November 2000, with restaurants including A&W, Sbarro, Olga's Kitchen, Panda Express, and Arby's. The remaining restaurants from the old food court stayed until year's end, when that space was removed for Schuler Books & Music, replacing their previous location across the street. Galyan's, a sporting goods store based out of Indiana, opened next to the new food court in 2002. Coinciding with the addition of these stores, the mall also added Suncoast Motion Picture Company, Steve & Barry's, Hollister Co., and an AT&T Wireless store, while Bailey Banks & Biddle, MC Sports, and several locally-owned stores closed. The site occupied by Galyan's was originally to have been occupied by a new multiplex theater, but this was canceled due to concerns that major theater chains were overbuilding. Prior to the renovation, both of the existing theaters in the mall had closed: Meridian East 4 in December 1999, and Meridian West 4 in July 2000.

Jacobson's declared bankruptcy in 2002 and closed. A year later, its building was tenanted by Younkers, which also opened at Lansing Mall the same year. Due to space limitations in the old Jacobson's, Younkers operated its men's and children's departments in a newly-created, adjacent storefront. This expansion displaced the mall offices, which operated out of a temporary location in the Mervyns wing for a short time, until the Steve & Barry's store was relocated to the JCPenney wing and the previous location was remodeled into a new mall office.

Mid 2000s-2020s

In 2004, Dick's Sporting Goods acquired and renamed all of the Galyan's stores. Two more changes came to the mall's anchors in 2006; first, in early 2006, Mervyn's closed all of its Michigan stores, and later the same year, Marshall Field's was one of several chains to be acquired and renamed by Macy's. Younkers expanded its presence at the mall in mid-2008 by moving its men's clothing, children's clothing, and furniture departments into the vacated Mervyn's space, while retaining women's clothing and accessories at the existing store. This two-store concept, referred to by parent company The Bon-Ton as a "dual anchor", alleviated the congested layout of the existing store, while allowing a greater variety of merchandise to be offered between the two locations. Steve & Barry's closed at the mall in September 2008.

The former Meridian Mall Outer 6 AMC movie theater on the mall's periphery closed its doors on September 5, 2011. The theater reopened in December 2012 as Studio C!, offering drinks and made-to-order food ordered and served at patrons' seats. In late 2013, plans were approved to add H&M and Gordmans to the mall sometime in 2014. Planet Fitness and Shoe Carnival both opened in the Macy's wing in late 2013. On April 29, 2017, Gordmans closed their Meridian Mall location due to bankruptcy. Launch Trampoline Park was announced as its replacement in mid-2018. The Bon-Ton filed for bankruptcy in mid-2018, and began liquidation of all its stores, including both Younkers locations at Meridian Mall. In mid-2019, High Caliber Karting and Entertainment announced that it would open in the former Younkers Men's & Home store. The complex features indoor kart racing, axe throwing, bowling, and arcade games as well as a bar and restaurant. High Caliber Karting & Entertainment expanded its complex at Meridian Mall into the former location of Old Navy in early 2020 after that chain closed its Meridian Mall store.

On June 23, 2020, JCPenney announced that it would be closing as part of a plan to close thirteen stores nationwide after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. However, JCPenney cancelled the store's closing in early July. Bed Bath & Beyond closed in 2023 after filing for bankruptcy. In March 2024, Schuler Books' owners confirmed they would be relocating into the former Bed Bath & Beyond location.

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