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near Utica, New York. Sangertown Square is a single-story mall, and comprises of leasable retail space. The mall was built in 1980 and has a central

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and 50 stores. The mall is anchored by the traditional chains

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, HomeGoods, and

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while featuring prominent specialty stores American Eagle,

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, Hollister, and Victoria's Secret.

History

The mall opened in 1980 with Hess's, JCPenney, Sears, and Bradlees. Storied regional chain Hess's became Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-based Kaufmann's in 1994. Bradlees closed in 2001 which was demolished and the space converted to

in 2002. Kaufmann's became Macy's in September 2006. In 2009,

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closed at the mall. The space later became a HomeGoods In September 2012, DSW opened as a junior anchor within the mall. In 2014, a two-year refresh modernizing Sangertown Square was announced which includes new seating, decorative lighting, new tile, exterior entrances, and an improved landscape. In 2015, it was announced Boscov's will replace Sears which would shutter as part of an ongoing plan to phase out of brick-and-mortar. The early 2020's saw multiple traditional chain anchors update their brick-and-mortar fleets after being disrupted by digital retailers in recent years. On June 4, 2020, JCPenney announced that as part of modernizing their brick-and-mortar operations they'll no longer continue to position an outpost in the region. On January 6, 2021, Macy's, which maintains several larger outposts around Albany and

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, announced as part of a strategy to focus on their highest achieving locations that they would be leaving the center. Several potential replacement tenants for each space are reportedly pending.https://www.uticaod.com/story/news/2021/01/26/sangertown-square-mall-new-hartford-ny-moving-forward-after-losing-anchor-stores-macys-jcpenney/4232474001/ By October 2022, after the COVID-19 shut down, Sangertown Square had announced newest additions Ashcroft & Oak, Earthbound Trading Co., Blue Sox Academy, and axe throwing at PiNZ social.

References

External links

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Pyramid Companies page on Sangertown Square
{{Shopping malls in Upstate New York Shopping malls in New York (state) The Pyramid Companies Shopping malls established in 1980