The Salmon Run Mall is a shopping center located in Watertown, New York. The mall features JCPenney, Dick's Sporting Goods, Best Buy, Burlington, Hobby Lobby, and Best Buy, in addition to a Regal Cinemas.

Salmon Run Mall
Salmon Run Mall logo
Salmon Run Mall interior in 2022
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LocationWatertown, New York, United States
Coordinates43°58′42″N 75°57′11″W / 43.97845°N 75.95315°W / 43.97845; -75.95315
Opening date1986[1]
DeveloperThe Pyramid Companies
ManagementThe Pyramid Companies
No. of stores and services69
No. of anchor tenants7
Total retail floor area678,118 sq ft (62,999 m2)
No. of floors1
Websitewww.shopsalmonrunmall.com

History edit

One of the original anchor stores was a branch for regional Chappell's, which closed in 1993 when the chain entered bankruptcy.[2] It was remodeled that same year and became The Bon-Ton.[3]

Another anchor store that built on in the mid-1990's was Montgomery Ward, which closed and became Burlington in 2001.

On April 17, 2018 it was announced department store retailer The Bon-Ton would shutter after it wasn't able to establish any new conditions to satisfy its established long-term debt.[4] Potential replacement tenants have been rumored in discussion since 2019.[5]

In 2019, it was announced Hobby Lobby would be replacing Sears which would shutter as part of an ongoing decision to eliminate its traditional brick-and-mortar format. The store opened in 2020.[6][7]

On May 19, 2021, the Twitter account for the mall posted a tweet claiming to have a playable demo of Splatoon 3. Due to the similarity between the malls name and a gamemode in Splatoon 2 called "Salmon Run", the Tweet gained moderate attention. The tweet was later deleted.[citation needed]

On June 29, 2023, it was announced Christmas Tree Shops would be shuttering all locations after it wasn't able to satisfy their long-term established debt due to recent ongoing supply chain shortages.[8]

References edit

  1. ^ WPBS-TV (2017-09-22), Discovering Watertown, retrieved 2022-02-23
  2. ^ "Chappell's shakes off bankruptcy". Syracuse Herald Journal. September 30, 1993. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
  3. ^ "BON-TON TO OPEN STORE IN WATERTOWN, NEW YORK". PR Newswire. June 18, 1992. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
  4. ^ "Bon-Ton in Salmon Run to close its doors soon". NNY360.
  5. ^ Kucko, Natalie. "Hobby Lobby, other businesses coming to Salmon Run Mall?". WWNYTV.
  6. ^ Thomas, Lauren; Hirsch, Lauren (2018-11-08). "Sears to shut 40 more stores early next year". CNBC. Retrieved 2020-10-27.
  7. ^ MUIR, BEN. "Hobby Lobby at Watertown's Salmon Run Mall set to open July 31". NNY360. Retrieved 2021-07-11.
  8. ^ "10 Christmas Tree Shops locations slated to close". WFSB. May 9, 2023. Retrieved May 9, 2023.