An Atlanta-area developer wants to bulldoze the property and start fresh with a gigantic 650,000- to 1-million-square-foot building, documents show. Perhaps a major company like Amazon will start a distribution center here. But first, the 66-acre parcel of land must be rezoned from retail use to industrial, and Euclid’s Planning and Zoning Commission is considering a request from potential buyer Seefried Industrial Properties, Inc., of Georgia to do so (see plans below) next week.
Euclid Square Mall is not alone in its death.
Over the past decade, there have been more mall closures in Ohio — including in Akron, Canton, Columbus, North Randall, Northwood and Toledo — than anywhere else in the country.
For years, mall owners and retailers have decried the internet’s popularity and ease for taking its customer base away. But, as the Wall Street Journal recently found, some malls are also dying off because people are taking their wallets to sleeker, better malls. Spots like the Beachwood Mall and Crocker Park, with its high-end retailers and updated looks.
Now, with nine U.S. retail chains recently having filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, more older, mid-range malls may be likely to follow Euclid Square Mall’s fate.
In the meantime, the grass continues to grow through the cracks.
This article appears in Apr 19-25, 2017.
Is Richmond Mall the next closure ? As Chris Rock stated years ago, “The mall white people used to go to.”
The internet had nothing to do with the closing of Randall Park Mall and little to do with the closing of most of these malls. The main factor was people that actually went to spend money were scared off by thugs, so they decided it was worth it to drive to locations where thugs had less of a stronghold.
Of course since Scene is a rag with little interest in reality, they do not mention the main factor.
The only chain store remaining for apparel in Euclid is Burlington’s. Euclid Square Mall was very nice in it’s heyday. It is a shame that Euclidians must travel outside the city limits to shop
Malls are dying all over the nation, not just in Ohio., and the so-called “thugs” are everywhere. Just follow the news and you will hear of mall fights and shootings all over the country. Sad.
If Euclid really wants to improve their image and desperately need jobs along with more business based type that will have a large income tax base as well then the planning and zoning committee better get off their butts and vote this thru ASAP before they lose their chance at a great step in the right direction. Come on we don’t need any more clubs with sex bars with cops as chaperones. They have enough to do trying to keep things in check in the city.
@Brian Wilson I have two questions:
1.) When was the last time you went to a mall to buy something?
2.) When was the last time you bought something online?
I’m guessing that the answer to both questions has nothing to do with “thugs” and everything to do with convenience.
Randall, Euclid, Midway, Severance all died before the internet. As someone who had retail stores in malls during the 70’s and 80’s, these locations died because they weren’t deemed safe by the real shoppers- who ended up at Beachwood and Great Northern. Gangs of kids- stolen cars- fights and shooting all led to the demise of $100 million investments. Oh, and let’s not forget about the previous incarnation of the Flats.