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51-457: Christiana Mall has four anchor stores - Nordstrom , Macy's , JCPenney , and Target - along with Barnes & Noble as a junior anchor and Cabela's and Cinemark Theatres located along the mall's perimeter. Boscov's is located a short distance away at Christiana Town Center. The mall contains 179 shops, and is owned and managed by Brookfield Properties . It has 1,267,241 square feet (117,731 m) of gross leasable area. Christiana Mall

102-596: A Lord & Taylor and is now Macy's). However, the Strawbridge & Clothier head office was closed and its operations were consolidated with Hecht's in Arlington, Virginia . For 13 years, from 1922 to 1935, the store operated WFI, an AM radio station. In 1935, the station merged with WLIT, owned by the Lit Brothers store across the street, to form WFIL , an NBC Blue network affiliate. WFIL remains on

153-525: A food court and restaurants such as Brio Tuscan Grille and The Cheesecake Factory . The Christiana Mall is a popular destination for shoppers in the Delaware Valley area centered around Philadelphia while also attracting visitors from the New York , Baltimore , and Washington, D.C. areas looking for tax-free shopping . The mall attracts over 20 million visitors annually. Christiana Mall

204-415: A $ 15,000 bail. If tried as an adult , he faces up to 6 years in prison. Anchor store In North American, Australian and New Zealand retail , an " anchor tenant ", sometimes called an " anchor store ", " draw tenant ", or " key tenant ", is a considerably larger tenant in a shopping mall , often a department store or retail chain . They are typically located at the ends of malls, sometimes in

255-434: A captive clientele. The challenges faced by the traditional large department stores have led to a resurgence in the use of supermarkets, even gyms , as anchors. The International Council of Shopping Centers makes the presence of anchors one of the main defining characteristics of the two largest categories of centres, the regional center with 400,000 to 800,000 square feet (74,000 m ) in gross leasable area , and

306-551: A common type of anchor store, since they are visited often. However, research on consumer behavior revealed that most trips to the grocery store did not result in visits to surrounding shops . Large supermarkets remain common anchor stores within power centers however. Since the end of the 20th century, the declining popularity of old-line department stores has made it necessary for mall management companies to consider re-anchoring with other retail alternatives, or mix commercial development with residential development to guarantee

357-622: A gracious urban emporium. The retailer started adding branch stores starting in the 1930s and, by their zenith in the 1980s, enjoyed annual sales of over a billion dollars By the 1990s, Strawbridge's became part of the May Department Stores conglomerate until May's acquisition by Federated Department Stores on August 30, 2005. May operated the Strawbridge's stores under the Northern Virginia-based Hecht's Department Store division. On February 1, 2006,

408-424: A movie theater. The original food court was converted to retail space. Plans for expansion included demolishing the 214,000-square-foot (19,900 m) Strawbridge's store and building a new two-story wing, later downsized to one level, connected to a two-level 140,000-square-foot (13,000 m) Nordstrom . The new addition opened on April 8, 2011. An outdoor " avenue style " retail space was added to two sides of

459-523: A new edifice, and began construction in phases on the 13-story building which stands on the corner of Market and North 8th Street today. Designed in the Beaux Arts -style by the Philadelphia architectural firm Simon & Simon, the cost of the limestone building was expected to be $ 6.5 million, an amount which caused some concern to the store's owners. By the time of the ribbon-cutting in 1931 in

510-541: A number branch stores throughout Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware. These branch stores typically were opened in shopping malls. Prominent stores throughout the Philadelphia area included the stores in Wilmington (1952), Cherry Hill (1961), Springfield (1964), Plymouth Meeting (1966), Neshaminy (1968), Echelon (1970), Exton (1973), Christiana (1978), Burlington, New Jersey (1982), Wilmington (1983), King of Prussia (1988) and Willow Grove (1989). By

561-454: A one-level Target store. Target opened for business later that year, on October 10, 2010. The vacant Strawbridge's store was demolished in 2008. A 123,000-square-foot (11,400 m) Nordstrom store, along with a new wing of additional high-end retailers, was built to replace Strawbridge's. The new Nordstrom opened on April 8, 2011, as the first store in the state of Delaware and third in the Philadelphia area. In 2013, construction began on

