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Desolate, depressing and deprived of customers are just three adjectives to describe the current state of the Ithaca Mall. With the rise of internet transactions, the Ithaca Mall slowly began its decline from mediocrity into a full-fledged embarrassment to Ithaca. The COVID-19 pandemic has only made the emptiness and despair of the mall become even more pronounced. 

Many Cornell students probably just know the Ithaca Mall for Target and maybe the Regal Cinema movie theater. Only the brave few wander into the underdeveloped center of the mall where dark, vacated stores outnumber thriving ones by a great magnitude. The food court is no exception. In the center of the mall, in a space that should be the beating heart of the mall’s lifeline, lies the grubby and dimly lit remnants of a once popular food court. All that remains now is a Sicilian Delight pizza joint, a Subway and an Auntie Annes, the latter of which only serves food that is best considered a snack. However, despite the darkness and dinginess of the mall, to the right of the abyss of the foodcourt lies a warmly lit establishment, a promising beacon of hope: Zocalo.

To read more, please visit Cornell Sun.

For years, major national chains lifted Gulf View Square Mall to popular heights in Port Richey.

But online shopping challenged and changed mall culture, leading to empty storefronts, disappearing box stores — goodbye Sears — and dwindling visitors.

But if national can’t save malls, maybe local can?

Gulf View Square Mall is experiencing a rebirth by courting small local businesses with discounted rent and making the mall a bustling community hub with “Markets in the Mall,” which bring in 60 vendors and 5,000 visitors.

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The new owner of the former Trumbull Westfield mall, Namdar Realty Group, made a good first impression on public officials during their first meeting, the town’s top elected official and economic development director said Friday.

First Selectwoman Vicki Tesoro said a Thursday afternoon meeting with officials with the Great Neck, N.Y. mall operator “went very well.” Tesoro and Rina Bakalar, the town’s economic development director, said Namdar officials have agreed to regular meetings with Trumbull leaders to head off any potential concerns.

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The company that owns the Westfield Trumbull mall announced it has sold the property, as well as another mall it owns on Long Island.

A release from Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield put the value of the sale at $196 million.

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A Paris-based real estate company has sold its second Long Island mall in two years, as it tries to reduce its debt by unloading its U.S. retail properties.

Westfield South Shore in Bay Shore and Westfield Trumbull in Trumbull, Connecticut, were sold by Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield for $196 million Friday, URW said in a statement Tuesday.

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BAY SHORE, NY — Westfield Mall South Shore in Bay Shore, along with Westfield Trumbull in Trumbull, Connecticut, were officially sold for a total of $196 million last week.

Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, a French company which owns 21 malls in the U.S. and several international locations, said in a news release that it sold the two malls Friday to commercial real estate investment firm Namdar Realty Group.

To read more, please visit Patch.

Global retail landlord Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield ended the year by selling two malls for $196 million to buyers including Namdar Realty Group as it continued its quest to divest its U.S. portfolio coast to coast.

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A big change is coming to Eastdale Mall — namely the removal if its ice skating rink.

The Ice Palace has been a staple of the mall for decades, but the mall’s general manager, Richard Holman, said it’s time for a change. He said they are converting it into a roller skating rink instead.  Come and help us celebrate the Grand Opening of the Eastdale Mall Roller Palace!

To read more, please visit Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce.

A new fashion store has opened at the Hamilton Mall.

Rainbow Shops offers affordable clothing, shoes, and accessories for women, juniors, plus sizes, and kids.

“We are committed to the future of the Hamilton Mall and its use as a retail and lifestyle destination. Rainbow Shops will provide shoppers with another fair-priced American retail shopping option while visiting the mall,” said Igal Nassim of Mason Asset Management, which is responsible for leasing efforts at Hamilton Mall.

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