Sears Downsize, Danbury Fair Mall, Danbury, CT
The reconfiguration of the store into 60% of its former space on one level has also brought about a complete remodeling, which is something I had not seen in a Sears in a very long time.
Interesting cross-merchandising of Craftsman tools and apparel here.
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If mall anchor stores have a future, the future is much smaller than what we see today. In this post, we visit the downsized Sears store at the Danbury Fair Mall in Danbury, CT. Sears opened with the mall in 1986 and was built with 177,000 sq. ft.. In 2014, Sears agreed to downsize its store to 107,000 sq. ft. to allow for Irish retailer Primark to move into the vacated space. The resulting configuration is very interesting and provides a glimpse into a smart reconfiguration of retail space which we probably will see more of in the future.
The original Sears store sat on 2 levels with exterior entrances from 3 sides (South, West and North). The store also had entrances on each level of the mall. The reconfiguration has given most of the upper level to Primark with Sears maintaining only its Merchandise Pick-up on the upper level; the main store exists all on the lower level, and most departments have been downsized.
Sears Downsize, Danbury Fair Mall, Danbury, CT
The reconfiguration of the store into 60% of its former space on one level has also brought about a complete remodeling, which is something I had not seen in a Sears in a very long time.
Interesting cross-merchandising of Craftsman tools and apparel here.
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If mall anchor stores have a future, the future is much smaller than what we see today. In this post, we visit the downsized Sears store at the Danbury Fair Mall in Danbury, CT. Sears opened with the mall in 1986 and was built with 177,000 sq. ft.. In 2014, Sears agreed to downsize its store to 107,000 sq. ft. to allow for Irish retailer Primark to move into the vacated space. The resulting configuration is very interesting and provides a glimpse into a smart reconfiguration of retail space which we probably will see more of in the future.
The original Sears store sat on 2 levels with exterior entrances from 3 sides (South, West and North). The store also had entrances on each level of the mall. The reconfiguration has given most of the upper level to Primark with Sears maintaining only its Merchandise Pick-up on the upper level; the main store exists all on the lower level, and most departments have been downsized.