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23-678: Village Mall may refer to: Village Mall (Danville, Illinois) , a shopping mall in Danville, Illinois . Village Mall, a defunct mall in Willingboro, New Jersey Village Mall, a former shopping mall in Cleveland, Tennessee , a predecessor of the Bradley Square Mall . Village Mall, the former name of Auburn Mall in Auburn, Alabama. Villager Mall,

46-682: A former name of Village on Park Street in Madison See also [ edit ] The Village Shopping Center in Gary, Indiana Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Village Mall . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Village_Mall&oldid=1231754689 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

69-538: Is an American national off-price department store retailer, and a division of Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corporation with more than 1,000 stores in 40 states and Puerto Rico , with its corporate headquarters located in Burlington Township, New Jersey . In 2007, it was acquired by Bain Capital in a transaction and in 2008, Tom Kingsbury became president and CEO. The company went public again in 2013. Burlington

92-474: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Village Mall (Danville, Illinois) Village Mall was developed in the 1970s by SES Development Company. The first store to open was an Ayr-Way discount store in 1972, which later became Target . It was followed by a National Supermarkets and a Meis department store, which was later sold to Elder-Beerman . The mall itself opened in 1975. J. C. Penney

115-465: Is the third largest off-price retailer after TJX Companies and Ross Stores . Monroe Milstein and his father, Abe, had been running a successful wholesale and retail outerwear business together since 1946. In 1972, Henrietta Milstein convinced her husband Monroe to purchase a former factory outlet in Burlington, New Jersey , for $ 675,050, using money she had saved from her job as a librarian for most of

138-506: The $ 75,000 down payment. Initially, the Milsteins sold coats and jackets in wholesale, but in order to become less dependent on the seasonal coat business, they gradually began adding clothing items and accessories, eventually expanding into linens, gift items, a baby department and shoes. A second location was opened in 1975 in Copiague on Long Island , and Milstein asked his son Lazer, who

161-524: The 12-month period ending August 3, 2013. As of October 2013, the company operated 503 stores in 44 states and Puerto Rico under the names Burlington Coat Factory, Cohoes Fashions, Baby Depot, and MJM Designer Shoes. In 2016, Burlington Stores joined the Fortune 500 for the first time. Tom Kingsbury served as the CEO from 2008 to 2018. Following the bankruptcy and closure of all Bed Bath & Beyond stores in

184-518: The Night campaign, collecting donations at the store checkout. With an annual fundraiser that runs from July through October, the company raised more than $ 3 million in 2013, bringing the total raised by the company to date to more than $ 19 million. In 2006, Burlington launched the Warm Coats and Warm Hearts Drive to collect coat donations for those in need. Partnering with ABC's Good Morning America and

207-613: The South Tower of The World Trade Center, part of the plane's landing gear and fuselage came out the north side of the tower and crashed through the roof and two of the floors of the Burlington Coat Factory at 45–47 Park Place, between West Broadway and Church Street , (600 feet [180 meters]) north of the former World Trade Center. The store had been the company's first location in Manhattan, opened in 1991. Three floor beams of

230-542: The United States , Burlington Coat Factory has been accused of labeling real fur products as "faux fur". The company agreed to pull the false advertisements after an undercover investigation revealed "faux fur" as actually made from the pelts of animals killed in China. Coats sold by stores such as Burlington Coat Factory have also been found to contain hair of raccoon dog . From 1981 until 2009, Burlington Coat Factory's logo

253-567: The United States, Burlington purchased the leases for more than 40 closed locations in June 2023. The following year, Burlington acquired the leases of 15 locations of the Texas-based retailer Conn's after their bankruptcy and store closings. Burlington has partnered with charitable organizations for several years. Since 2002, they have partnered with the joining the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society's Light

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276-814: The Village Mall store. In mid-2015, a Jo-Ann Fabrics was added to the mall, while the city of Danville offered an incentive to the Slumberland Furniture chain to open a store in part of the former Sears. On January 31, 2018, The Bon-Ton Stores announced that Carson's would be closing as part of a plan to close 42 stores nationwide. The store closed in April 2018. On April 18, 2018, it was announced that The Bon-Ton Stores would be going out of business due to bankruptcy. AMC closed its theater following showtimes of December 11, 2022. Burlington Coat Factory Burlington , formerly known as Burlington Coat Factory ,

