Is Von Maur moving to Jordan Creek?
Work is underway to prepare vacant retail space that will soon be a Von Maur department store at Jordan Creek Town Center in West Des Moines. The Davenport-based department store is moving into space previously occupied by the now defunct-Younkers department store.
What are they doing with Valley West Mall in Des Moines?
2020: J.C. Penney files for bankruptcy and closes 242 stores, but maintains the one at Valley West. 2021: Valley West and the city of Des Moines announce a plan for $278 million redevelopment of Valley West Mall.
When did Younkers close in Iowa?
2003
Younkers became influential as it acquired several rivals throughout the 20th century both inside and outside of Iowa. The chain itself was sold by the late 1990s, with ownership transferring out of state, and its Des Moines-based headquarters closed by 2003 as a part of a corporate consolidation.
Who owns Valley West Mall in Des Moines?
The mall’s anchor stores are Von Maur (closing 2022) and JCPenney. There is 1 vacant anchor store that was once Younkers….Valley West Mall.
Wikimedia | © OpenStreetMap | |
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Owner | Valley West DM |
No. of stores and services | 117 |
No. of anchor tenants | 3 (2 open, 1 vacant) |
Total retail floor area | 859,399 square feet (79,841 m2) |
What is von Maur worth?
Von Maur
Type | Private/Department store |
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Revenue | US$ 1 billion (est.) (2019) |
Number of employees | 5,000+ (2020) |
Subsidiaries | Dry Goods USA (65 stores) |
Website | www.vonmaur.com |
When did Valley West Mall open?
August 4, 1975Valley West Mall / Opened
When was Jordan Creek mall built?
August 4, 2004Jordan Creek Town Center / Opened
Is Younkers coming back?
Younkers is back — but not as the large department store chain that once was the anchor of many shopping malls. Younkers.com is exclusively an online retailer for now, said CSC Generation, the Indiana-based company that recently purchased the Younkers brand name and customer information.
What was Younkers before?
When Younkers bought Davidson’s department store in Sioux City in 1948, the name became Younkers-Davidson’s. It took until 1975 for expansion into South Dakota to occur.
Did Von Maur go out of business?
The biggest story at Von Maur is the simple fact that it is still here, open for business, and poised for future growth.
Who is Von Maur owned by?
The Petersen family sold their store to Harned & von Maur. Harned & von Maur physically merged with Petersen’s into one location and the store was renamed Petersen Harned & von Maur. The von Maur family took full ownership of the store.