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21-574: Eastland Center may refer to: Eastland Center (California) , in West Covina, California Eastland Center (Michigan) , in Harper Woods, Michigan See also [ edit ] Eastland (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Eastland Center . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change

42-427: A PetSmart , Dollar Tree , The Habit and Pacific Fish Grill. Mervyn's continued, and other national chains, such as Levitz Furniture (replacing Loehmann's ), Bed Bath & Beyond (now Hobby Lobby ), and Babies "R" Us (now Ashley HomeStore ) took up spots in the upper level. Local sporting goods Chick's (now renamed to Dick's Sporting Goods ) is also on the second level. Burlington Coat Factory took up shop in

63-459: A 5-level May Company on the east end of the mall, and 2-Level W.T. Grant on the west end. This mall was unique at the time, as it had a regular mall on the upper level, and a strip center on the lower level facing the freeway. The Paul Cummins Huddle restaurant chain had a location in the parking area where a TGIFridays now stands. An outparcel structure, known as the Avenue Shops, was located in

84-500: A LEED Gold certification in September 2010. The company's portfolio of brands includes Ativa, TUL, Foray, Realspace, and DiVOGA. In January 2005, Office Depot became a partner of NASCAR , with the title "Official Office Products Partner of NASCAR". In the same year, the company signed on as the primary sponsor of the #99 Ford Fusion , owned by Roush Fenway Racing and previously driven by Carl Edwards . They sponsored Edwards until

105-641: A cash and stock deal worth approximately $ 6.3 billion. However, the Federal Trade Commission voted to block the merger in December 2015. The United States District Court for the District of Columbia granted the FTC a preliminary injunction against the merger on May 10, 2016, resulting in the proposed merger's termination. In January 2017, Gerry Smith was named as the company's new CEO, effective February 27. Smith

126-565: A federal district court in Washington, D.C. granted their request for a preliminary injunction, blocking Office Depot and Staples from merging as one company. In December 2001, Viking Direct expanded to Central America with new retail stores in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Costa Rica through a joint licensing agreement. Office Depot sold Office Depot Europe (Viking Direct's parent) to an investment firm in September 2017. On February 20, 2013, it

147-474: A precursor to Westfield Group , acquired the shopping center in 1998 and renamed it "Westfield Shoppingtown Eastland", dropping the "Shoppingtown" name in June 2005. Once a fashionable department store -anchored regional shopping mall, in 1997 it was converted to a power center as the nearby Plaza West Covina became the dominant area center. It was once anchored by a five-story May Company department store, where

168-577: The Sportmart continuing to operate in its former basement. In 1997, the upper level of the mall was permanently closed. The Sportmart was closed and ex-May location was torn down, except for the basement level, and the upper level became Target . The entire center was big boxed. The Disney family play center Club Disney was built in the space just west of where The May Co was located, opening on February 15, 1998, only to be closed less than two years later to be replaced by Circuit City . This location now houses

189-558: The Target now stands. Uniquely, the power center is two levels, with parking for the lower level on the south side of the center and parking for the upper level on the north side. Corridors connect both the upper and lower levels. Eastland Center was designed by architect Albert C. Martin and opened in 1957 as an outdoor mall along the San Bernardino Freeway ( U.S. Route 60 and U.S. Route 99 , later Interstate 10 ). It opened with

210-614: The West Coast . In 1995, Office Depot entered the Mexican marketplace in a joint venture with Grupo Gigante , making it the retailer's first international expansion. Office Depot then entered the European and Australian direct mail market, after acquiring Viking Direct in May 1998. In 1997, Office Depot and Staples attempted a merger. On July 18, 1997, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reported that

231-591: The United States under the Office Depot and OfficeMax brands, as well as e-commerce sites and a business-to-business sales organization. The company has combined annual sales of approximately $ 11 billion, and employs about 38,000 people in the United States. Office Depot was founded in October ;1986 (38 years ago)  ( 1986-10 ) by F. Patrick Sher, Stephen Dougherty, and Jack Kopkin, who became

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252-481: The W.T. Grant lower level (moved to another part in 2012, now Pottery Barn Outlet ), and Marshalls taking lease to the center shops. The early-1980s also saw one of Southern California's few ShowBiz Pizza Places opening at Eastland, known as PJ Pizzazz. After PJ closed, it became the Safari Bar nightclub. It is currently BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse . The May Company garage was converted into Chili's . Later down

273-680: The company's chairman and chief executive officer, the president, and executive vice president respectively. All three were formerly associated with Mr. HOW Warehouse, a home improvement company that Sher sold to Service Merchandise in 1983. The first store, located at the Lakes Mall in Lauderdale Lakes, Florida , opened in October 1986. The company announced its initial public offering of stock, and went public in December 1988. In April 1991, it merged with Office Club, which provided an expansion to

294-596: The end of the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. In December 2008, Office Depot announced that it would become the co primary sponsor for Tony Stewart and the No. 14 Chevrolet at Stewart-Haas Racing in 2009. In September 2012, Office Depot announced it would not renew sponsorship with Tony Stewart or Stewart-Haas Racing. In November 2012, Office Depot partnered with the Born This Way Foundation to sell limited edition office supplies and give 25% of earnings to

315-736: The former basement of the May Company. In November 2012, West Covina's first Walmart opened at the Eastland Center at 120,000 sq ft, replacing Mervyn's and Levitz which closed in 2009 as a result of the chains' bankruptcies. On February 26, 2024, it was announced that the Walmart location would be closing and the store closed on March 29, 2024. Office Depot Office Depot, Inc. is an American office supply retailer headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida . The company operates 1,400 retail stores in

336-441: The line, Ross Dress for Less and Famous Footwear finished off the lower level. In the mid-1980s, Sportmart opened up in the basement level of the May Company store, and May used the basement for bargains only. In 1993, May Company closed its Eastland Center location and moved to the nearby West Covina Fashion Plaza , continuing operations as the newly formed Robinsons-May chain. The ex-May location stood empty for years, with

357-410: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Eastland_Center&oldid=1056582022 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Eastland Center (California) Westfield America, Inc.,

378-406: The northwest parking area and included a Hiram's Supermarket. Another outparcel, in the lower (southeast) parking lot, housed a branch of Wallichs Music City . The mall was enclosed and expanded in 1979 with a Robert's department store (a Long Beach -based chain) being installed in previously existing space at the center of the mall. W.T. Grant had closed in 1976 and was converted into shops on

399-555: The upper level. The Avenue Shops outparcel was renamed the Street Shops. It now housed a Lucky Market (now Albertsons ), Longs Drugs , the Five Lanterns Chinese cuisine restaurant and small shops. In the early 1980s, Mervyn's department store was added on to the west end of the mall, next to the old W.T. Grant location. This brought out the first of the big box locations on the lower level, with Office Depot moving into

420-422: Was announced that Office Depot and OfficeMax would combine in an all-stock deal, pending regulatory approval and stockholder approval. The merger was completed on November 5, 2013. In May 2014, Office Depot announced the closure of four hundred stores, due to declining sales and customer migration to e-retailers. On February 4, 2015, it was announced that rival Staples had agreed to purchase Office Depot, in

441-506: Was the chief operating officer at Lenovo Group. Office Depot bought technology services firm CompuCom in 2017 to position the company to provide technology services. In January, 2021, Office Depot acquired enterprise procurement software provider BuyerQuest. Office Depot built a LEED Gold-certified retail store in Austin, Texas , in April 2008. The Boca Raton headquarters was also awarded

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