Viewmont Mall

Viewmont Mall is a shopping mall located in Scranton, Pennsylvania. It is anchored by JCPenney, Macy's, Dick's Sporting Goods / Field & Stream, and HomeGoods.[1]

Viewmont Mall
Looking towards JCPenney, the mall entrance, and Yankee Candle on May 16, 2017
LocationScranton, Pennsylvania, United States
Coordinates41.46033°N 75.65631°W / 41.46033; -75.65631
Address100 Viewmont Mall
Opening date1968[1]
DeveloperCrown Construction[2][3]
OwnerPREIT[4]
No. of stores and services90[5]
No. of anchor tenants4[1]
Total retail floor area768,000 square feet (71,000 m2)[1]
Websiteshopviewmontmall.com

History

Viewmont Mall cost $10 million to construct and the original anchors included Grant's, JCPenney and Sears.[2][3][6] Sears opened first at the mall in February 1968, with JCPenney later opening in October.[2][7] Grant's closed at the Viewmont Mall in 1976 and was replaced by Hess's the same year.[3][8][9] Hess's built a larger store starting in 1987.[10] Sears received major changes in 1993 that roughly doubled the store's size.[11] Hess's closed in late summer 1994, and was replaced by Kaufmann's in Fall 1995.[8][9] Viewmont, along with Wyoming Valley Mall was sold by Crown American to PREIT in 2003.[12] Kaufmann's was renamed Macy's in September 2006.[9] Viewmont Mall received a major renovation in 2007.[13]

The malls food court in 2014 received significant changes including the addition of Buffalo Wild Wings.[14] Sears closed in mid-2016 and was demolished later in the year.[15][16] PREIT knew Sears would not remain at the mall several years before its lease expired.[5] Dick's Sporting Goods and Field & Stream were announced as Sears replacement in April 2016 with the dual store opening in September 2017.[17][18][19] HomeGoods opened in August 2017 next to Field & Stream, on former Sears space.[20][21] Dick's Sporting Goods and Field & Stream temporarily shut down at end of January 2023. The store was converted into a Dick’s House of Sport with an opening date scheduled for August.[22]

References
  1. "Viewmont Mall - PREIT" (PDF). PREIT. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 6, 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  2. Fulton, Brian (January 21, 2018). "50 Years Ago - Sears to open at Viewmont Mall". Times Tribune. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  3. Nissley, Erin L. (August 21, 2017). "Local history: Viewmont Mall opening changes retail landscape". Citizens Voice. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  4. Horvath, Jeff (May 27, 2018). "THE SHIFTING STRATEGY OF MALLS". Citizens Voice. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  5. Falchek, David (April 10, 2016). "Dick's, Field & Stream to take Sears spot at Viewmont Mall". Times Tribune. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  6. Lange, Stacy (24 October 2018). "JCPenney in Lackawanna County Celebrating 50 Years". WNEP. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  7. Fulton, Brian (October 3, 2018). "Time Warp 1968:Viewmont Mall finds third anchor with opening of J.C. Penney Co". Times Tribune. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  8. Salerno, Allison B. (August 22, 1994). "Hess's Scranton liquidation sale first of 10 scheduled this year reporter's notebook: Changes at Hess's". The Morning Call. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  9. Fulton, Brian (April 9, 2016). "Saying Goodbye to Sears". Times Tribune Blogs. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  10. "Hess's announces expansion". The Morning Call. June 21, 1986. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  11. Lovette, Brittany (11 July 2016). "Video Vault: Glory Days of Sears at the Viewmont Mall". WNEP. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  12. Bolus, Kathleen (September 21, 2014). "Viewmont, busy with changes, provides contrast to Mall at Steamtown". Times Tribune. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  13. Tomkavage, Robert (February 12, 2023). "A tale of two shopping malls". Times-Tribune. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  14. Lange, Stacy (17 June 2014). "Changing Landscape at the Viewmont Mall". WNEP. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  15. Lee, Peggy (6 April 2016). "Sears at Viewmont Mall to Close". WNEP. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  16. Lange, Stacy (17 October 2016). "Sears Store Gone, But Not Forgotten". WNEP. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  17. Lange, Stacy (10 April 2016). "Mall Vacancy Filled With Sports Stores". WNEP. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  18. Lange, Stacy (1 September 2017). "Dick's Sporting Goods, Field & Stream Ready for Outdoor Shoppers". WNEP. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  19. Wilson, Marianne (11 April 2016). "PREIT brings DICK'S Sporting Goods and Field & Stream to Viewmont Mall". Chain Store Age. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  20. Ciampi, Raquel (28 October 2016). "HomeGoods to Open in Lackawanna County". WNEP. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  21. Goldklang, Suzanne (13 August 2017). "Shoppers Head to HomeGoods Grand Opening". WNEP. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  22. Singleton, David (January 13, 2023). "Dick's Sporting Goods at Viewmont Mall to convert to Dick's House of Sport". Times Tribune. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
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