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612-490: A partnership controlled by its executives that held the stake in Christiana. The six malls Rouse traded were older properties anchored by such stores as Strawbridge's, Sears and JCPenney. The malls were Cherry Hill Mall , Moorestown Mall , Plymouth Meeting Mall , The Gallery at Market East , Exton Square Mall and Echelon Mall . Rouse's strategy in the trade was to upgrading their assets. By acquiring Christiana, which

663-665: A population of 680,804. Christiana Mall is served by DART First State bus routes 5, 15, 33, 37, 44, 51, 54, 55, and 64 providing local bus service to Wilmington, Newark, and other points in New Castle County along with inter-county bus service along Route 301 to Dover and seasonal service along Route 305 to Lewes . All buses serving the Christiana Mall stop at the Christiana Mall Park & Ride near Nordstrom while routes 5, 15, and 51 also serve

714-473: Is one of the top producing malls in the United States. The Apple Store at the Christiana Mall claims to sell more iPhones than any other location in the chain. The Christiana Mall has an appraised value of over $ 1 billion. Basketball player Charles Barkley 's daughter, Christiana, was named after the mall. In a 2021 podcast, he explained, "...I just liked the mall." Christiana Mall was developed in

765-405: Is one of the top-production malls in the United States, Rouse achieved this mission while shedding properties that better fit into PREIT's portfolio. The first renovation and expansion of the mall was completed in 1991. It consisted of the triangular Wanamaker's concourses extending from Macy's and JCPenney. Where the two converged was an atrium of full-ceiling skylights and a new fountain, becoming

816-465: Is the largest shopping mall in the state of Delaware . The Christiana Mall is located nearly 40 miles (64 km) southwest of Center City , Philadelphia . Due to the lack of sales tax in Delaware, the mall attracts numerous shoppers from neighboring states. The Christiana Mall is located in an unincorporated area of northern New Castle County , Delaware near the community of Christiana between

867-517: The Bamberger's court (which is now Macy's) which included a second fountain. Bamberger's and the wing to and including JCPenney was constructed in phase 2 which opened in 1979 and later added the Cupboard food court, Christiana Cinemas I-V and Galaxy Arcade. The 1990s brought a lot of department store changes for Christiana Mall. In 1991, Wanamaker's opened a 2 level anchor store at the mall. It

918-465: The Century 21 Department Stores company of New York City opened its first location outside of the greater New York City area on a portion of the street level, and the entire second level of the Strawbridge's building. Century 21 closed in 2020 as a result of the chain filing for bankruptcy and closing all stores. On December 16, 2021, a Giant Heirloom Market grocery store opened in the ground level of

969-425: The superregional center with more than 800,000 square feet (74,000 m ) of space. The regional center typically has two or more anchors, while the superregional typically has three or more. In each case, the anchors account for 50–70% of the centre's leasable space. Shopping centres with anchor stores have consistently outperformed those without one, as the anchor helps draw shoppers initially attracted to

1020-494: The 1970s, Strawbridge's had nearly a dozen branch stores in malls across eastern Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey, and northern Delaware. The branches proved to have been a wise step, as the flagship store posted only a few years of actual profitability, all of them during the 1940s. The last S&C store built was at the Concord Mall in Wilmington, Delaware in 1983. In 1969, Strawbridge set his sights on competing with

1071-497: The 1990s. In 1995, in an attempt to become the dominant retailer in the Philadelphia region, S&C partnered with Federated Department Stores, Pomeroys, and the Rubin Brothers real estate development company to acquire their rival Wanamaker's , but were outbid in bankruptcy court by May Department Stores Company . Subsequently, the 13 Strawbridge & Clothier department stores were themselves bought by May in 1996, when

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1122-506: The 3-story brick building on the northwest corner of Market and 8th Streets in Center City Philadelphia that had been Thomas Jefferson's office from 1790 to 1793 while he served as Secretary of State , and opened their first store. They soon replaced the old building with one of 5 stories, and then expanded into neighboring buildings as well. In 1928, the company decided to replace all but one of its buildings with

