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Tampa Macy’s Closing, Mall Owner Has Plans for Site
The Macy’s Inc. department store at WestShore Plaza in Tampa is closing. The department store said Thursday that it will close 66 stores across the U.S. Seven of those stores, including WestShore Plaza, are in Florida. A time frame for the store closures was not disclosed.
The Tampa Business Journal reports WPG, the mall owner, has been planning for the moment for a few years now and has been exploring redevelopment options. In late 2024, WPG paid $10 million for Macy’s real estate — the last remaining piece of WestShore Plaza that it did not own.
Macy’s (NYSE: M) is the second major retailer to close at WestShore Plaza in less than four months. Dick’s Sporting Goods left the mall to move down the road to International Plaza, where it opened its new concept Dick’s House of Sport in October.
WPG’s redevelopment plans include up to 3.5 million square feet of mixed-use development including entertainment, retail, dining, office, wellness, medical, hotel and residential components.
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