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Retailpocalypse @retailpocalypse.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I've been there before, but it was years ago. Have not been back recently but I have heard it has fallen on hard times.

Retailpocalypse @retailpocalypse.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

The pisser is, Hull is no better than Kohan in terms of ownership. They may dress the place up (or down..in reality) but they don't do much more in the way of bringing in business or maintaining upkeep.

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Retailpocalypse @retailpocalypse.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Case in point: Macon Mall 2010 vs 2025. 2010 photo courtesy of J.T./Sky City

The center court of GA's Macon Mall, showing lush plant life, trees, fountains and bright airy ambience.

The same mall, three years later after a remodel by new owners Hull Propery Group.

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Retailpocalypse @retailpocalypse.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Kohan may lose Dearborn's Fairlane Town Center next month, dut to a receivership forced auction. The reason this is bad news? The only interested party is Hull Property Group who is notorious for renovating their properties into bland, carpet lined, walled of husks. www.freep.com/story/money/...

freep.com

Fairlane Town Center mall in Dearborn could have new owner in October

So far there has been one interested buyer for Fairlane Town Center shopping mall in Dearborn.

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Retailpocalypse @retailpocalypse.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

This "United We Stand" message was disovered in the abandoned Foot Locker in Northridge Mall in Milwaukee back in 2018. This was displayed in light of the 9/11 attacks. The store and the mall would be closed, barely a year later, on September 1st, 2002. #mall #abandoned #photography #neverforget

The register station of a closed Foot Locker store, with the basketball hoop and scoreboard above. Letters have been arranged to spell out "United We Stand" and were left up and discovered years later in the closed store.

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Retailpocalypse @retailpocalypse.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

The Sears was recently demolished for the pending construction of apartments.

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Retailpocalypse @retailpocalypse.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Non paywall link to the story. archive.ph/lEqTS

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Retailpocalypse @retailpocalypse.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Northgate Mall tenants given 30 day notice to vacate. No official plans announced, but the former Sears and movie theater parcels are not involved in the pending redevelopment. #malls #deadmalls #photography #cincinnati #ohio

A mall concouse devoid of open stores and shoppers.

An empty food court in a dead mall. No food options are available, but plenty of empty tables are there for those who want to dwell.

A former jewelry store turned arcade stands among many other closed storefronts.

A mall concourse devoid of open stores and shoppers.

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Retailpocalypse @retailpocalypse.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Regardless, the workers trudge on despite the store falling apart around them. While I would hate to see folks lose their jobs over negligence and neglect, long term this is not sustainable. I've seen abandoned stores in better shape...

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Retailpocalypse @retailpocalypse.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

I have to wonder what the lease situation is, here. This was one of the stores included in the failed leaseback deal from a couple years ago as well when Simon took ownership. This store opened in 1997 with the mall so if I had to guess, a 30 year lease was drawn up which expires next year.

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Retailpocalypse @retailpocalypse.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

JCPenney at The Mall at Tuttle Crossing has been plagued with roof leaks since a hail storm back in the Spring. The storms yesterday have made an existing problem worse. Even areas that aren't tarped are leaking like a sieve. These employees don't get paid enough to deal with these conditions.

Caution tape blocks off tarped sections of the ceiling as buckets collect water dripping from a leaking roof of a department store.

Water drips down for tarped sections of the ceiling as buckets collect water dripping from a leaking roof of a department store.

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Retailpocalypse @retailpocalypse.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

This was originally perched upon the facade of the Easton Town Center location at its opening in 1999, but upon that location's closure, was moved to a grassy area next to the Sunbury location off I-71 Undated photo, posted to Twitter.

The original placement of the subject post's status, atop the McDonald's at Columbus' Easton Town Center in an undated photo.

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Retailpocalypse @retailpocalypse.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

The gang's all here. Ronald McDonald and the Happy Meal gang. Sunbury, OH 2019 #photography #fastfood #publicart #characters #photos #ohio

A statue depicting McDonald's mascot Ronald McDonald surrounded by McDonaldland characters known as the Happy Meal gang, consisting of a trademark Happy Meal bag, drink, hamburger, fries and a toy.

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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

New: LinkedIn just introduced a "seems like AI slop" button. That's literally what the button says. The thought leaders are going to have a meltdown www.404media.co/linkedin-int...

404media.co

LinkedIn Introduces a 'Seems Like AI Slop' Button

Following 404 Media's reporting on how LinkedIn is full of AI slop, the platform is giving users a chance to report it when they see it.

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Retailpocalypse @retailpocalypse.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Macy's has leased the corner building, the sole holdout of the block the store occupies, since 1963. A few iterations of the billboard have sprang up over the years, this being the most recent. Amazon may be vying for the coveted ad space. nypost.com/2021/09/29/m...

nypost.com

Macy’s cries foul over Amazon’s plan to advertise on its Herald Square store

Macy’s claims Amazon has concocted a cheeky plan to advertise in front of the department store’s legendary flagship in Herald Square — and it’s pleading with the courts to s…

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Retailpocalypse @retailpocalypse.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

It's in the bag... The iconic Macy's corner billboard, at the NW corner of 34th Street and 6th Avenue was unceremoniously removed yesterday. In its place, an LED digital sign will be installed. #retail #photography #nyc #history

The iconic Macy's corner billboard in Herald Square, at the confluence of West 34th Street and 6th Avenue in Manhattan.

A nighttime shot of the iconic Macy's corner billboard in Herald Square, at the confluence of West 34th Street and 6th Avenue in Manhattan.