1173-643: The American retail scene by opening one of the first suburban branch department stores in the nation, located in the Suburban Square shopping center in Ardmore, Pennsylvania . [9] In 1931, it followed with its second suburban "satellite" store at Jenkintown, Pennsylvania , the building for which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. [10] Strawbridge's opened up

1224-533: The Clayville and Carroll farms. Strawbridge & Clothier was the first store to open in September, 1978. It included a tall clock tower outside, a fountain under the escalators, second floor restaurant with balcony, and a large cascading fountain in the mall court. Shortly after, on October 12, 1978, the first phase of the mall opened to the public which included small shops from Strawbridge & Clothier to

1275-475: The Corinthian Room on the sixth floor of the flagship store. The company also revolutionized retailing with their introduction of revolving charge account cards. Strawbridge's was well known for its handled shopping bags which kept up with the fashion of each era. It was a paper bag, with navy blue handles with Strawbridge's printed in blue twice and red once on one side of the bag, and vice versa on

1326-439: The Delaware cities of Wilmington and Newark and the larger cities of Philadelphia and Baltimore . The mall is situated southeast of an interchange between Interstate 95 and Delaware Route 1 / Delaware Route 7 . Access to the mall is from exit 164 of DE 1, which connects to Mall Road, the ring road around the mall. Exit 4A of I-95 provides access to southbound DE 1 and Mall Road. The trade area surrounding Christiana Mall has

1377-616: The Hecht's name, the decision was made to keep the Strawbridge's name, although the Clothier was dropped. The 190,000-square-foot (18,000 m) former Wanamaker's store was refitted for Lord & Taylor in 1997. It was the only Lord & Taylor location in Delaware. Things calmed down until 2005 when Federated Department Stores, which owned Macy's and Bloomingdales, bought the May department store chains. The purchase left Federated with three of

1428-566: The Strawbridge & Clothier directors (mostly members of the Strawbridge and Clothier families) elected to liquidate operations over the vehement objections of patriarch Stockton Strawbridge. Strawbridge died not long after the sale. "He was the store, and the store was him," said his attorney Peter Hearn to the Philadelphia Daily News . Store employees and the public-at-large felt a sense of loss as well: many employees rushed to pay off their credit card accounts in full before

1479-467: The air today on its original frequency, AM 560. In November 1985, Strawbridge's unveiled Dickens Village on the fourth floor of their flagship store. This Christmas display featured animatronic figures in a 6,000 sq. ft walk-through of 26 scenes from Charles Dickens's classic A Christmas Carol . As of 2022, Macy's, in the former Wanamaker's building, displays Dickens Village during the holiday season. In May 1930, Strawbridge & Clothier helped remake

1530-467: The anchor to shop at other shops in the mall. Thus, a mall which loses its last anchor is often considered to be a dead mall . Strawbridge %26 Clothier Strawbridge's , formerly Strawbridge & Clothier , was a department store in the northeastern United States , with stores in Pennsylvania , New Jersey , and Delaware . The Center City Philadelphia flagship store was, in its day,

1581-506: The bus stop near Target. Christiana Mall contains 1,267,241 square feet (117,731 m) of retail space and has 182 stores. The mall is anchored by JCPenney , Macy's , Nordstrom , and Target , with Barnes & Noble serving as a junior anchor and Cabela's and Cinemark Theatres serving as outparcels. The mall has smaller retailers including Apple Store , Lululemon Athletica , Barnes & Noble , Kiehl's , and Urban Outfitters . Christiana Mall has various dining options including

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1632-487: The center. Additions included new lighting, flooring, seating areas and two-story high entrances, along with new restaurants. The project moved, updated, or replaced up to 100 of the center's stores. The redevelopment plans were designed by architecture firm RTKL Associates Inc. In 2013, work began on development of a 100,000-square-foot (9,300 m) square foot Cabela's store, a 50,000-square-foot (4,600 m) square foot 12-screen Cinemark Theatres both as outparcels to

