FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) –West Acres Mall reflects on 50 years. West Acres Mall is celebrating its special day by looking at its humble beginning and how far it’s come. William Schlossman had a vision. “The inspiration came out of necessity. He was managing the black building and Sears was 40,000 feet. They wanted to be more than twice that size…
80 Sears and Kmart stores will close in late March including in Grand Forks. Sears Holdings says it’s a process to “accelerate its strategic transformation and facilitate its financial restructuring.” The Grand Forks Kmart will close. Minnesota stores include the Sears in the Mall of America in Bloomington and the store in Rochester. Liquidation sales are expected to begin in two weeks….
FARGO, N.D. — With plenty of space left over after Sears closed last year, West Acres is looking to mix in new flavors to its culinary scene. West Acres leadership announced the creation of “The District”, a 30,000 square foot project that will focus on enhancing the dining experience at the mall. With enough space for four or five restaurants to…
FARGO, N.D. — Out with the old and in with the new. The new Best Buy at West Acres will open its doors on Friday. A ribbon cutting is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. followed by the store’s grand opening at 9:00. The electronics store is now attached to the mall where the previous one was located across from the parking…
GRAND FORKS, ND – Sears at Columbia Mall in Grand Forks is closing. Sears Holdings has identified another 100 non–profitable stores and is shutting them down by early September. The company just informed workers at 15 Kmarts and 48 Sears stores that they will be closing after reporting first–quarter losses and plunging sales. Sears in Sioux Falls, Duluth and Brooklyn Center…
REGIONAL — Sears Holdings Corporation has announced more closures of stores in Devils Lake and in Bismarck. The Sears store in Bismarck will be closing its doors between early March and early April. Kmart in Devils Lake will also be closing around that time. The company announced nationwide it would be closing 64 Kmart stores and 39 Sears stores…
FARGO, ND — “Dry Goods” is coming to West Acres Mall. The Iowa-based, women’s fashion retail chain, will open its first North Dakota location next spring. Dry Goods will take over the spot formerly occupied by Aeropostale in West Acres. It’ll be one of several new stores coming to the mall in the next few months after several stores…
Today was the last day of business for Sears at West Acres Mall in Fargo. 2017 has already been a rough year for merchants and shoppers at West Acres Mall. First The Limited closed and then it was Wet Seal along with a long list of other stores that will close. Now we’re parting ways with our beloved Sears after…
Sears is leaving West Acres Mall by March after mall operators said they were not going to renew the store’s lease. Chris Heaton, who is Senior Vice President of Property Management, says they have known for the past few years that they were not going to renew the lease. Sears has been a part of the mall since it opened…
A major loss for West Acres Mall: Sears is closing. The store is part of a second wave of store closures just announced by the company. Sears has been a part of West Acres since the mall opened in 1972. The company is also closing its Kmart location in Detroit Lakes. A total of 42 Sears stores and 108 Kmart…
