Target is the latest store to announce it will leave the area once anchored by the Salem Mall.
“No city wants to lose a business within its community. It is disappointing,” he told Wynn when asked about Target’s closing. “As a community, we understand that our future is not retail oriented based upon the changing market place and how stores operate. We have to be proactive in terms of figuring out how we re-purpose those retail buildings.”
Lowes, Burlington Coat Factory, Home Depot and Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Stores are among the national retailers still near the former site of Salem Mall, the first mall in the area when it was opened in 1966.
Back then, it was the place to shop. The mall had 91 stores in 1995 that employed 1,940 people. Major stores included J.C. Penney and Lazarus.
Trotwood bought the mall in 2005 for $3.5 million and demolished it in 2006.
Here is a list of some of the major retailers that have closed in Trotwood in the last few years (this is not a complete list of all store closures):
December 2009 — Elder-Beerman furniture gallery formerly at 5370 Salem Ave.
October 2007 — Walmart formerly at 5331 Salem Ave.
May 2012 — Best Buy formerly at 5031 Salem Ave.
Early 2013 — Cub Foods formerly at 5495 Salem Ave.
January 2013 — Kmart formerly at 5300 Salem Ave.
Mid-Janary 2014 — Sears and its associated auto center at 5200 Salem Ave.
May 2014 — Target at 2800 Shiloh Springs Road
Reporter Kelli Wynn Contributed to this story.
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