Midland Mall
title: "Midland Mall" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["shopping-malls-in-michigan", "shopping-malls-established-in-1991", "midland,-michigan", "buildings-and-structures-in-midland-county,-michigan", "tourist-attractions-in-midland-county,-michigan", "shopping-malls-developed-by-richard-e.-jacobs"] topic_path: "general/shopping-malls-in-michigan" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midland_Mall" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Midland Mall |
| image | Midland Mall court.jpg |
| image_width | 200 |
| caption | Center court of Midland Mall, 2016 |
| location | Midland, Michigan, United States |
| coordinates | |
| address | 6800 Eastman Avenue |
| opening_date | October 9, 1991 |
| developer | Richard E. Jacobs Group |
| owner | Jordan R. Dice |
| number_of_stores | 50 |
| number_of_anchors | 6 (all open) |
| floor_area | 568,145 sqft |
| floors | 1 |
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| name = Midland Mall | image = Midland Mall court.jpg | image_width = 200 | caption = Center court of Midland Mall, 2016 | location = Midland, Michigan, United States | coordinates = | address = 6800 Eastman Avenue | opening_date = October 9, 1991 | closing_date = | developer = Richard E. Jacobs Group | manager = | owner = Jordan R. Dice | architect = | number_of_stores = 50 | number_of_anchors = 6 (all open) | floor_area = 568,145 sqft | parking = | floors = 1 | website = | footnotes = Midland Mall is an enclosed shopping mall serving Midland, Michigan, United States. Opened in 1991, the mall's anchor stores are Target, Hobby Lobby, Barnes & Noble, Dunham's Sports, and Planet Fitness. A fourth anchor store space, once occupied by Sears, is occupied by MyMichigan Health System and is non-commercial. The mall was owned and managed by the Kohan Retail Investment Group until 2023 when local businessman Jordan Dice purchased it at auction.
History
Richard E. Jacobs Group built the Midland Mall, which was originally anchored by J. C. Penney, Elder-Beerman, Target, and Sears.
Barnes & Noble opened in the JCPenney wing in 2003. A Steve & Barry's store was added in the same wing and closed in 2008. The space became Dunham's Sports in 2011.
Although Midland Mall is the smallest of the three malls in the Tri-Cities (which also comprises Bay City and Saginaw), it also had the lowest vacancy rate of the three. The mall filled several vacancies in 2007 by adding Journeys, a Vanity clothing store and two eateries. All of these tenants have since closed. The Elder-Beerman store was renamed Younkers in 2012. Shoe Show opened a Shoe Dept. Encore store next to Younkers in mid-2015. Sears closed in July 2016. On March 17, 2017, it was announced that JCPenney would also be closing as part of a plan to close 138 stores nationwide. The store closed on July 31, 2017. On April 18, 2018, it was announced that Younkers' parent company The Bon-Ton would be going out of business. The store closed on August 31, 2018, leaving Target as the only anchor left.
Despite the fact that chain stores continue to leave the mall, businesses are still opening at Midland Mall. In 2020, Fantastic Finds, a resale store, opened in the former Younkers space. In addition, Planet Fitness moved their existing Midland location to the former JCPenney in 2020. After Fantastic Finds moved into a smaller space in 2022, its anchor space was confirmed to undergo conversion to a Hobby Lobby.
Since 2020, the mall has also hosted the annual free Midland Mall Comic Con convention.
References
References
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- (3 September 2003). "Barnes & Noble to Open New Store in Midland Mall Midland, Michigan; New Bookstore Debuts on September 17.". Business Wire.
- Henson, Stacy. (3 September 2008). "Discounter Steve & Barry's will remain open in Saginaw; close in Midland". [[The Saginaw News]].
- (7 July 2011). "Dunham's moves to Midland Mal". Midland Daily News.
- Lynch-Morin, Kathryn. (30 March 2010). "Great Lakes Bay Region malls fight for sales in tough economy". The Bay City Times.
- Stanton, Ryan J.. (21 February 2008). "Retail: Malls plug vacancies in adverse economy". Mlive.com.
- "Midland's 'Elder Beerman' store gets new nameplate - WNEM TV 5".
- (2015-04-07). "Shoe Dept. Encore to open this summer in Midland Mall". [[Midland Daily News]].
- (February 2018). "Danville's Carson's to close at mall".
- (10 May 2017). "JCPenney leaving Midland Mall after 25 years". mlive.com.
- John Kennett. (2018-04-19). "Midland Younkers to close by Aug. 31". Ourmidland.com.
- (2019-12-14). "Surviving on niches: Midland Mall welcomes new businesses, organizations".
- Schafer, Ashley. (2020-01-08). "Express store in Midland Mall to close".
- (8 February 2020). "Planet Fitness to relocate into Midland Mall". Midland Daily News.
- (19 January 2023). "Hobby Lobby to open this fall in Midland Mall". Midland Daily News.
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