Concord Mall (Indiana)

Concord Mall is an enclosed shopping mall serving Elkhart, Indiana in the United States. It opened in 1972 and is anchored by Hobby Lobby.

Concord Mall
LocationElkhart, Indiana, United States
Coordinates41.643°N 85.933°W / 41.643; -85.933
Address3701 South Main Street
Opening date1972
Closing dateOctober 2023
DeveloperRobert E. Fryling, Inc.
OwnerTriyar
No. of stores and services60
No. of anchor tenants3 (1 open, 2 vacant)
Total retail floor area528,300 sq ft (49,080 m2)[1]
No. of floors1 (2 in former Carson Pirie Scott and JCPenney)
Public transit accessBus interchange Interurban Trolley

History

Concord Mall opened in August 1972, anchored by Montgomery Ward and Robertson's, a division of Gamble-Skogmo.[2] J. C. Penney was added as a third anchor in 1976.[3] After Robertson's closed their location in 1985, Meis opened in the space later that year. The Meis store was sold to Elder-Beerman in 1989, which was re-branded as Carson's in 2011.[4] After Montgomery Ward closed, its building was split between Hobby Lobby (which opened in 2002)[5][6] and ABC Warehouse. In 2008, a space vacated by Osco Drug was renovated into a food court.[7] On January 31, 2018 Carson's parent company, Bon-Ton, announced they would be closing the Concord Mall location with 42 other stores. Then, they filed for bankruptcy and announced they would be closing all remaining locations.[8][9]

In January 2023, JCPenney announced that they would be closing their Concord Mall location around May of 2023, which left Hobby Lobby as the only anchor left.[10] In October 2023, it was announced that the mall would be closing by the end of the month and will be demolished to make way for future redevelopment plans.[11]

References
  1. "Elkhart may get new superstore". schurz-southbendtribune. Archived from the original on 22 May 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  2. "CSA Super Markets". google.com. 1972. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  3. "Managers at the mall have plenty of ideas to keep growing and profiting". Elkhart Truth. Archived from the original on 23 January 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  4. "Elder-Beerman's in Concord Mall is getting a new name". Elkhart Truth. Archived from the original on 22 January 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  5. "Arts, Crafts Supercenter to Help Anchor Elkhart, Ind., Mall". highbeam.com. Archived from the original on 28 March 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  6. "Chain Store Age". google.com. 2002. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  7. "Concord Mall aims for new retail, restaurants". schurz-southbendtribune. Archived from the original on 1 April 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  8. "Carson's stores closing in Elkhart and Benton Harbor". 31 January 2018.
  9. "Every Bon-Ton department store is closing". 2018-04-19. Retrieved 2023-01-14.
  10. "JCPenney to close inside Concord Mall by May". ABC57.
  11. "Concord Mall businesses prepare for final days". WSBT. October 18, 2023. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
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