Author: Joe Bell

Small Shop Showdown

Posted on | by Joe Bell

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

 

July 24, 2024

 

Contacts:

 

Joe Bell                                                                          Candi Noble-Greathouse

Director of Corporate Communications                Marketing Director

Cafaro Company                                                         Ohio Valley Mall

jbell@cafarocompany.com                                       marketingdirector@ohiovalleymall.net

330-743-7688                                                             740-695-4526 ext. 102

724-730-4532 (Mobile)

 

 How tough can it be when the rent is free?

 

           

Do you have a great idea for a retail business?  Maybe the only thing holding you back is the fear of what it would cost to rent store space.  Ohio Valley Mall, in partnership with the St. Clairsville Chamber of Commerce, has a way to remove that fear for one budding retailer with the Small Shop Showdown.

Here’s how it works:  Between July 24 and September 4, 2024, pitch your potential business online at www.ohiovalleymall.net/smallshopshowdown.  Fill out the application form, explaining the business plan for your product or service.  Ohio Valley Mall’s leasing staff and representatives from the St. Clairsville Chamber of Commerce will evaluate the proposals and announce one lucky winner on September 25.   The winner of the Small Shop Showdown will enjoy 26 weeks (six months) of FREE RENT inside the mall.  This new business will be able to take advantage of a prime location with lots of customer traffic from November 20, 2024 – May 20, 2025.

In addition to the rent-free store space, the winner will receive a package of promotional assistance to help get the business off the ground, including posters, a news release, digital signage and advertising on social media.  (Please note: The winner must be ready to open for business November 20, 2024.  A complete list of contest details and restrictions is available on the website.)

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Posted on | by Joe Bell

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

July 12, 2024

 

Contacts:

 

Joe Bell                                                                           Samantha Jeremay

Director of Corporate Communications                 Marketing Director

Cafaro Company                                                          Sandusky Mall

jbell@cafarocompany.com                                        marketingdirector@sandusky-mall.com

330-743-7688 (Office)                                               419-626-8575 ext. 102

724-730-4532 (Mobile)

 

Residential Startup a Smashing Success in Sandusky

         

Just a few months after quietly welcoming its first tenants, Villas at Sandy Creek is nearly full.  The 126-unit gated community is located near Sandusky, Ohio.  The residential development was a pivot for Ohio-based Cafaro Company, which for 75 years concentrated on retail centers.  In 2022, Cafaro partnered with another Ohio company, Crossroads Group LLC, to transform 15 acres of the Sandusky Mall property for multi-family residential use.  The development cost was not disclosed.

Two styles are available, 1,309 square foot 2-bedroom ranch suites and 1,404 square foot 2-story, 2-bedroom townhouses.  Both types offer private entrances and attached garages.  Each home is fully equipped with a washer, dryer and luxury touches throughout.  Each kitchen comes with high-end appliances and granite countertops.  Tenants have access to a community clubhouse. Most importantly, they are only steps away from all the stores and restaurants of Sandusky Mall.

The first residents arrived in November, 2023.  As of July, 2024, Villas at Sandy Creek is 93% occupied.  Monthly rental rates range from $1,575 to $1,645.  For more information about the development, visit the website: www.villasatsandycreek.com

 

The Sandusky Mall Complex, located at 4314 Milan Road (U.S. Route 250), near Sandusky, Ohio, has been serving the people of the “North Coast” since 1976.  It currently comprises more than one million square feet of retail space, with more than 50 retailers, restaurants and other businesses. The Sandusky Mall Complex is owned and managed as part of the Cafaro family of companies, based in Niles, Ohio.  One of the nation’s largest privately held shopping center developers, the Cafaro organization has developed more than 30 million square feet of commercial real estate in 14 states.  For more information visit www.cafarocompany.com and www.sandusky-mall.com.

 

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Chamber of Commerce names Meadowbrook Mall Business of the Year

Posted on | by Joe Bell

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

May 24, 2024

 

 

Contacts:

 

Joe Bell                                                                        Noah Levy

Director of Corporate Communications                            Marketing Director

The Cafaro Company                                                     Meadowbrook Mall

jbell@cafarocompany.com                                                             marketingdirector@meadowbrookmall.com

330-743-7688                                                                 304-842-5441, Ext. 102

724-730-4532 (Mobile)

 

Meadowbrook Mall Celebrates County Award

Meadowbrook Mall was the star of the show during last night’s Harrison County Chamber of Commerce Annual Awards Dinner. During the ceremony, Meadowbrook Mall received the award for Business of the Year, while Boscov’s, the mall’s newest anchor store, was honored as the New Business of the Year. This year’s Harrison County Chamber of Commerce Awards Dinner, the Chamber’s 105th reiteration of the ceremony, took place at the historic Robinson Grand Performing Arts Center.

The success that has earned Meadowbrook Mall the title of Business of the Year is highlighted by the many renovations and investments that allow the shopping center to give customers the best experience. The most notable of these renovations is the opening of Boscov’s, the largest expansion project in the history of Meadowbrook Mall. The construction of Boscov’s 151,000-sq-ft. space initiated several smaller renovations throughout the shopping center, including the spaces now occupied by Books-A-Million and Marshall’s. After these upgrades were completed, Meadowbrook Mall continued its momentum. Since Boscov’s Grand Opening, employee-owned Tradehome Shoes opened its doors in a prime, Center Court location. Following Tradehome Shoes’ success, a 20,000-sq-ft. expansion has begun at Shoe Department, as well as the storewide renovation of Dick’s Sporting Goods.

Boscov’s, the Chamber of Commerce’s New Business of the Year, is the largest family-owned department store chain in the United States. The first Boscov’s store opened in 1918 in Reading, Pennsylvania. Since then, the Boscov family has opened 49 additional stores in New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Ohio. Boscov’s location in Meadowbrook Mall is the chain’s 50th store to open, and is the first to open in West Virginia. After the store’s Grand Opening and “Shop for a Cause” charity event in the fall of 2023, Boscov’s has immediately established itself as a staple in the Harrison County Area.  Both Meadowbrook Mall and Boscov’s extend thanks to Harrison County and the Chamber of Commerce for honoring the roles the mall and the store play in the community.

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