Bay City Mall
Encyclopedia
Bay City Mall is an enclosed shopping mall
serving Bay City, Michigan
. Opened in 1991, the mall features four anchor store
s: JCPenney, Sears, Target
and Younkers
. It is managed by the Investor Services Division of Cushman & Wakefield Inc.
opened in 1990, and the rest of the mall, including Sears and a Prange's (now Younkers
) department store, opened the next year. It was developed by Homart Development, a now-defunct retail arm of Sears, who sold most of its retail properties to General Growth Properties
in 1995.
In 2005, the mall received media attention when Bryan Johnson, who was costumed as the Easter Bunny
during an Easter event at the mall, was attacked by a 12-year-old customer.
Old Navy
opened a store at the mall in 2007. Several tenants at Bay City Mall closed in the late 2000s, including a B. Dalton
bookstore and a classroom maintained by Bay-Arenac Intermediate School District, which had been at the mall since 1995. A Ruby Tuesday
restaurant across from the mall also closed in 2009. These closures led to rumors that further stores, or the mall itself, might close. In 2010, the mall owners at the time, General Growth Properties
, listed Bay City Mall among its least profitable malls, and announced plans to place it and eleven other malls under management of a new company. In February 2010, ownership of the mall was turned over to a trust of unidentified lenders, who hired Cushman & Wakefield Inc. to oversee the mall. These new owners have planned a $200,000 renovation of the mall property, including a new sign on Wilder Road.
Shopping mall
A shopping mall, shopping centre, shopping arcade, shopping precinct or simply mall is one or more buildings forming a complex of shops representing merchandisers, with interconnecting walkways enabling visitors to easily walk from unit to unit, along with a parking area — a modern, indoor version...
serving Bay City, Michigan
Bay City, Michigan
Bay City is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan located near the base of the Saginaw Bay on Lake Huron. As of the 2010 census, the city's population was 34,932, and is the principal city of the Bay City Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Saginaw-Bay City-Saginaw Township North...
. Opened in 1991, the mall features four anchor store
Anchor store
In retail, an anchor store, draw tenant, anchor tenant, or key tenant is one of the larger stores in a shopping mall, usually a department store or a major retail chain....
s: JCPenney, Sears, Target
Target Corporation
Target Corporation, doing business as Target, is an American retailing company headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It is the second-largest discount retailer in the United States, behind Walmart. The company is ranked at number 33 on the Fortune 500 and is a component of the Standard & Poor's...
and Younkers
Younkers
Younkers is an American department store chain founded as a family-run dry goods business in 1856 in Keokuk, Iowa. The retailer has since evolved over more than 150 years to include a presence in locations throughout Iowa and surrounding states in the Midwest region of the United States...
. It is managed by the Investor Services Division of Cushman & Wakefield Inc.
History
Target CorporationTarget Corporation
Target Corporation, doing business as Target, is an American retailing company headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It is the second-largest discount retailer in the United States, behind Walmart. The company is ranked at number 33 on the Fortune 500 and is a component of the Standard & Poor's...
opened in 1990, and the rest of the mall, including Sears and a Prange's (now Younkers
Younkers
Younkers is an American department store chain founded as a family-run dry goods business in 1856 in Keokuk, Iowa. The retailer has since evolved over more than 150 years to include a presence in locations throughout Iowa and surrounding states in the Midwest region of the United States...
) department store, opened the next year. It was developed by Homart Development, a now-defunct retail arm of Sears, who sold most of its retail properties to General Growth Properties
General Growth Properties
General Growth Properties, Inc. is a publicly traded real estate investment trust in the United States. It is based in Chicago, Illinois at 110 North Wacker Drive, a historic building designed by architectural firm Graham, Anderson, Probst & White...
in 1995.
In 2005, the mall received media attention when Bryan Johnson, who was costumed as the Easter Bunny
Easter Bunny
The Easter Bunny or Easter Rabbit is a character depicted as a rabbit bringing Easter eggs, who sometimes is depicted with clothes...
during an Easter event at the mall, was attacked by a 12-year-old customer.
Old Navy
Old Navy
Old Navy is an American clothing brand as well as a chain of stores owned by Gap, Inc., with corporate operations in San Francisco and San Bruno, California. It is one of the first major corporations to house headquarters in the new Mission Bay district of San Francisco.Gap, Inc. was run by...
opened a store at the mall in 2007. Several tenants at Bay City Mall closed in the late 2000s, including a B. Dalton
B. Dalton
B. Dalton Bookseller was an American retail bookstore chain founded in 1966 by the Dayton's department store chain. Located primarily in shopping malls, B. Dalton competed primarily with Waldenbooks, and operated 798 stores at its peak...
bookstore and a classroom maintained by Bay-Arenac Intermediate School District, which had been at the mall since 1995. A Ruby Tuesday
Ruby Tuesday (restaurant)
Ruby Tuesday is an American casual dining restaurant chain named after the Rolling Stones' song of the same name.- History :The first restaurant was founded in 1972 by five University of Tennessee students, and is now headquartered in Maryville, Tennessee. The first location was adjacent to UT's...
restaurant across from the mall also closed in 2009. These closures led to rumors that further stores, or the mall itself, might close. In 2010, the mall owners at the time, General Growth Properties
General Growth Properties
General Growth Properties, Inc. is a publicly traded real estate investment trust in the United States. It is based in Chicago, Illinois at 110 North Wacker Drive, a historic building designed by architectural firm Graham, Anderson, Probst & White...
, listed Bay City Mall among its least profitable malls, and announced plans to place it and eleven other malls under management of a new company. In February 2010, ownership of the mall was turned over to a trust of unidentified lenders, who hired Cushman & Wakefield Inc. to oversee the mall. These new owners have planned a $200,000 renovation of the mall property, including a new sign on Wilder Road.