MONEY

Without anchor stores malls face challenges this holiday season

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Gordon Lugauer, owner of Board Game Barrister at Bayshore Town Center in Glendale, organizes games in the store earlier this week. The game, puzzle and toy retailer that has been at Bayshore since 2006 will leave the mall early next year for an as-yet-undetermined location in the North Shore.
Gordon Lugauer, owner of Board Game Barrister at Bayshore Town Center in Glendale, organizes games in the store earlier this week. The game, puzzle and toy retailer that has been at Bayshore since 2006 will leave the mall early next year for an as-yet-undetermined location in the North Shore.
Mike De Sisti / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
A vacant lot where a Sears store used to be until it was closed in December 2014 and demolished in the fall of 2017 at Bayshore Town Center in Glendale.
A vacant lot where a Sears store used to be until it was closed in December 2014 and demolished in the fall of 2017 at Bayshore Town Center in Glendale.
Mike De Sisti And Chelsey Lewis / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
A vacant Sports Authority store (left), which closed and liquidated in spring 2016 at Bayshore Town Center in Glendale.
A vacant Sports Authority store (left), which closed and liquidated in spring 2016 at Bayshore Town Center in Glendale.
Mike De Sisti And Chelsey Lewis / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
The northern wing of the Bayshore Town Center in Glendale, where the Sears used to be located. Bayshore’s owners are seeking financial help from the City of Glendale for a major revamp of the shopping center that would include demolition of the older part of the mall, where Board Game Barrister and several other retailers are located.
The northern wing of the Bayshore Town Center in Glendale, where the Sears used to be located. Bayshore’s owners are seeking financial help from the City of Glendale for a major revamp of the shopping center that would include demolition of the older part of the mall, where Board Game Barrister and several other retailers are located.
Mike De Sisti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
A few shoppers are seen in Bayshore Town Center in Glendale this week.
A few shoppers are seen in Bayshore Town Center in Glendale this week.
Mike De Sisti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
A solo shopper walks by the former entrance of the Boston Store that closed this year at Southridge Mall in Greendale. Three of the mall's shopping anchors closed and its smaller merchants are concerned about the foot traffic during Black Friday weekend.
A solo shopper walks by the former entrance of the Boston Store that closed this year at Southridge Mall in Greendale. Three of the mall's shopping anchors closed and its smaller merchants are concerned about the foot traffic during Black Friday weekend.
Steve Jagler/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel