Oakwood Mall (Eau Claire, Wisconsin)
Oakwood Mall is an enclosed shopping mall in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. The anchor stores are HOM Furniture, JCPenney, Hobby Lobby, Scheels All Sports, and Micon Cinemas. [1] There is one vacant anchor store that was once Sears.
| Location | Eau Claire, Wisconsin |
|---|---|
| Opening date | October 15, 1986 |
| Developer | General Growth Properties |
| Management | Brookfield Properties |
| Owner | Brookfield Properties |
| No. of stores and services | 91 |
| No. of anchor tenants | 6 (5 open, 1 vacant) |
| Total retail floor area | 818,689 square feet (76,058.7 m2) |
| No. of floors | 1 |
| Public transit access |  ECT: 1 6 |
| Website | www |
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History
The mall opened on October 15, 1986.
It was renovated in 1996.[1]
In 2002, Younkers opened in the mall, in a space formerly occupied by Target.[2]
An addition to the theater was made in 1997.[3]
In 2017, Carmike Cinemas was re-branded as AMC.
In March 2017, the Macy's store, which opened as Dayton's in 1991 and later became Marshall Fields in 2001, was closed.[4]
On August 13, 2018, Hobby Lobby opened in the space formerly occupied by Macy's.[5]
On August 27, 2018, Younkers closed when its parent company, The Bon-Ton Stores, was liquidated.[6]
The Sears store closed on November 25, 2018.[7]
HOM Furniture purchased the empty Younker's anchor for $2 million in January, 2019, and announced plans to open a store in the space by early 2020. KKMBA Eau Claire LLC began renovating the HOM furniture storefront in November, 2019.[8][9][10]
The AMC theater permanently closed on October 3, 2022.[11] Micon Cinemas replaced the old AMC theater in December 2022.[12]
References
- "Oakwood Mall". Brookfield Properties.
- McCartney, Butch (November 18, 2001). "Younkers moving into Oakwood Mall". The Spectator.
- King, Jenny (September 1, 1997). "Adaptability Is Key In The Hardy Midwest". National Real Estate Investor.
- "Macy's plan to close stores including Oakwood Mall to go forward". Eau Claire Leader-Telegram. January 5, 2017.
- Dowd, Andrew (October 20, 2017). "Hobby Lobby to occupy Macy's spot at Oakwood Mall". Eau Claire Leader-Telegram.
- "Bon-Ton Stores, including Younkers in Eau Claire, start closing sales". Eau Claire Leader-Telegram. April 19, 2018.
- Vetter, Chris (August 22, 2018). "Sears in Oakwood Mall to close". Eau Claire Leader-Telegram.
- staff, Andrew Dowd Leader-Telegram. "HOM owners buy Eau Claire Younkers store". Leader-Telegram. Retrieved 2019-12-03.
- Wensel, Samantha (2019-03-11). "HOM Furniture owners buy former Eau Claire Younkers location". WQOW. Retrieved 2019-12-03.
- staff, Sarah Seifert Leader-Telegram. "HOM to move to former Younkers store next year". Leader-Telegram. Retrieved 2019-12-03.
- Dowd, Andrew. "AMC Theatres closes in Eau Claire's Oakwood Mall". Leader-Telegram. Retrieved 2022-10-10.
- "Micon Cinemas Oakwood Mall opens Friday". WEAU. December 9, 2022. Retrieved July 18, 2023.