Bass Pro Shops part of Ohio’s Eastwood Mall Growth Spurt

 

02/15/2023

Bass Pro Shop joins in the regeneration of Ohio’s Eastwood Mall

Al Urbanski

Real Estate Editor & Manager – Chain Store Age

 

Over the past two years, Eastwood Mall outside of Youngstown, Ohio, has executed leases with a bevy of new restaurants and landed a Meijer superstore. This week it hauled in Bass Pro Shops Outpost.

“Shaking hands with [Bass Pro Shops founder] Johnny Morris to bring one of his amazing retail stores here is a crown jewel addition to this complex and the entire region,” said Anthony Cafaro Jr., co-president of Cafaro Properties.

Eastwood is Cafaro’s largest property, encompassing 1.7 million sq. ft. of enclosed mall and 1.4 million sq. ft. of power center space.

The 63,000-sq.-ft. Bass Pro Outpost will be located in the Howland Commons section of the complex, across from the soon-to-be opened Meijer and Home Goods stores. It is expected to be open and running in early 2024.

Outposts carry less theming and merchandise than Bass Outdoor World stores, which run as large as 500,000 sq. ft. It will be Bass Pro’s seventh location in Ohio, but the first in the Mahoning Valley that has a population of 540,000 people—a large percentage of which commutes to work in Cleveland and Pittsburgh.

“This part of the world is home to a proud sporting heritage,” said Morris, who began selling fishing tackle out of his father’s liquor store in 1972  and has since grown it into a 177-store chain. “Our latest Bass Pro Shop in Ohio will make it easy for people and families to enjoy time together in the woods and on the water.  For that we, we are deep down proud and excited.”

Over the last 24 months, Cafaro has also embarked on a wide expansion of Eastwood’s food and beverage options. They will number more than 30 when a new spate of restaurants open, many of them fast casual and sit-down establishments such as Longhorn Steakhouse and Mission BBQ.

 

HomeGoods Coming to Kennedy Mall

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

February 20, 2023

Contacts:

 

Joe Bell                                                                      Joshua Cash

Director of Corporate Communications                Marketing Director

Cafaro Company                                                      Kennedy Mall

jbell@cafarocompany.com                                     marketingdirector@kennedymall.com

330-743-7688                                                           563-5561994  Ext. 102

724-730-4532 (Mobile)

 

 

HomeGoods to call Kennedy Mall Home

 

           

One of the nation’s most popular destination for housewares and home décor is on its way to Dubuque, Iowa.  HomeGoods will debut at Kennedy Mall in the near future.  The new HomeGoods will occupy a spacious 24,217 square foot location next to HuHot Mongolian Grill.  Books-A-Million, which is currently located in that spot, will be moving to a new 12,212 square foot space that in part of the former Younkers store.  Both HomeGoods and Books-A-Million will be accessible from both the exterior of the mall and the interior concourse.  Another popular shop, Captured on Canvas, will relocate to a new, larger location across from Bath & Body Works.

 

Work is currently underway to create the new store spaces for HomeGoods and Books-A-Million.  An exact opening date for both has not been established but will be announced in the coming months.

 

            HomeGoods offers an ever-changing mix of merchandise, including furniture, rugs, lighting, soft home, decorative accessories, tabletop, cookware, and much more. Introduced in 1992, HomeGoods operates across the U.S. including Puerto Rico. It is part of the TJX family of retailers. HomeGoods also operates an e-commerce site.

 

Kennedy Mall has been serving the people of northeast Iowa, as well as nearby communities in Wisconsin and Illinois, since 1970.  Located at 555 J.F.K. Road in Dubuque, the complex encompasses nearly 700,000 square feet of space.  The mall is owned and managed as part of the Cafaro family of companies, based in Niles, Ohio.  For more information, visit www.cafarocompany.com and www.kennedymall.com.

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Boscov’s Expanding into West Virginia at Meadowbrook Mall

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

February 15, 2023

 

Contacts:

 

Joe Bell                                                                        Jacob Stein

Director of Corporate Communications                            Executive Vice President

Cafaro Company                                                           Boscov’s Department Store, LLC

jbell@cafarocompany.com                                            jstein@boscovs.com

330-743-7688                                                                 610-370-3808

724-730-4532 (Mobile)

 

Joseph Thomas

Marketing Director

Meadowbrook Mall

marketingdirector@meadowbrookmall.com

304-842-5441, Ext. 102

 

Boscov’s coming to Meadowbrook Mall

 

Jim Boscov, Chairman and CEO of Boscov’s, is pleased to announce that an all-new edition of his family’s iconic department store will open the company’s 50th store, it’s first in the state of West Virginia, at Meadowbrook Mall in Bridgeport.  The store will open in the fall of 2023.  The new 151,000 square foot Boscov’s will be the largest department store in the region. Boscov’s will combine, reimagine and completely remodel spaces previously occupied by Sears and a dozen other adjacent mall stores bringing North Central West Virginia communities a traditional Boscov’s store with a modern design!

Based in Reading, PA, Boscov’s operates 49 stores in Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Ohio. It is the nation’s largest family owned department store chain. Boscov’s is now celebrating its 109th year as a full-line, full-service department store and is known as much for making shopping fun as it is for offering the best brands at the best prices with incredible service. Over 250 Boscov’s co-workers will offer unique services and provide extras, such as free gift wrap supplies regardless of the amount of the purchase, a year round military discount, a gift registry for every occasion, curbside pickup and a hassle free return policy. Shop and learn more at www.boscovs.com.

Best known for its unique retailing style, Boscov’s combines a vast assortment of fashion merchandise that includes both traditional labels and leading designer names. In addition to the wide range of departments normally found in department stores, Boscov’s also features departments such as toys, furniture, an exciting gift department, a huge full service candy department and much more.

“We have the advantage of being a family-owned business. That means we can make decisions and work to please the customer; not the stock market,” Jim Boscov said. “We still believe in the traditional department store, where in one shopping trip, you can find everything you want. North Central West Virginia is going to see some very aggressive retailing that combines fun, fashion, community partnership, entertainment and service with jaw dropping pricing throughout the store.”   To join Mr. Boscov on a video tour, click on this link: https://youtu.be/iDUo4z85BXs

As America’s largest family-owned department store company, family matters to Boscov’s.  Year-round, Boscov’s is actively involved with local non-profit organizations. Last year, these efforts resulted in over $2.5 million raised for the communities it serves. It is important that fundraising efforts remain within those communities.  A special event to benefit local charities in the North Central West Virginia area will take place in conjunction with the Grand Opening of the Meadowbrook Mall Boscov’s. More details about this event will be forthcoming.

The Meadowbrook Mall Complex is located on Interstate 79, Exit 121, in Bridgeport, West Virginia.  It has been serving the people of North Central  since 1982.  To learn more, visit www.meadowbrookmall.com.  Meadowbrook Mall is owned and managed in association with Cafaro-affiliated companies, based in Niles, Ohio.  One of the nation’s largest privately held shopping center developers, the Cafaro organization has developed more than 50 million square feet of commercial real estate in 14 states.   For more information on the Cafaro organization, log onto www.cafarocompany.com.

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