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Disney Stores are closing a majority of their standalone brick-and-mortar retail locations by September 15. The House of Mouse is shifting their retail gears in favor of e-commerce and dedicated footprints inside select Target locations. 57 locations are reportedly set to close, leaving only 25 standalone stores. Locations in Massachusetts will, reportedly, be affected.
The news comes shortly after Disney and Target announced plans to expand Disney-branded footprints inside 100 of the department store’s locations, according to CNBC.
“While consumer behavior has shifted toward online shopping, the global pandemic has changed what consumers expect from a retailer,” said Stephanie Young, president, Consumer Products Games and Publishing. “Over the past few years, we’ve been focused on meeting consumers where they are already spending their time, such as the expansion of Disney store shop-in-shops around the world. We now plan to create a more flexible, interconnected e-commerce experience that gives consumers easy access to unique, high-quality products across all our franchises.”
Here’s the list of closings, according to Disney fan blog Chip and Company:
Stores Closing This Round:
1 Stockton Street (CA) 9/8
2 Arizona Mills (AZ) 9/15
3 Tucson Premium Outlets (AZ) 9/15
4 Brea Mall (CA) 9/15
5 Carlsbad Premium Outlets (CA) 9/15
6 Del Amo Fashion Center (CA) 9/15
7 Fashion Fair (CA) 9/15
8 Gilroy Premium Outlet (CA) 9/15
9 Lakewood Center (CA) 9/15
10 Los Cerritos Shopping Center (CA) 9/15
11 Serromonte Center (CA) 9/15
12 Sunvalley Mall (CA) 9/15
13 The Oaks (CA) 9/15
14 Valencia Town Center (CA) 9/15
15 Vintage Faire (Modesto, CA) 9/15
16 Westfield Century City (CA) 9/15
17 Westfield Fashion Square (CA) 9/15
18 Westfield Plaza Bonita (CA) 9/15
19 Westfield Valley Fair (CA) 9/15
20 Danbury Fair (CT) 9/15
21 Westfarms Mall (CT) 9/15
22 Dadeland Mall (FL) 9/15
23 Miami International Mall (FL) 9/15
24 Tampa Premium Outlets (FL) 9/15
25 The Florida Mall (FL) 9/15
26 Mall of Georgia (GA) 9/15
27 Chicago Premium Outlets (IL) 9/15
28 Gurnee Mills (IL) 9/15
29 North Michigan Ave (IL) 9/1
30 Woodfield Mall (IL) 9/15
31 Burlington Mall (MA) 9/15
32 Wrentham Village Premium Outlet (MA) 9/15
33 Clarksburg Premium Outlets (MD) 9/15
34 Great Lakes Crossing (MI) 9/15
35 St. Louis Premium Outlets (MO) 9/15
36 Concord Mills (NC) 9/15
37 SouthPark Mall (NC) 9/15
38 Merrimack Premium Outlet (NH) 9/15
39 Deptford Mall (NJ) 9/15
40 Garden State Plaza (NJ) 9/15
41 Jackson Premium Outlets (NJ) 9/15
42 Menlo Park Mall (NJ) 9/15
43 Las Vegas South Premium Outlets (NV) 9/15
44 Fashion Outlets of Niagara Falls (NY) 9/15
45 Queens Center (NY) 9/15
46 Smith Haven Mall (NY) 9/15
47 Woodbury Common Premium Outlets (NY) 9/15
48 Lehigh Valley Mall (PA) 9/15
49 Philadelphia Premium Outlet (PA) 9/15
50 Opry Mills (TN) 9/15
51 Houston Galleria (TX) 9/15
52 La Plaza Mall (TX) 9/15
53 Rio Grande Valley Premium Outlets (TX) 9/15
54 Round Rock Premium Outlets (TX) 9/15
55 City Creek Center (UT) 9/15
56 Potomac Mills (VA) 9/15
57 Westfield Southcenter (WA) 9/15
Stores Remaining Open After 9/15:
1 Arden Fair (CA)
2 Camarillo Outlet (CA)
3 Citadel Outlets (CA)
4 Ontario Mills (CA)
5 Outlet Shoppes at El Paso (TX)
6 San Francisco Premium Outlets (CA)
7 The Shops at Las Americas (San Diego, CA)
8 Silver Sands Outlet Stores (FL)
9 Tanger Outlets Branson (MO)
10 Jersey Gardens Outlet (NJ)
11 Las Vegas North Premium Outlets (NV)
12 Times Square (NY)
13 Cincinnati Premium Outlet (OH)
14 Shoppes at Oklahoma City (OK)
15 Woodburn Outlet (OR)
16 Rockvale Square Outlets (PA)
17 Tanger Factory Outlet-Hershey (PA)
18 Tanger Outlets Myrtle Beach (SC)
19 Tanger Outlets Sevierville (TN)
20 Grapevine Mills (TX)
21 Houston Premium Outlet (TX)
22 Tanger Outlets San Marcos (TX)
23 Tysons Corner Center (VA)
24 Bellevue Square (WA)
25 Seattle Premium Outlets (WA)