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28-526: The mall is anchored by Boscov's , JCPenney , and Macy's . The center went under development in 2019 bringing a slew of national retail and restaurant tenants like ULTA Beauty, On The Border, P.F. Chang's, HomeSense and more. It also contains several eateries, and a food court. The Ocean County Mall is the only enclosed mall in Ocean County . It is a popular destination for tourists in the Toms River area during

56-555: A Crack! of the Netflix comedy series Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt . It is also mentioned in NBC's The Office , Season 5, Episode 25, “Casual Friday”. Sinking Spring, Pennsylvania Sinking Spring is a borough that is located in Berks County, Pennsylvania , United States. The population was 4,286 at the time of the 2020 census . The borough's name was derived from a spring that

84-509: A cinema ( General Cinema , then, Cinemagic Theatres in January of 1998, and it was Closed on October 24 2002, and it was Vacant until 2007. and now replaced by a Japanese restaurant). In 1988, a small expansion was built which included a Stern's . When the chain went out of business, it was turned into Boscov's. Around the same time, the General Cinema quietly closed down due to competition from

112-541: A result, the Boscov's West store in Sinking Spring closed. In 2006, Albert Boscov, the son of Solomon Boscov, retired and his nephew Kenneth Lakin became chairman and chief executive. Lakin led an aggressive expansion of the chain, opening 10 new stores by 2008. Boscov's acquired these locations from Federated Department Stores following the merger with The May Department Stores Company . The new stores opened just prior to

140-556: Is Jim Boscov, who took over after his uncle Albert Boscov retired. Solomon "Sol" Boscov was of Jewish descent. He emigrated from Russia to Reading, Pennsylvania , in 1911. He had $ 1.37 in cash (equal to $ 44.8 today) on arrival in the United States. He worked as a traveling salesman with an initial $ 8 worth of merchandise. Because he spoke Yiddish , he was able to converse with people in Berks County who spoke Pennsylvania Dutch . Boscov's fortunes changed in 1914 when he opened

168-629: Is now headed by his nephew, Jim Boscov. Boscov's continuing success makes it regarded as somewhat of an "outlier" because many department store retailers had begun pulling back to a degree on brick-and-mortar formats. Boscov's saw record sales of $ 1.2 billion in 2017. Since 2009, the chain continues to expand and opened its 47th store in Milford, Connecticut , in October 2018. Boscov's plans to continue to open one store per year and has invested in older stores by renovating them. Boscov's announced plans to move into

196-513: The 2008 economic downturn and in August 2008, Boscov's filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy . Albert Boscov came out of retirement and regained control of the company. As part of the bankruptcy, 10 stores were shuttered, two of which were reopened. The company emerged from bankruptcy in September 2009. Albert Boscov died from pancreatic cancer on February 10, 2017, at the age of eighty-seven. The chain

224-553: The Deborah Heart and Lung Center , which donated seating & lounge areas, in part to encourage mall walking . To accommodate, there is a stretch of discolored tile around the perimeter of the mall with numbers engraved marking walking distance. On January 4, 2018, it was announced that the Sears would be closing in early April of that year as part of a plan to close 103 stores nationwide. Sears closed on April 8, 2018. Simon redeveloped

252-694: The Elmira/Corning area in New York state. Also located in Sinking Spring is " Alcon Precision Device" facility, used for the production of disposable, single and multi-use medical devices. The devices are manufactured for eye surgeries around the world, including cataract and vit surgerie, including the scalpels and sutures used for such surgeries. Alcon is a division of one of the world's largest pharmaceutical companies, Novartis . As of 2007, there were 13.58 miles (21.85 km) of public roads in Sinking Spring, of which 3.67 miles (5.91 km) were maintained by

280-468: The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and 9.91 miles (15.95 km) were maintained by the borough. U.S. Route 422 and Pennsylvania Route 724 are the numbered highways serving Sinking Spring. US 422 follows an east-west alignment along Penn Avenue through the center of the borough. PA 724 heads southeast from US 422 along Shillington Road across the southeastern portion of

308-672: The Philadelphia market in the late 1980s by opening Ports of the World stores. These stores would later be re-branded as Boscov's sometime in the mid-1990s. In 1983, Boscov's leased the Fowler's department store building and opened the next year in downtown Binghamton, New York . In August 2002, Boscov's opened a store at the Berkshire Mall in Wyomissing , replacing a Strawbridge's store. As

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336-718: The Providence Place mall in Providence, Rhode Island , in 2019. The store opened on September 26, 2019. In 2020, Boscov's announced plans to open at Eastwood Mall in Niles, Ohio . The store opened on October 7, 2021, a year late due to the COVID-19 pandemic . In 2023, Boscov's announced that a store will open at the Meadowbrook Mall in Bridgeport, West Virginia , in the later part of

364-538: The United States Census Bureau , the borough has a total area of 1.4 square miles (3.6 km ), all land. The borough has a hot-summer humid continental climate ( Dfa ) and average monthly temperatures range from 30.4 °F in January to 75.6 °F in July. The local hardiness zone is 6b bordering 7a. As of the census of 2000, there were 2,639 people, 1,233 households, and 748 families residing in

392-471: The AMC-Loews across the street at Seacourt Pavilion . The Cinema's main mall entrance near Applebee's was sealed off for years (now a Japanese restaurant, Ichiban), while the small side hallway near Sears remained locked and dark. In 2003, the mall received a complete renovation, which added new signage, flooring, lighting, seating areas, and lighting in the parking lot. The renovation was partially sponsored by

