Macy's at Crossroads is closing

[Jesseda]

BEST BUY IS PLANNED TO CLOSE IT DOORS SOON.. The i-240 and i-35 re alignment that will take place hopefully in the next 5 years lol.. well the re alingment phase will be using up the best buy, the shopping center beside it, the gymnastic place, the old burger king, all that area will be the new insterstate entrances exits ramps..etc..best buy is lanning on building a store in moore off of 19th street by the home depot...so with best buy leaving the crossroads area, and the new warren theater which will make that other theater at crossroads close its doors as well.. it looks to me crossroads will be no more in about 3 years or less

[SeinfeldBlock]

Crossroads needs help. Part of the reason why everyone calls it "ghetto" is because it hasn't been updated! It's so dark and dim in there it's not any fun to shop. I do think that Quail may face similar problems--mainly because I used to live at 122nd & Penn (it's not the best of neighborhoods) and I would go to Quail regularly. I just see some similar problems that I noticed in Crossroads before the decline.

Soonerliberal--122nd & Penn is NOT a good neighborhood. Granted, it may be better than other parts of the metro, but I lived there and was broken into 3 times, once robbed at gunpoint. People were murdered there. I've never seen such a decent place go down the drain so quickly. Have you been to the Wal-Mart at Penn/Memorial? Not much better!

[jbrown84]

That's why my store, Suncoast is closing, unless a miracle happens we are closing sometime in Jan. I have not heard what's moving into our location, but I think they have a buyer already set up.

I noticed they were having a liquidation sale. So the lease was not renewed because they are bringing in something else?



If Quail has gotten a Forever 21, that will be a major steal from Penn. I would have expected Penn or Spring Creek in Edmond to get that store before Quail. Oh, and that's not a "hiphop" store.

[oneforone]

BEST BUY IS PLANNED TO CLOSE IT DOORS SOON.. The i-240 and i-35 re alignment that will take place hopefully in the next 5 years lol.. well the re alingment phase will be using up the best buy, the shopping center beside it, the gymnastic place, the old burger king, all that area will be the new insterstate entrances exits ramps..etc..best buy is lanning on building a store in moore off of 19th street by the home depot...so with best buy leaving the crossroads area, and the new warren theater which will make that other theater at crossroads close its doors as well.. it looks to me crossroads will be no more in about 3 years or less

I cannot see Best Buy moving all the way to Moore without adding a new South OKC store. I am wondering if what you heard might have been confused with the Home Depot Store southside.

My sister's friend works at Outback Steakhouse off of 240 and Penn. Home Depot has purchased the property their located on. I heard Best Buy has plans to build next to the new Home Depot. I am not saying they will not build in Moore. I am just wondering if the rumor mill might have twisted what I heard.

[Architect2010]

After Macy's I see A.E. or Pac Sun leaving soon too. After A.E. and Pac Sun are gone expect Crossroads to lose a lot of its teenage shoppers.

[Jesseda]

oneforone, this is what i heard from a employee at city hall in moore, she might be wrong, but i would think if it was talked about in city hall it would have more truth than rumor spreading, plus the citizens in moore do not havea electronic store except for walmart which is a joke, moore is getting a lot of stuff that southside is losing, southside okc doesnt have jcpennies they moved to moore...

[SeinfeldBlock]

I don't want Best Buy to move next to Home Depot in Moore (esp on the west side). Those apartment complexes will go down the drain if they get a bunch of junk next to them and then we're stuck with junky apartments and a lot of retail crap.

[jbkrems]

It is likely that Best Buy would move into a Home Depot strip center. Look at the Home Depot strip center near May Ave. and 63rd (down the street from the now closing CompUSA store). There is a Best Buy near the Home Depot. Also, up near Quail Springs Mall, there is also a Best Buy and Circuit City that has opened near the Home Depot on North Penn Ave. So it would make sense Best Buy would open a store near a Home Depot, around I-240 and Penn.

[BG918]

I feel safer around Crossroads than I do around some areas of the NW side of town. I shop in there fairly frequently (it's less than 10 minutes from my house), and I've never had a problem. I know it's on the decline and just about dead, but that doesn't mean that Dillards doesn't carry Born shoes or that I can't go in to buy my weekly 10 lbs of Jelly Bellies.

