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After years of speculation, Rural King has officially confirmed its plans to open a store in Lancaster, bringing the popular farm supply retailer to River Valley Mall.

The company is finalizing agreements with the mall and has already cleared major hurdles, including a series of successful zoning approvals. Rural King will take over the former Elder-Beerman department store, a move consistent with the retailer’s strategy of repurposing vacant anchor spaces in malls nationwide.

Read more at The Scioto Post.

It’s been nearly seven years since Sears at WestGate Mall closed its doors. Now, the space is being retrofitted to house a store that caters to a more rural audience. Read more at The Post and Courier.

A new Target Store is coming to Brown Deer − anchoring a mixed-use development that’s replacing an underused shopping center. Read more at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

Two new businesses are opening at the Meriden Mall: Adventure Palace and Moz Pizza & Grinders, according to mall management. Read more at Patch.

A new indoor playground called Adventure Palace is set to open in Meriden Mall, Connecticut, by late summer or early fall. This playground will take over a large space that was formerly occupied by Best Buy, which closed in 2021. Read more at News Minimalist.

The transaction market for Chicago office properties is roaring back to life as the new year gets underway, with two more buildings reportedly changing hands in deals that include the largest downtown office property sale by square footage in nearly three years. Read more at Bisnow.

Peak Pickleball opened its doors to the public earlier this month inside of the Chapel Hills Mall as one of the largest privately-owned indoor pickleball facilities in the world. Read more at KRDO.

Barbara Shiels, of Meriden, and Kelly Korwek, of Hamden, trekked to the Meriden Mall this weekend to be among the first to use the courts at the newly opened Club Pickleball. Read more at CT Insider.

The future of malls in Colorado Springs is at a pivotal point, as safety concerns at The Citadel rise and the Chapel Hills Mall sees more department stores closing up shop. Read more at KOAA.