Lewiston (Maine) Mall losing two tenants, gaining unspecified others

retailisking · March 06, 2017, 07:37:38 PM

Olympia Sports and RadioShack leaving; Dollar Tree and Family Dollar may be coming. Interesting side note: the vacant former Sears/W.T. Grant store is being used by Mardens for storage.
http://www.sunjournal.com/news/business/2017/03/06/lewiston-mall-loses-radioshack-olympia-sports-mystery-retailers-coming/2089262

Zayre88 · March 08, 2017, 07:49:34 PM

That former Sears would be a great location for Marden's. Their current store in Lewiston is very very old and reminds me of the original one in Waterville.

retailisking · March 08, 2017, 10:39:26 PM

Quote from: Zayre88 on March 08, 2017, 07:49:34 PM
That former Sears would be a great location for Marden's. Their current store in Lewiston is very very old and reminds me of the original one in Waterville.

I think the layout of the current Mardens is more amenable to having separate salvage and carpeting sections, though.

Zayre88 · March 26, 2017, 07:44:20 AM

Quote from: retailisking on March 08, 2017, 10:39:26 PM
Quote from: Zayre88 on March 08, 2017, 07:49:34 PM
That former Sears would be a great location for Marden's. Their current store in Lewiston is very very old and reminds me of the original one in Waterville.

I think the layout of the current Marden's is more amenable to having separate salvage and carpeting sections, though.

Kind of, but the otiginal Waterville store was similar with a long U-shaped building. Lewiston is an L-shaped store but I think it would be nice to see it replaced by a large former department store like Sears. I prefer Marden's located in former Walmarts like Waterville, Scarborough and Ellsworth.