[SMGFan]

Wisconsin loses five.

[C19fan]

Looks like JC Penney, Sears and perhaps Best Buy are going down.

[US Navy Vet]

And I should “care” about this...,WHY???!!!

[sickoflibs]

I missed Hecht’s here,

Macy’s took over many of them and I hate that store.

[Vigilanteman]

Surprised to see the Washington Mall in Washington, PA on the list. This is probably the most vibrant county in the state seeing strong growth not only from location (midway between Morgantown and Pittsburgh where I-70 and I-79 meet) but also from the natural gas industry.

If JC Penney's can't make it here, it can't make it anywhere.

[TexasFreeper2009]

wasn’t JCP the one with the gay couples on their catalog cover?

if so, good riddance.

[ransomnote]

Best Buy’s 2-week return policy was never a real draw, IMHO. I didn’t realize that they don’t have a 30 day policy like all the other stores I shop at until I tried to return something and was met by sneering “Customer Service” who had a hard time not snickering while I was standing in front of them. If I were to summarize the whole nuance at the “Customer Service Desk” it would be - No exchange, no return....just get out and take that thing you mistakenly bought from us with you!

[Moonman62]

They are going the way of buggy whips. Best Buy still has hope.

[Proud2BeRight]

As we have traveled, I’ve noticed a lot of shopping centers with a lot of empty space where something used to exist. Has anyone else noticed that?

[newnhdad]

Homosexuals will need to find another place not to have ever shopped at.

[Secret Agent Man]

i would like to know if the bulk of these are closing in republican goveror states.

wi has five closing, which is the largest. wonder if it’s some attempt to go after walker’s campaign pledge about job creation, and turning around the terrible business climate the wi democrats have and continue to push.

[P.O.E.]

Exton Square Mall in Exton, Pa.
Laurel Mall in Hazleton, Pa.
Washington Mall in Washington, Pa.
Phillipsburg Mall, NJ (Easton's "twin city")

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If you see posts of interest to Pennsylvanians, please ping me.

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[upchuck]

Whew! I’m so glad our JPC here in Aiken County, SC made the cut :)

Shopping in that store and the song, “One Is the Loneliest Number” have a lot in common. Great place to go hear echos.

[Responsibility2nd]

Wisconsin loses five.

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I noticed that too. I wonder why.

I also wonder if some of these stores are in dead or dying malls?

That alone would be a good reason to close.

[SkyPilot]

The one in Burlington NJ is a garbage dump. The mall has been taken over by gang bangers.

[DJ MacWoW]

Obama will be cheering the further destruction of the economy and higher unemployment. He can cheer with some posters on FR and share a toast.

[Mad Dawgg]

Two things are killing these stores.

1. Obamanomics...

2. Amazon (and other online retailers)

Even if number 1 gets fixed number 2 is still going to eventually wipe out brick and mortar stores in most towns.

Its become too costly and its way more efficient to use internet sales and build your warehouses near large shipping hubs.

Younger people are growing up using the internet to shop. When our generation is in the ground brick and mortar Dept. Stores will become scarce most likely they will be located in areas that are popular travel destinations.

Places like Wal-Mart will still be around but they will be smaller. They will have high volume stuff like food and such, stuff that people need every day. Also seasonal stuff like gardening supplies etc. and I am sure some basic clothing stuff.

But the market has changed. Gas has become far too expensive to drive around searching for things when its all at the tip of your fingers and can be delivered in just a few days. And the cost of maintaining high priced real estate to put a showroom in every town is just too much, not to mention the cost of all the unfunded government mandates employers have to deal with like Obamacare and such.

[Revolting cat!]

This has nothing to do with faggotry, Ms Fabulous!

[Revolting cat!]

This has nothing to do with faggotry, Ms Fabulous!

[Uncle Chip]

Well where’s the list — don’t be a tease — we all need to know where we won’t be going anymore as if we ever went there before — here try this:

ALABAMA
Selma Mall (Selma)
CALIFORNIA
Arrow Plaza (Rancho Cucamonga)
COLORADO
Chapel Hills Mall (Colorado Springs)
CONNECTICUT
Meriden Square (Meriden)
FLORIDA
Lake Square Mall (Leesburg)
Gulf View Square (Port Richey)
IOWA
Muscatine Mall (Muscatine)
ILLINOIS
Stratford Square Mall (Bloomingdale)
Hickory Point Mall (Forsyth)
INDIANA
Five Points Mall (Marion)
Marketplace Shopping Center (Warsaw)
MARYLAND
The Centre at Salisbury (Salisbury)
MICHIGAN
Westwood Plaza (Marquette)
MINNESOTA
Northland Mall (Worthington)
MISSISSIPPI
Singing River Mall (Gautier)
Natchez Mall (Natchez)
MONTANA
Butte Plaza Shopping Center (Butte)
The JC Penney Store in Cut Bank (Cut Bank)
NORTH CAROLINA
Vernon Park Mall (Kinston)
NEW JERSEY
Burlington Center (Burlington)
Phillipsburg Mall (Phillipsburg)
OHIO
Wayne Towne Plaza (Wooster)
PENNSYLVANIA
Exton Square Mall (Exton)
LaurelMall (Hazleton)
Washington Mall (Washington)
TENNESSEE
Northgate Mall (Chattanooga)
VIRGINIA
Bristol Mall (Bristol)
Military Circle Mall (Norfolk)
WISCONSIN
Forest Mall (Fond du Lac)
Janesville Mall (Janesville)
Lincoln Plaza Center (Rhinelander)
Cedar Mall (Rice Lake)
Wausau Mall (Wausau)

[gattaca]

Indiana it looks like 2.