Since our last update Prien Lake Mall has gained several new tenants. TJ Maxx, Homegoods, Dick's Sporting Goods, and several exterior facing only tenants have been added to the former Macy's building. Sears closed in August 2018.
This is the East side of the former Montgomery Ward/Macy's building. The remainder is filled by Kohl's.
JCPenney now has a new red sign to match the new TJ Maxx and Homegoods signs.
The Sears auto center had already closed.
Here are a bunch of photos of the Sears store starting in March 2015. As you may remember, Sears and Dillard's were added onto the mall in the 1998 expansion. This was one of the newest Sears stores and barely made it 20 years.
As you can see, the electronics department was in the process of being consolidated into a much smaller section.
I miss the days when Sears stores had a wall of TV's.
One of the presentation rooms for the theater systems. The Woodlands Sears also had these rooms.
Nearly all of the video games were wiped out.
May 2015, vacuums have filled in empty space that was formerly electronics.
Only about a month later, the TV wall was beginning to shrink.
December 2015
August 2017, the presentation rooms were just filled with old fixtures.
Several spots in the store were beginning to empty out, you could tell that this store would not last much longer. A year later this store would be closed.
Several spots in the store were beginning to empty out, you could tell that this store would not last much longer. A year later this store would be closed.
This and a rack of DVD's was all that remained of the electronics department.
These empty rooms had been filled with random beds and fixtures.
Or nothing at all.
The fallen light fixture is a nice touch.
Inventory issues were apparent all over the second floor.
May 2018, just prior to the store closing announcement.
They had partially blocked off the empty rooms that I photographed on my last visit.
Mattresses had taken up a good portion of the second floor.
The Men's department.
Fitting room closed off in the Men's department.
Children's and Baby departments.
90's era signage.
Appliances and former electronics department.
You can see the other side of the blockage of the empty rooms.
This was where the wall of TV's was.
Here is a better shot of the blocked off area.
Now to the first floor, we start with the tool department.
The tool department had begun thinning out. Floor stains from removed shelving.
Empty spaces all over the place.
Lots of products out of stock.
This photo would be an unusual sight in early 2020. Lysol, bleach, and cleaners. Sears certainly had you ready for the future. These cleaning displays were a one-time setup that all Sears stores had around this time.
Women's clothing, just down the hallway from the tools and sporting goods.
This entrance to the store had been closed off. The weird thing is they used the Canadian Sears logos on this signage.
More Women's clothing.
Fast forward to June 2018 during the store closing sale. We showed up fairly late on this visit, so there are only a few photos.
July 2018, about a month before the store closed for good.
Had I have known that this was my last visit, I would have tried to get some of the electronics signage for my collection.
This looks to be an old school product from the 90's.
Signs of water damage above the escalators.
A better view of the Sears Canada logos, maple leaf and all.
Electronics, tax service, and optical were gone a long time ago from this store.
Kayak across the store if you dare.
Cover the kids eyes!
The Sears closed on August 12, 2018. Plans to redevelop the property are in the works.
One final look at the store.
More posts to come, stay tuned!