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Retailpocalypse @retailpocalypse.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

I scream for nostalgic ice cream Happy National Ice Cream Day #icecream #photography #vintage #retrobrands

A neon Dairy Queen sign, on a metal background hanging in a window.

A Friendly's restaurant located in a shopping mall. The entry to the dining room is to the right, while the pick-up/carryout counter is to the left.

A Howard Johnson's corner restaurant located in Times Square. This restaurant and surrounding area has been vastly changed.

A Carvel ice cream shop, with a patio area and attached solarium. The retro roadside Carvel sign has neon lettering, and is topped with two ice cream cones. They used to rotate, but no longer.

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Retailpocalypse @retailpocalypse.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

We've all been brought back to the smoking section of a Burger King, ca. 1989

A no smoking placard on a granite wall of a planter inside a shopping mall.

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the jonrev projects @jonrev.com · 16/07/2026

Try this again... doing a Genesee Street popup at ArtWauk in downtown Waukegan -- Saturday 5-9pm, in front of the Waukegan Building (4 South Genesee). Prints $25+. Come say hi!

Poster.

the jonrev projects
at artwauk

[collage of photography by jonrev depicting neon, dead malls, and the Waukegan, Illinois cityscape]

Photography exhibits about places of memories, lost history, dead malls, liminal spaces, urban exploration, night lurkings & other crimes of knowledge

Waukegan Building • 4 South Genesee Street
Waukegan, Illinois • 5-9 PM • Weather permitting

jonrev.com for future shows

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Retailpocalypse @retailpocalypse.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Office Furniture Macy's Home Store at Delaware's Concord Mall, previously under the Strawbridge and Clothier banner. This space was originally an office building, attached to the mall's 1972 expansion. The store has since closed. #photos #deadmalls #reuse #photography #retail #delaware

Shot looking down from the top floor into the atrium of a former office building turned furniture store attached to a shopping mall.

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Retailpocalypse @retailpocalypse.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Speaking of Taco Bell... A 90s interior still rocks the Jersey City location in front of Hudson Mall. #tacobell #retro #90s #jerseycity #nj #photography

90s Taco Bell interior, with pastel colored tables

90s Taco Bell interior, with pastel colored tables and booths

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Harebrained @harebrained.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Make a run for the toilet.

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Retailpocalypse @retailpocalypse.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

I picked up a directory of Holyoke Mall, sometime from the 80s, in Kingston, NY Here is the current view, taken last Sunday. #thenandnow #malls #architecture #vintage #massachusetts #bringitback

A mall directory for Holyoke Mall, from the 80s. Shown on the cover, is a picture of center court looking down into the basement food court. A large dome skylight is overhead, and G. Fox department store is visible in the background.

The present day view of the same spot. G. Fox is long gone, having been replaced with multiple tenants since, the longest serving being Target, on the upper level. The basement food court is still there, but drab and dull after multiple remodels. Architecturally, the remainder of the mall remains the same minus some minor updates and new flooring.

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Retailpocalypse @retailpocalypse.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Been a minute since I've seen those graphics.

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Retailpocalypse @retailpocalypse.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Exton's Exit Exton Square closing is official. www.inquirer.com/business/ret...

View of a vast mall concourse, natural light pouring in from from the skylights above. Straight ahead is the exit to the parking lot, an American flag draped over the doors. Water buckets and caution signs litter the floor.

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Retailpocalypse @retailpocalypse.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Location pictured: Middletown, NY 2005

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Retailpocalypse @retailpocalypse.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Pizza Hut sold to private equity in $2.7 billion deal www.cnbc.com/2026/06/16/y...

A Pizza Hut restaurant topped with their signature red Mansard hut shaped roof.

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Harebrained @harebrained.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Happy 40th anniversary to Ferris Bueller's Day Off.

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Retailpocalypse @retailpocalypse.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Guaranteed the people that think this is accurate pronounce the S... #fuckai #makearealmap #cartographyisking

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Josh Gondelman @joshgondelman.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

My crankiest old man take is that referring to all art/entertainment/journalism/criticism/comedy/advertising as “content” helped pave the way for broad-ish acceptance of AI slop.

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Rural Indexing Project @ruralindexing.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

Royal Crown Cola West Terre Haute, IN

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Rural Indexing Project @ruralindexing.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Fresca Fairgrove, MI

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Retailpocalypse @retailpocalypse.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

It's such a crying shame, but someone should take the blame. Century III Mall ~ West Mifflin, PA #abandoned #deadmalls #malls #photography #decay #pennsylvania #memories #allmallsgotohell

A desolate and abandoned mall hallway, with little light to guide and orient. Destroyed furniture and other objects litter the ground.

Light flooding and fallen ceiling tiles mark where nature slowly reclaims the building.

A fallen clothing size sign litters the floor with discarded receipt tape, strewn around by youthful or otherwise careless destructors. The "gradeschool" text offers a meta commentary on the surroundings.

A former Foot Locker storefront, reused as a prom dress outfitter.

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Nina Metz @ninametz.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Thank you, Rick Kogan, for helping the phrase “saloonkeeper” alive! For non-Chicagoans: The Billygoat was the inspiration for the 1978 John Belushi SNL “Cheezborger, Cheezborger, Cheezborger” sketch “No Coke — Pepsi!” “No fries — chips!” Gift 🔗

chicagotribune.com

Sam Sianis of the Billy Goat, Chicago’s most famous saloonkeeper, dies at 91

Sam Sianis, a Greek immigrant who became one of the most successful saloonkeepers and a popular figure in the sports and media worlds, died in Chicago early Friday morning. He was 91.

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