So last summer I visited Philadelphia to go to the King of Prussia Mall and on the way down I visited some malls. Holyoke Mall is one of those malls.
Holyoke Mall began life 40 years ago in 1979 serving the Springfield, Massachusetts area.
Specifically Western Massachusetts. Holyoke Mall opened with a G. Fox, JCPenney, Sears, Service Merchandise, and Steiger’s as anchors. In the 90’s the mall renovated slightly and expanded. With this expansion G. Fox relocated. At the time of the expansion Holyoke Mall was the biggest mall in New England. The same time of the expansion Lord & Taylor decided to open a store in the mall near the food court, Lord & Taylor opened in November, 1993. In 1998 Pyramid made an attempt to build a cinema but it was blocked by the city. Lord & Taylor closed in 2005 due to the local market. In August,2007 Apple opened their first store and only store in Western Massachusetts. The next year Sephora and Pottery Barn opened stores. In 2016 Sports Authority closed due to bankruptcy. Babies R Us closed in March of 2018.
In August of that same years Sears announced that they would be closing the Holyoke store.
I think that this is a very nice mall but just like every mall in the United States you have to stay relevant and Holyoke Mall has done that. I have visited a few Pyramid malls and I will say Pyramid is EXCELLENT at making their centers relevant. Especially in Holyoke’s trade area they have damaged many of the malls in this area such as Eastfield Mall, Enfield Square, and Tower Square. It hasn’t however hurt Hampshire Mall up north because that is a Pyramid mall.
This is a huge mall with 150 stores and spanning 1.6 million square feet it is the second largest mall in New England. Holyoke also has many Western Massachusetts exclusivities such as Apple, Pottery Barn, Forever 21, and Sephora. In 2015 the mall underwent a renovation including new floors and benches..
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Holyoke Mall began life 40 years ago in 1979 serving the Springfield, Massachusetts area.
Specifically Western Massachusetts. Holyoke Mall opened with a G. Fox, JCPenney, Sears, Service Merchandise, and Steiger’s as anchors. In the 90’s the mall renovated slightly and expanded. With this expansion G. Fox relocated. At the time of the expansion Holyoke Mall was the biggest mall in New England. The same time of the expansion Lord & Taylor decided to open a store in the mall near the food court, Lord & Taylor opened in November, 1993. In 1998 Pyramid made an attempt to build a cinema but it was blocked by the city. Lord & Taylor closed in 2005 due to the local market. In August,2007 Apple opened their first store and only store in Western Massachusetts. The next year Sephora and Pottery Barn opened stores. In 2016 Sports Authority closed due to bankruptcy. Babies R Us closed in March of 2018.
I think that this is a very nice mall but just like every mall in the United States you have to stay relevant and Holyoke Mall has done that. I have visited a few Pyramid malls and I will say Pyramid is EXCELLENT at making their centers relevant. Especially in Holyoke’s trade area they have damaged many of the malls in this area such as Eastfield Mall, Enfield Square, and Tower Square. It hasn’t however hurt Hampshire Mall up north because that is a Pyramid mall.
This is a huge mall with 150 stores and spanning 1.6 million square feet it is the second largest mall in New England. Holyoke also has many Western Massachusetts exclusivities such as Apple, Pottery Barn, Forever 21, and Sephora. In 2015 the mall underwent a renovation including new floors and benches..
2018 Photos
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