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Original tenants included JCPenney, Younkers, Woolworth, Kirlin's Hallmark, County Seat, Karmelkorn, Bresler's Ice Cream, and Osco Drug. [3] The mall opened for business on March 30, 1977, comprising more than 40 stores. [4] In 1981, Woolworth converted the store to its Woolco division, before closing it in 1983. [5]
On December 24, 1998, a group of activists passed out handbills outside of Valley West Mall's JCPenney store that accused Phillips-Van Heusen, whose clothing line was sold at JCPenney, of promoting sweatshop conditions. The activists were removed by West Des Moines police and arrested for trespassing.
JCPenney was founded in 1902 as a group of dry goods stores that James Cash Penney managed as part of the Golden Rule chain, and incorporated under his own name in 1913. The stores initially located in downtown areas but shifted to shopping malls during the 1960s.
The retailer recently provided a full list for stores impacted by the move, ... Here are all the JCPenney stores closing in 2017: Alabama: Auburn, Bessemer, Gadsden and Jasper. ... Iowa: Deborah ...
The department store announced plans in February to close 130 to 140 locations in the coming months, or about 13 percent of stores. JCPenney is shuttering 140 locations -- See if your store is at risk
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JCPenney closed at the mall in 2017, bringing to an end 101 years of the retailer being in Ottumwa. [7] MC Sports closed at the mall in 2017, as part of their bankruptcy, and was replaced by Dunham's Sports in 2018. [8] Herberger's closed at the mall in 2018, bringing the mall's occupancy down to just a third. [9]
In February 2018, Iowa-based department store Von Maur announced it would construct a new location at the mall, with a planned opening in 2022. [11] In April 2018, the parent company to the mall's Younkers department store announced it would cease operations and close all stores. [12] The Jordan Creek store closed on August 29, 2018. [13]