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i was at crossroads a couple of weeks ago (must've been a blue moon) and am pretty sure that i saw american eagle open for business.

-M

Indeed. It is listed on the store directory... just thought it closed. Weird.

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well go to the city of moore, because thats is where it was announced, it was announced also on the city of moore channel 20 it is going in by the bestbuy side of the shoppes in moore on 19th

This may be pure rumor... but last week a mall employee said that Mathis Brothers is buying/leasing the old JCP location. Anyone else heard this?

I work there occaisionally. It's still open and is among the top 2 or 3 highest grossing stores in the mall. It's not going anywhere anytime soon.

This could be a hopeful development. They have clout. Could put it on the radar of local businesses who might not have considered setting up shop at Crossroads.

Tons of potential there. I'm tellin' ya.

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I'm still scratching the ol' gray matter on this one, because I swear I've heard this rumor (or one like it) a few months back....I can't fathom the Mathis Brothers would be interested in that space in its current form without a broad plan to rehab at least part of the greater area around it....if its true, it would absolutely represent a huge turnaround in the future hopes for Crossroads...you could reinvent that entire area into a huge furniture center, possible specialty retailers, the works.

I'd reallly love to believe it to be true.

-soonerdave

one could look at it this way... how nice of an area is west reno?

-M

Does Mathis really need two OKC stores?

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agreed. i think that's the biggest matter that works against the validity of the rumor.

-M

And if they move all their operations to Crossroads and close the original...Well...Anybody know the address of Crossroads? Can it be as catchy as 3434 West Reno?

Would be kinda cool if they bought out the entire mall though. I love that store to begin with.

I can't imagine them closing their current store. They just rolled a whole pile of $$ (some of which was mine) into their showroom and into a big video billboard that shines in front of motorists southbound on I-44.

That said, they might be willing to get away from what has become known as "furniture row," or at least to establish a major retail presence away from that area. The Bob Millls and Galleria folks seem to be making a go of their shops in that vicinity, and maybe MB wants to make sure everyone remembers they are "the" 800-lb gorillas in this market. Dunno.

In favor of that notion would be the fact that Crossroads, warts and all, would be a much more accessible location than their current Reno spot. Don't know about anyone else, but getting there is a royal pain. Also, it has occurred to me more than once that if the state ever had any notions to subsntially rebuild that I-44 interchange to westbound I-40, that current MB location would almost certainly be in jeopardy. That's wild speculation, of course.

Great rumor popcon to munch on, in any event....

-soonerdave

This is fun!

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It would be niec to have a large furinture store on the south side of okc. i wonder if this will happen? Because mathis brothers carries more than just baisc furniture they carry electronics gift items decor items and more.

If true, I can see it making sense. They certainly wouldn't be the first entity to have more than one metro location for increasing public access.

I also wondered if they would be introducing a different concept... don't they now own several of the furniture stores in town?

I pass by that store daily and the only time I see any traffic there is when they have had a couple of huge sales. Most days there only a four five cars parked on the Western side. From what I can tell they have closed all the entrances except the back dock side and the Western side. I have talked to a few Sears employees myself. From they tell me, the only reason why Sears keeps that store open is because of the large warehouse and the fact that the store is paid for. The only expenses is maintence, payroll and utilities.

Sooner or later they will move. Sears cooperate will not want to throw money into the store once the place becomes a money pit repair wise.

If the area were more like Edmond, Moore, Norman or Yukon they would have torn down the store a couple of years ago and reopened as the anchor of a new power center like Belle Isle or Town Center. It will be interesting if Sears moves or closes. I think you will see a power play between Wal-Mart and Integris. A friend of mine works for Integris he says the main thing killing that hospital is the fact that it is landlocked. They need more land so they can add more services. The guy that owns the apartments to the north wants too much money. So Sears would be the next best option. They could build a tunnel or a skybridge that would take the safety hazards of Western out of the picture. The bad news for the hospital is if they do not expand they may sell. move or close Southwest Medical Center. Regular paitents alone are not bringing in enough money to keep the place profitable.

I have seen a preliminary plan on the hospital in the future when it obtains the sears. The plan shows a pedestriam walkway over the top of western, with a few modern glass buildings on the property.

I personally think they should demolish the Mall. It is in an area of great decline and alot of blight in my opinion. The remaining stores could relocate if they choose to do so since there is so much new building going on in the city. I believe that this part of the city needs to reinvent itself and get rid of the unsightly, run down , "outdated" buildings. Crossroads has a very dated, dingy look and they do not have any stores that stand out and make it a destination of shopping.

maybe they can turn the anchor stores into hotels and the main part of the mall into a bunch of bars and night clubs, they can call the place new orleans, anyone who wants gets to wasted has a choice of 4 hotels,(the old anchor stores)

That's ridiculous. That hospital is surrounded by an ocean of parking, more so than any other hospital in town. Build a freaking parking garage. It hasn't stopped them at the Baptist site.

I agree with you totally! Bulldoze and start over. It really is sad...it used to be pretty good mall back in the day.

Better than the Crossroads area for sure.

I also completely agree. Its outdated and there is no reason to go to Crossroads other than Steve and Barry's, because it doesn't offer anything every other mall already has. What's sad is you'd think being RIGHT BY I-35 and 240 it'd be an amazing location for something, if they made something updated and cool.

I was at Crossroads two time recently. Not much traffic inside the mall, but it does seem to have more places being open than available spaces. Steve and Barry's is having a 100 Stores Closing Sale and I was unsure if this specific one is closing or not.

What managements need to do is have a complete interior makeover. I'm not sure about the outside bricks, that may be a bit too far for now. There is also a need for a complete makeover of the entire parking space. Once they have those taken care of, they need to set out television ads showing the new interior styles.

They also need to replace the doors on all main entrances into the mall.

One problem with this is obtaining a huge loan. Is there a bank out there that is willing and capable of giving out such a huge loan? They may look at Crossroads being near bankrupt or closure.

The managements need a convincing business plan.