Livingston Mall

Coordinates: 40°46′37″N 74°21′14″W / 40.777°N 74.354°W / 40.777; -74.354
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Livingston Mall
Total retail floor area
968,820 sq ft (90,006 m2)
No. of floors2 (3 in Macy's)
Public transit accessBus transport NJ Transit NJ Transit bus: 70, 73, 873
Bus transport Community Coach bus: 77
Bus transport Livingston Express Shuttle
Websitelivingston-mall.com

Livingston Mall is a two-level

gross leasable area of 968,820 sq ft (90,006 m2).[2]

Located near the Passaic River close to neighboring Morris County, the Livingston mall serves customers from Essex, Morris and Union counties.

The mall is anchored by Macy's and Barnes & Noble.

History

Livingston Mall was planned in the late 1960s and opened for business in stages starting with

Hahne & Co. had massive flagship stores in downtown Newark at the time of the mall opening. Sears also had a store on Elizabeth Avenue in Newark's once popular South Ward. In 1986, the Bamberger's store transformed into Macy's. In 1985, Hahne's gave way to Lord & Taylor
when its parent company, which owned both banners, decided to retire the Hahne's brand. Around this time the M. Epstein store was converted to an annex for Macy's.

The dawn of the early 2020s saw several traditional department store retailers update their brick-and-mortar formats after being encroached upon to a degree by several digital retailers in addition to the COVID-19 pandemic.

On February 6, 2020, it was announced Sears would shutter as part of an ongoing decision to eliminate its traditional brick-and-mortar format.

On August 27, 2020, it was announced that Lord & Taylor would shutter its traditional brick and mortar format as a direct result of the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]

A plan for the 50-year-old Livingston Mall to be refreshed was authorized by the Livingston Township in March 2021.[4]

Location

Livingston Mall is located at the intersection of

873 routes. Coach USA's Community Coach 77 bus also serves the mall. The Township of Livingston operates the Livingston Express Shuttle which serves the mall and the South Orange station
.

References

  1. ^ a b "Livingston Mall debuts". The Herald News. August 2, 1972. p. 12. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
  2. ^ International Council of Shopping Centers: Livingston Mall Archived 2007-03-13 at the Wayback Machine, accessed September 21, 2006
  3. ^ Thomas, Lauren; Rattner, Nate (2020-08-20). "Lord & Taylor is closing two dozen stores. Here's a map of where they are". CNBC.
  4. ^ "Livingston Township Authorizes Redevelopment Study of Livingston Mall Property". TAPinto.

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