420-637: The Reading area. When Gimbels went out of business in 1986, WPVI-TV and Boscov's took over the sponsorship of the Philadelphia Thanksgiving Day Parade . Boscov's remained a co-sponsor until 2007. The Boscov's in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania , was used to represent the fictional department store Illustra in the 1987 film Mannequin . Boscov's is mentioned in the Season 3 episode Kimmy Steps on

448-405: The Sinking Spring area reportedly called the main spring the sunken spring. White settlers later called it the "sinking spring." Penn Avenue is the main thoroughfare of Sinking Spring. There is a stone monument in the 3800 block of Penn Avenue. The borough, which has a large number of underground streams that carve out limestone and form sinkholes, was incorporated on March 13, 1913. According to

476-407: The average family size was 2.72. In the borough the population was spread out, with 19.6% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 30.6% from 25 to 44, 20.5% from 45 to 64, and 22.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 89.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.2 males. The median income for a household in the borough

504-407: The borough. The population density was 1,960.7 inhabitants per square mile (757.0/km ). There were 1,269 housing units at an average density of 942.8 per square mile (364.0/km ). The racial makeup of the borough was 95.76% White , 1.06% African American , 0.15% Native American , 0.80% Asian , 1.21% from other races , and 1.02% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.73% of

532-741: The company in 1960. The first Boscov's location outside of Berks County opened at the Lebanon Valley Mall in Lebanon, Pennsylvania , in August 1972. Boscov's bought Fowler, Dick and Walker, the Boston Store in 1980. One of Wilkes-Barre 's last remaining downtown department stores, it was Boscov's first multi-story store. Boscov's opened its first location outside of Pennsylvania at the Dover Mall in Dover, Delaware , in August 1982. Boscov's first entered

560-699: The first Boscov's store at 9th and Pike streets in Reading. A Pennsylvania Historical Marker commemorating Solomon Boscov stands at the site of the original store. Boscov's began expanding in the Reading suburbs during the 1960s, with the Boscov's West store in Sinking Spring opening in November 1962 and the Boscov's North store at the Reading Fairgrounds in Muhlenberg Township opening in August 1965. The Boscov's East store along 9th Street in Reading

588-409: The population. There were 1,233 households, out of which 23.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.6% were married couples living together, 10.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.3% were non-families. 33.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.14 and

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616-946: The space to include more retail, restaurants, and fitness by 2020. Its one of the five malls owned by Simon that had Sears closed planned to be redeveloped. In January 2020, LA Fitness opened in part of the Sears space. Five Below opened in July 2020. In September 2020, Ulta Beauty opened. HomeSense opened in December 2020. Boscov%27s Boscov's Inc. is a family-owned department store with fifty locations in Pennsylvania , New York , New Jersey , Delaware , Maryland , Ohio , Connecticut , West Virginia and Rhode Island . Twenty-six of these stores are located in Pennsylvania. Corporate headquarters are located in Exeter Township, Pennsylvania , near Reading . The company chairman

644-792: The summer season. In the 1970s, the Toms River area, although growing quickly, was still relatively rural. The closest malls were the Monmouth Mall in Eatontown, and the Shore Mall in Egg Harbor. With the growing need for an enclosed mall, the mall was originally planned to be at the intersection of Route 37 and the Garden State Parkway. However, the mall opened On July 20, 1976, at its current location at Hooper Avenue and Bay Avenue, with three anchors (Sears, JCPenney and Bamberger's , now Macy's) and

672-638: The village of Montello . The Sunoco Logistics Montello Complex is the company's Eastern Pipeline System headquarters, as well as a local trucking terminal and a major midstream terminal for refined products, mostly originating from the Philadelphia and Marcus Hook refineries. Sunoco's pipelines out of Montello provide gasoline, diesel fuel, and heating oil to large markets in Pittsburgh, Buffalo, and Rochester, as well as smaller markets near Harrisburg, Altoona, Williamsport, Tamaqua, and Kingston in Pennsylvania and

700-487: The year; this will be Boscov's 50th store and first location in the state. The 50th store located in West Virginia opened on October 7, 2023. During the 1970s, Boscov's launched its "Friends Helping Friends" program, an annual fundraising event which has raised roughly a million dollars each year for non-profit organizations. Boscov's sponsors the annual "Boscov's Berks Jazz Fest" which draws 35,000 to 40,000 people to

728-438: Was $ 35,078, and the median income for a family was $ 50,064. Males had a median income of $ 36,875 versus $ 24,635 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $ 23,053. About 12.0% of families and 11.6% of the population were below the poverty line , including 18.9% of those under age 18 and 14.8% of those age 65 or over. Several oil and gas pipeline, terminal, and distribution companies are located in Sinking Spring near

756-450: Was destroyed by fire in February 1967 and was replaced by a new Boscov's East store in Exeter Township in November 1967. The Boscov's West store was destroyed by fire in November 1967 and reopened in November 1968. By 1968, Boscov's had five stores, 2,200 workers, and annual sales exceeding $ 50 million. Solomon Boscov retired and was succeeded by his son Albert "Albie" Boscov as head of

784-575: Was located in the center of town. The water in this spring would sink into the ground from time to time, giving the illusion that it had disappeared. The Sinking Spring area is served by the Wilson School District . The Indigenous people who first inhabited this area were the Lenni Lenape (meaning the "original people"). The tribe in this immediate area was the Minsi or Wolf tribe. Inhabitants in

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