Conestoga Mall (Grand Island, Nebraska)

Conestoga Mall is an enclosed shopping mall in Grand Island, Nebraska. It was opened in 1974 and is owned by Namdar Realty Group.[1]

For the shopping mall in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, see Conestoga Mall (Waterloo, Ontario).
Conestoga Mall
LocationGrand Island, Nebraska, United States
Coordinates40°56′03″N 98°22′51″W
Opening date1974
DeveloperEricson Development
OwnerNamdar Realty Group
No. of anchor tenants5 (2 open, 3 vacant by around October 2020)
Total retail floor area611,719 sq ft (56,830.6 m2)
No. of floors1
Websiteshopconestogamall.com

History

Ericson Development of Edina, Minnesota, built the mall in 1974.[2] At the time, it included Miller & Paine and Brandeis as its anchors.[3] Later expansions brought Sears and J.C. Penney as anchors, as well as regional department store chain J.M. McDonald.

Dillard's purchased Miller & Paine in 1988, and Younkers purchased Brandeis in 1987. Best Buy serves as a junior anchor, located in part of the former J.M. McDonald space.

In 2003, J. Herzog & Sons bought the mall from the Richard E. Jacobs group, which had put it up for sale in 1999.[4][5] In 2017, New York-Based Namdar Realty Group purchased the mall.[6]

The Younkers store closed in August 2018 with the liquidation of its owner, Bon-Ton Stores.[7] The mall's Sears location closed in early 2019 as part of the retailer's plan to close 40 stores.[8] On June 4, 2020, it was announced that JCPenney will be closing around October 2020 as part of a plan to close 154 stores nationwide. After JCPenney closes, Dillard's and Best Buy will be the only anchor stores left.

References
  1. "J. Herzog & Sons, Inc. — Conestoga Mall". jherzog.com. Retrieved 2015-08-14.
  2. CSA Super Markets. 49. Lebhar-Friedman. 1973. Retrieved 2015-08-14.
  3. "Conestoga Mall still a magnet for shoppers far and wide". The Grand Island Independent. 2005-02-28. Retrieved 2015-08-14.
  4. "McCook Daily Gazette - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 2018-11-30.
  5. "Archives : The Rocky Mountain News". nl.newsbank.com. Retrieved 2015-08-14.
  6. "Conestoga Mall sold to New York group". The Grand Island Independent. 2017-06-20. Retrieved 2018-11-30.
  7. "Younkers store closes its doors". The Grand Island Independent. 2018-08-27. Retrieved 2018-11-30.
  8. "Sears to shut 40 more stores early next year". CNBC. 2018-11-08. Retrieved 2018-11-30.


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