Wayne Towne Center

The Wayne Towne Center is a regional shopping mall located in Wayne, New Jersey, right next to Willowbrook Mall. Its anchor stores are Fortunoff and JCPenney. Secondary stores include Loehmann's, Old Navy and a T.G.I. Friday's restaurant. The mall has a gross leasable area of 653,000 ft² [ [http://www.icsc.org/apps/dmmdisp.php?dispid=NJ0560 International Council of Shopping Centers: Wayne Towne Center] , accessed September 21, 2006] .

The mall was known as the West Belt Mall until the early 1990s.

Existing in the shadow of the Willowbrook Mall, Wayne Town Center has had difficulty dating back to 1993, when the Neiman Marcus Last Call outlet headed for Pennsylvania in 1993. [Braue, Marilee Loboda. [http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-22662255.html "LAST CALL IS PACKING ITS BAGSDISCOUNT RETAILER TO LEAVE WAYNE MALL"] , "The Record (Bergen County)", March 11, 1993. Accessed August 16, 2007.] The mall is currently undergoing an extensive redesign and redevelopment project to better position itself against other malls in the area. [Verdon, Joan. [http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-118754863.html "To Stay Competitive, Northern New Jersey Malls Remodel, Reposition."] , "The Record (Bergen County)", February 11, 2004. Accessed August 16, 2007.]

In January 2008, the Borders Books and Music, which replaced Last Call, was one of three North Jersey locations closed by the chain. [Verdon, Joan. [http://www.northjersey.com/business/news/13667732.html "Borders to close Wayne, Paramus stores"] , "The Record (Bergen County)" January 10, 2008. Accessed March 12, 2008]

As of 2008, the Wayne Towne Center has been partially demolished, and the area is currently under construction. Various franchises are replacing it, such as an Olive Garden restaurant.

Anchors

*Fortunoff (215,000 ft²) former location of S. Klein, and Korvettes.
*JCPenney (241,000 ft²)

References

External links

* [http://www.icsc.org/apps/dmmdisp.php?dispid=NJ0560 International Council of Shopping Centers: Wayne Towne Center]