Peru Mall

The Peru Mall is a shopping mall located in Peru, Illinois. It is the largest mall within a 50-mile trade area. The mall currently has three vacant anchors last occupied by Bergner's, JCPenney, and Sears. The mall also includes the AMC Classic Peru Mall 8 movie theater. Other retailers include: Victoria's Secret, GNC, Rue21, Payless, Famous Footwear, Buckle, Finish Line, Off The Wall, Spencer's, and many more. Directly outside the shopping center are Applebee's and Subway restaurants. The 465,000 square feet (43,200 m2) mall also serves as the major commercial center in the city of Peru.
== History ==
Rubloff Company of Chicago built the mall in 1973 and 1974. It originally featured Bergner's and Montgomery Ward. The mall later gained JCPenney as a third anchor, and underwent a renovation in 1989. The Mall's Movie Theater opened in 1989 by GKC Theatres with four screens. It was expanded twice in the 1990’s, first to six, then eight screens. In 2005, Carmike Cinemas took over the theater after its purchase of GKC. It became AMC Theatres Later.  Sears later replaced the former Montgomery Ward, and Marshalls was added in 2006. On March 17, 2017, it was announced that JCPenney would be closing as part of a plan to close 138 stores nationwide. The store closed on July 31, 2017. On July 7, 2017, it was announced that Sears would also be closing as part of a plan to close 43 stores nationwide. The store closed in October 2017. On April 18, 2018, it was announced that Bergner's would be closing as well on August 29, 2018 as parent company The Bon-Ton Stores was going out of business which left Jo-Ann Fabrics, AMC Theatres and Marshalls as the only anchors left.
Category:Malls in the United States
Category:Malls in Illinois
Category:Shopping Malls