Fashion Square Mall facts for kids
South end of Fashion Square Mall, showing J.C. Penney
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| Location | Saginaw Charter Township, Michigan, United States |
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| Coordinates | 43°28′36″N 83°58′22″W / 43.476584°N 83.972916°W |
| Address | 4787 Fashion Square Mall |
| Opening date | 1972 |
| Developer | Richard E. Jacobs Group |
| Management | Farbman Group |
| No. of stores and services | 100+ |
| No. of anchor tenants | 3 (2 open, 1 vacant) |
| Total retail floor area | 798,016 sq ft (74,138.1 m2) |
| No. of floors | 1 (2 in JCPenney and Macy's) |
| Parking | 5235 |
Fashion Square Mall is a large indoor shopping mall located in Saginaw Charter Township, Michigan. It's easy to find, located near major roads like M-84 (Bay Road) and Tittabawassee Road. This mall is a popular shopping spot for people in Saginaw and the surrounding Great Lakes Bay Region. It has more than 100 stores, including a food court. Its main stores, called 'anchor stores,' are JCPenney and Macy's.
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History of Fashion Square Mall
Early Years and Growth
Fashion Square Mall first opened its doors in 1972. When it began, its main anchor stores were JCPenney and Sears. A few years later, in 1976, another big store called Hudson's was added. Hudson's was a well-known store from Detroit, Michigan. The mall also had smaller branches of local stores like William C. Wiechmann Company and Heavenrich's.
Changes and Renovations
In 2000, a company called CBL Properties bought the mall. The mall then got a big makeover in 2001. This renovation cost $10 million and added new places to sit, family restrooms, and automatic doors.
Around the same time, the Hudson's store changed its name. It became Marshall Field's in 2001. Then, in 2006, Marshall Field's changed its name again to Macy's. This is the Macy's store you see there today.
Other stores also changed over the years. Dunham's Sports moved out, and Steve & Barry's took its place in 2005. However, Steve & Barry's closed in December 2008. Even some food places changed, like McDonald's in the food court, which closed in January 2009.
Recent Updates
In 2010, the JCPenney store was updated. It added a Sephora cosmetics store inside. More changes came in 2011, with new clothing stores like DressBarn and Maurices. A local restaurant called Willow Tree also opened. In the fall of 2016, a popular clothing store called H&M opened its doors at the mall.
Recent Store Closures
On August 6, 2019, it was announced that the Sears store would be closing. This was part of a plan to close many Sears stores across the country. The Sears store at Fashion Square Mall closed in October 2019.
In September 2020, the mall's ownership changed again. It is now managed by the Farbman Group.