1683-506: The chaos following the attack. All three attackers escaped before authorities arrived. A manhunt soon initiated for the three suspects, with authorities releasing a short video of the three suspects walking before the attack was initiated. There were no arrests until 11 days later, when one of the three suspects, an unnamed 17-year old surrendered himself to police. He is held in the Division of Youth Rehabilitative Services in Wilmington on

1734-465: The depth of the Great Depression , the staggering $ 10 million cost (equivalent to $ 200 million in 2023) of such grand construction nearly suffocated the cash-strapped company. The building subsequently became the eastern anchor in 1977 of The Gallery , an urban mall connecting Strawbridge & Clothier with Gimbels , which had relocated from across Market Street to join the mall. It

1785-627: The emerging Target -grade retailers, [6] launching the Clover discount store chain; the first Clover store opened in 1971. Located in strip centers rather than malls for the most part, Clover grew to have 26 locations, more than the 21 full-service S&C stores. Most Clover stores closed in the winter of 1997. Some Strawbridge's stores had restaurants inside, like at the Christiana Mall , Exton Square Mall , Plymouth Meeting Mall , Neshaminy Mall , Cherry Hill Mall , Jenkintown store , and

1836-611: The former May Company divisions were all dissolved, and operating control of the remaining Strawbridge's stores was assumed by Macy's East . Macy's closed Strawbridge's flagship Center City store on May 23, 2006. On September 9, 2006, the Strawbridge's and Hecht's nameplates were completely phased-out in favor of the Macy's brand. Strawbridge & Clothier began as a dry goods store founded by Quakers Justus Clayton Strawbridge (1838–1911) and Isaac Hallowell Clothier (1837–1921) in Philadelphia in 1868. Strawbridge & Clothier purchased

1887-426: The former Strawbridge's flagship store currently owned by PREIT. In April 2012, it was reported by one of the sub-contractors that the building was undergoing additional renovation for both office and residential use. In July 2012, The Philadelphia Inquirer and Philadelphia Daily News relocated to the third floor of the building from their former headquarters at 400 North Broad Street . On October 23, 2014,

1938-483: The four anchor stores at Christiana Mall: Macy's, Strawbridge's, and Lord & Taylor. Federated closed Strawbridge's and the Lord & Taylor location in 2006. Mall owner General Growth Properties acquired the Strawbridge's building for an undisclosed price, but no definite plans were announced at that time for the former Lord & Taylor space. The vacant Lord & Taylor was ultimately demolished in early 2010 to build

1989-526: The interior of the mall while many existing stores remodeled. Around 6:45 p.m. on April 8, 2023, an unnamed 18-year old was attacked by three suspects near the food court inside Christiana Mall. They began to beat the victim, and two of the victim's friends began to fight back. One of the three suspects then pulled a handgun from his waistband, shooting the targeted victim, his 16-year old friend, and another 18-year old bystander. The targeted victim and his friend were injured critically. Five others were injured in

2040-636: The late 1970s by The Rubin Company and New Castle Associates to compete with the smaller Triangle Mall (later New Castle Square Mall) and Castle Mall (Pencader Plaza) a few miles away. The land that the mall was built on consisted of four family farms; the main building of the mall was the Lynam family farm, the Cabela's site and parts of I-95 was the Morgan farm, and adjacent retail developments consisted of land from

2091-495: The lower floors of the flagship Strawbridge's store. PREIT sought retail tenants for the areas of the building closest to street level and converted some higher floors to office space. The uppermost floors had previously been sold and converted to offices; they are currently owned by American Financial Realty Trust of Jenkintown . On February 26, 2009, it was announced that the developers of Foxwoods Casino Philadelphia were looking into locating their new casino on three floors of

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2142-516: The mall. As a part of this exterior development project the mall's ring-road will be widened and additional parking will be added. The I-95 flyover ramps were completed in the fall of 2013 and dedicated by Governor Jack Markell on October 17, 2013. Exterior development projects were completed in 2014. Cabela's opened in May and the 12-screen Cinemark Theatre opened in November. In the spring and summer of 2014, Christiana Mall added many new stores to