299-486: The company holds a yearly Red Dress Event, where red dresses are sold in stores, with $ 1 from every sale donated to WomenHeart. In 2014, as part of the partnership they launched the “Heart of Style Tour”. For the tour, a bus traveled to various store locations, with heart health professionals on board providing blood pressure tests and Body Mass Index (BMI) tests and education about women's heart disease. Under investigation from animal welfare organization Humane Society of

322-495: The former Hobby Lobby. By 2010, the last restaurant had closed in the food court . Elder-Beerman was re-branded Carson's in 2011, and Dunham's Sports filled the rest of the former Hobby Lobby. The former Goody's space became Ross Dress for Less in mid-2012. In mid-2013, Burlington Coat Factory opened in the former J. C. Penney/Steve & Barry's space. The addition of new stores brought occupancy levels up to 78 percent. In September 2014, Sears announced that it would close

345-510: The former executive vice president and chief operating officer, was named to serve as the acting CEO. A holding company called Burlington Coat Factory Holdings Inc., was formed to be the ultimate parent of the chain. Monroe Milstein was the first cousin of Paul Milstein and Seymour Milstein . In July 2012, the company received a $ 40 million incentive from the New Jersey Economic Development Authority as part of

368-475: The mall, including Old Navy and Dunham's Sports . County Market , which replaced National Supermarket, was also expanded. Hobby Lobby, Steve & Barry's, and Goody's all closed in 2008, the latter two due to bankruptcy of the chains. The loss of these stores led to rumors that the mall would close or be converted to other uses, or that Elder-Beerman or Sears would relocate to elsewhere in town. Despite these closures, Pet Supplies Plus opened in part of

391-475: The national nonprofit Fashion Delivers, Burlington stores served as drop off spots for the donations, which were then distributed within the area by local charities. Since the program's inception, over 1.2 million coats have been collected and distributed. In 2012, the company first partnered with WomenHeart: The National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease to promote women's heart health education during National Heart Health Month As part of this partnership,

414-533: The state's GrowNJ program in order to build a new headquarters in Florence , adjacent to its existing headquarters, keeping the company from moving its headquarters outside the state. On June 27, 2013, Burlington filed its S-1 registration statement with the SEC for an initial public offering. In October 2013, the company's stock rose more than 40% on its first day of trading. The company reported $ 4.35 billion in sales for

437-517: The text was retired from all logos used by the company. An urban legend concerning snakes hiding in coats being sold at Burlington became widely circulated in the early 1990s. A representative from the company assured customers that since distribution centers and stores were maintained at 68 °F, a snake would not be able to survive retail conditions. In the September 11, 2001, attacks , after hijacked United Airlines Flight 175 penetrated through

460-582: Was added in 1985. Sears , which previously had a store in downtown Danville, was offered an incentive by the city to move to the mall in the early 1990s. Target closed in 1997 due to low sales, and by 1999 had become a Hobby Lobby . J. C. Penney closed its Danville store in 2001 along with two others in Illinois. In 2004, a wing of the mall was renovated to make room for a Goody's clothing store. The former J. C. Penney store became Steve & Barry's in 2006. That same year, several anchors were proposed for

483-570: Was bought by the family in 1972, went public. In 2006, the company was purchased by Bain Capital Partners for $ 2.06 billion. The Milstein family held almost 30 million shares of the Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corporation, making approximately $ 1.3 billion, and Monroe Milstein was unassociated with the business following the sale, although two of his sons, Stephen and Andrew, stayed on briefly. Mark Nesci,

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506-552: Was living in Israel at the time, to return home and act as the store's legal owner for the new location. Lazer agreed, on the condition that the store be closed Saturdays in observance of the Sabbath . At the time, businesses faced legal action for being open on Sunday, with an exception made for religions observing a different Sabbath. In 1983, with 31 locations, the company, whose name was Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corporation since it

529-487: Was supplemented with the tag "Not Affiliated with Burlington Industries ." When Burlington Coat Factory settled a trademark dispute with fabric maker Burlington Industries in 1981, Burlington Coat Factory agreed to say in advertising that the two companies were not affiliated. Even though Burlington Industries ceased operations in 2004 following a buyout of its remaining operations, the "not affiliated" disclaimer remained on advertising logo and company media until 2009, when

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