Malls, the shopping destinations of years past, are going through what some are calling a "retail apocalypse". Some are re-inventing themselves as destinations with fitness centers and fine dining. Others are withering and dying. Others, like LA's Westside Pavilion, are converting to office centers.
REIT landlord Macerich ($MAC), in this case at least, landed a lucrative lease with tech giant Google to take over the mall. Google plans to move into Westside Pavilion with a more-than 500,000 facility, displacing dozens of stores.
Most the Westside Paviliion's retail tenants saw the writing on the wall and already closed shop in the past year. As of the end of 2018, only 32 stores remained. The drop-off of tenants in the past year has been steep.
According to the LA Times, the new Westside Pavilion will be 500,000 feet of Google and 100,000 square feet of retail space, most of which will be taken up by movie theaters.
But just over a year ago, at the end of 2018, Westside Pavilion still hosted 70-plus shops, Here are the shops then, and the ones that remain today, signaling the stores that will be closing up shop as Westide Pavilion meets its ultimate fate.
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Tenants in 2017 |
Still there today |
|---|---|
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ALDO |
✔ |
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Ami Leather Goods |
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Amy's Hallmark |
|
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Ann Taylor |
✔ |
|
Apple Galore |
|
|
Banana Republic |
✔ |
|
Bath & Body Works |
✔ |
|
Canyon Beachwear |
|
|
cebu |
|
|
Charley's Grilled Subs |
✔ |
|
Charlie Kabob |
|
|
charlotte russe |
✔ |
|
claire's |
✔ |
|
COTTON ON |
|
|
Currying Flavors |
|
|
East Wind |
|
|
EBGames |
|
|
Eco Mobile Detailing |
|
|
EXPRESS |
✔ |
|
FAB |
✔ |
|
Feet Heart |
|
|
Foot Locker |
✔ |
|
FOREVER 21 |
|
|
GAP KIDS |
✔ |
|
GNC Live Well. |
|
|
GYMBOREE |
|
|
GYMBOREE PLAY & MUSIC |
✔ |
|
H&M |
✔ |
|
HOLLISTER Co. |
✔ |
|
HOT TOPIC |
✔ |
|
icing |
|
|
Indian Arts |
|
|
Just Cozy |
|
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Just Relax |
|
|
Justice |
|
|
Kids Artistic Sense |
✔ |
|
Kids Club |
|
|
L.A. Nails Spatique |
|
|
LA Furniture Store |
✔ |
|
LANDMARK THEATRES |
✔ |
|
Lane Bryant |
✔ |
|
Lil Locks |
✔ |
|
Lisa's Beauty Supply |
|
|
Macy's |
|
|
Macy's Home |
✔ |
|
Mini Spa |
|
|
Motherhood Maternity |
|
|
Nine West |
|
|
Oki Japan |
|
|
PACSUN |
|
|
PANDA EXPRESS |
|
|
PAPYRUS |
|
|
Payless ShoeSource |
|
|
Prinkipia Yogurt |
|
|
Q |
|
|
Red Caboose |
|
|
REGIS |
✔ |
|
Rock4Kids |
✔ |
|
Scents of Elegance |
|
|
See's Candies |
|
|
Shiekh |
|
|
Shoe Care |
|
|
SmileLabs LA |
|
|
Sports World |
|
|
Sun Time Gallery |
|
|
The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf |
|
|
Tokyo Lifestyle |
✔ |
|
Tris |
|
|
Urban Home |
✔ |
|
VICTORIA'S SECRET |
✔ |
|
Watch Collection |
|
|
Westside Tavern |
✔ |
|
Wetzel's Pretzels |
|
|
Wireless N' Fix |
|
|
Z Pasta Bar |
|
|
Zales |
✔ |
|
Ziba Beauty |