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| Location | Meridian Charter Township (Okemos), Michigan, United States |
|---|---|
| Opening date | 1969 |
| Owner | CBL Properties |
| No. of stores and services | 130 |
| No. of anchor tenants | 6 |
| Total retail floor area | 977,085 sq ft (90,774 m). Dick's Sporting Goods - 81,500 sq ft (7,570 m). JCPenney - 104,280 sq ft (9,688 m). Macy's - 152,000 sq ft (14,100 m). (former Mervyn's) - ? sq ft. Younkers - 93,865 sq ft (8,720 m). |
| No. of floors | 1 |
Meridian Mall is an enclosed shopping mall located in Meridian Township near Okemos, Michigan, a suburb of Lansing. The mall's anchor stores include Dick's Sporting Goods, JCPenney, Macy's and Younkers; in addition, the mall features a food court and over 130 stores. It is managed by CBL & Associates Properties.
Timeline
- 1969: Meridian Mall opens to the public. Anchor stores at the time include Woolco, a discount department store, and J. W. Knapp (Knapp's), a local department store which also had locations in downtown Lansing and Lansing Mall. Meridian Mall also featured a four-screen movie theater (one of the first multiplexes in the nation) and a supermarket.
- 1975: An ice rink is added into the mall. As well, Samuels purchases the mall from the J.W. Knapp Co.
- 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.
- 1980: Knapp's closes all stores. The Meridian Mall and Lansing Mall stores are both converted to JCPenney, while Knapp's downtown store is shuttered.
- 1982: A new wing is added to the middle of the mall, nearly doubling the size of the mall and adding Hudson's as an anchor store. Also, Woolco closes all US operations.
- 1983-1984: The former Woolco at Meridian Mall is gutted. Most of the space becomes Service Merchandise, and the remainder is converted to a food court (Meridian Cafés) and various stores.
- late 1980s: the mall's ice rink is demolished for an MC Sports.
- 1989: A northern wing is added to the mall, adding one of Michigan's second Mervyns stores.
- late-1990s?: Meridian 4 East Theaters close.
- August 27, 1998: CBL & Associates Properties acquires Meridian Mall from Samuels & Associates.
- 1999: Service Merchandise declares bankruptcy, closing all stores.
- 2000: The former Service Merchandise is demolished and replaced with a two-story Jacobson's department store, replacing a long-standing Jacobson's in nearby East Lansing.
- Early 2000s: Schuler Books & Music and Bed Bath & Beyond are added to the Jacobson's wing. 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 Galyan's, as well as a new food court. 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.
- 2003: Younkers opens in the former Jacobson's store. 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: Dick's Sporting Goods 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 Macy's.
References
- CBL & Associates Properties Acquires Two Malls in Michigan and Wisconsin
- Sales & Acquisitions
- ^ "Improvements to Meridian Mall boast new stores, better floors". The State News.
- Jacobson’s reopens doors
- Lansing State Journal
- Last hurrah at Jacobson's lures bargain hunters
- ITEM 2. PROPERTIES