2193-804: The middle. With their broad appeal, they are intended to attract a significant cross-section of the shopping public to the center. They are often offered steep discounts on rent in exchange for signing long-term leases in order to provide steady cash flows for the mall owners. Some examples of anchor stores in the United States are: Macy's , Sears , JCPenney , Nordstrom , Neiman Marcus , Saks Fifth Avenue , Dillard's , Kohl's , Walmart , and Target . And in Canada ; Hudson's Bay , Sears (formerly), Target (formerly), Zellers (formerly, now in all Hudson’s Bay locations), Nordstrom / Nordstrom Rack (formerly), TJX Companies ( HomeSense , Winners , Marshalls ), Walmart, Saks Fifth Avenue , Sporting Life . When

2244-582: The new center court where the majority of events take place. General Growth Properties purchased the former Lord & Taylor store, planning a new concept known as "The Epicenter Collection", an Internet catalog showroom. Those plans were abandoned by December 2008, when the empty anchor was sold to Target Corporation , the building was demolished in March 2010 and Target opened October 10, 2010. A new food court opened in Spring 2009 in space previously occupied by

2295-399: The other. Once May assumed the company, the Strawbridge & Clothier Seal of Confidence was no longer a prominent marketing image. Late 1970s and 1980s bags were a bright glossy yellow with that era's pseudo calligraphic trademark in a vertical orientation in black along the bag's edge. 1960s bags featured a "modern" script-like trademark with their famous "seal of confidence". Strawbridge's

2346-557: The outside of the ring road opposite Nordstrom on a 100,000-square-foot (9,300 m) Cabela's store. Cabela's opened in May 2014. Additional construction was completed for a new 12-screen cinema Cinemark Theatres complex, which opened in November 2014. In March 2003, The Rouse Company agreed with PREIT to acquire 50% stake in Christiana. Rouse received its stake in Christiana and $ 225 million in cash in exchange PREIT would receive six malls and assume $ 285 million in mortgage debt. PREIT would also hand over $ 38 million worth of stock to

2397-443: The planned shopping centre format was developed by Victor Gruen in the early to mid-1950s, signing larger department stores was necessary for the financial stability of the projects, and to draw retail traffic that would result in visits to the smaller shops in the centre as well. Anchors generally have their rents heavily discounted, and may even receive cash inducements from the centre to remain open. Early on, grocery stores were

2448-518: The sale was finalized, "hoping that the proceeds would go to the founding families rather than [the new buyers]." After the sale, the stores operated simply as "Strawbridge's", although exterior signage reading "Strawbridge & Clothier" remained in place at many locations until the stores became Macy's in 2006. May had merged the former John Wanamaker into its Hecht's banner, but converted them to Strawbridge's as well (except for Wanamaker's former flagship on Market Street, which eventually became

2499-404: Was also known for its friendly employees. In the center of the flagship store was a large bronze statue of a wild boar, a replica of Pietro Tacca's Il Porcellino . Local legend had it that good luck would follow those who rubbed the boar's nose. The boar consequently had a very shiny nose from all the rubbing. In July 2006, PREIT , owners of The Gallery at Market East , agreed to purchase

2550-576: Was the last Wanamaker's store to be built. In 1995, Hecht's of Washington, DC, a division of the May Department Stores Company of St. Louis, acquired the Wanamaker's chain, converting all locations to Hecht's. A year later, Hecht's also acquired the Strawbridge & Clothier chain, which was historically Wanamaker's main rival (and co-anchor at Christiana Mall). Since the renamed Wanamaker's did not do as well as projected with

2601-654: Was the vision of S&C Chairman Stockton Strawbridge that was instrumental in revitalizing the Market East retail district in the 1970s, a vision that is still apparent today despite the demise of both Gimbels and Strawbridge's. He once said that his goal was to transform fading east Market Street into "the Champs-Élysées of Philadelphia." After successfully fighting off a hostile takeover attempt by Ronald S. Baron in 1986, Strawbridge & Clothier survived as an independent, locally owned department store into

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