Tuesday, October 18, 2022

Madison Wisconsin business news: Von Maur opens its West Towne Mall store

 
Photos by Retiring Guy

The Boston Store that once occupied West Towne Mall had two floors of merchandise covering 140,000 square feet, making it one of the largest retailers in Madison. 
But when it closed in 2018, it left a void here at the same time the now-closed Sears store was downsizing and the nearby Toys R Us was going out of business. The Apple Store had bolted for Hilldale a year prior, and in January 2019 Shopko, located across the parking lot from West Towne, would announce that it was shuttering its stores, leaving another glaring retail hole in the market. 
Then the COVID-19 pandemic hit. 
And while there are at least 11 empty storefronts and a few others operating with reduced hours at West Towne, the mall received a major boost this week when Von Maur opened the doors on its 85,000-square-foot store filled with high-end clothing, shoes, handbags and cosmetics.






Von Maur is known for its upscale shopping experience.   And they have the prices to prove it!  Extra large.



Related Von Maur series of post:
Von Maur West Towne Mall construction project.

Other West Towne Mall posts:
2022
Malls in America:  Everything's coming up roses (9/24)

2021
Portillo's.  (11/23)

2020
West Towne Mall shuttered Shopko UPDATE: Storefront looks less abaondoned in bright winter sunlight.  (12/21)

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