As for the area, Hispanic populations != danger. I've never had a Hispanic person cause me one bit of trouble. Not once. And I've lived in the mecca for illegals (San Diego). I've been robbed at gunpoint by a black person just off of NW Expressway though (around Britton and MacArther). Stuck a 1911 Colt in my face and took the weedeater out of the back of my truck.

People somehow think that the southside is crime-laden and has all sorts of problems. All I see is a lot of low-income people that are just trying to get by for the most part. Is there crime? Sure. But it's hardly a geographic thing. I'd rather live at SW 44th and Penn than the west side of downtown OKC.

And BG918, have you been in Sooner Fashion Mall lately? No WAY does that mall close any time soon. It's packed full of people spending money every day. Not hanging out...Spending money. Heck, even Sears is crowded there.

I realize Sooner Mall is busy NOW, but what about when UNP opens its lifestyle center? Maybe the two can coexist but I doubt it, especially if one of Sooner's anchors like Dillard's bolts for the newcenter.

[metro]

So can someone clarify. Is this Best Buy going out of business? If so, when? Are they having any clearance sales?

[Martin]

metro-
if that best buy does close, i don't see it happening in the immediate future. -M

[dismayed]

Sooner Mall doesn't have a Macy's. Macy's at Crossroads is going out soon, meaning there won't be a Macy's on the south side and none in the metro that sells furniture. I hope the UNP Mall goes after Macy's, it would be a perfect fit and is something that is unique to Norman and shouldn't complete directly with Sooner Mall.

[CCOKC]

When driving through Denver a few months ago I noticed a stand alone Macy's in one of the north side suburbs. It would not surprise me at all to see a Macy's at the UNP in the future.

[masonsmomma]

I noticed they were having a liquidation sale. So the lease was not renewed because they are bringing in something else?



If Quail has gotten a Forever 21, that will be a major steal from Penn. I would have expected Penn or Spring Creek in Edmond to get that store before Quail. Oh, and that's not a "hiphop" store.

Well our last day is Jan. 16th, and rumors are that Forever 21 may come to Penn as well. I don't know why, it does not fit well with their "goals". I'm not sure though, I'm really thinking that they already have someone to take our spot. A girl from another store in the mall came in and told me that there were going to be atleast 2 more empty lots in the mall pretty soon, as a jewelry store was closing and something else. Forever 21 is focused towards "hip" teens though, which is why Quail got them first I think.

[yukong]

It is likely that Best Buy would move into a Home Depot strip center. Look at the Home Depot strip center near May Ave. and 63rd (down the street from the now closing CompUSA store). There is a Best Buy near the Home Depot. Also, up near Quail Springs Mall, there is also a Best Buy and Circuit City that has opened near the Home Depot on North Penn Ave. So it would make sense Best Buy would open a store near a Home Depot, around I-240 and Penn.

Except, the Bestbuy on N. May was there years before Home Depot came in to that spot. Also, on N. Memorial Road, Bestbuy was there before Home Depot. And in that location, BB is quite a few blocks from HD. BB fronts Memorial, and HD is about 1/4 mile up Penn. Circuit City came in after both, but Bestbuy was in place in both spots before HD. But Bestbuy did go in after HD out on W. I-40 at Rockwell. So, I don't know if there is any connection between BB and HD and their locations other than they are looked at as prime shopping locations. In Norman, BB is close to Lowes and a mile or more from HD.

[kmf563]

Most people I know on the south side or moore area don't use that best buy next to crossroads mall anyway. They either go to norman or to the one on the I-40 service road.

[Sue Branham]

Macy's closing at Crossroads:
In response to all the posts on this subject, it is a little known secret that Crossroads is the best place to shop to get clearance items at Dillard’s. I have enjoyed shopping at Crossroads for the past 15 years because it is so easy to get a parking place (especially at Christmas), get in and out, and find great bargains. I've learned in the past couple years that they get the clearance merchandise from the other Dillard's stores in the city and I frequently get 75% or more off. I used to shop some at Foley's and have bought a few things at Macy's but Dillard's carries the brands I like and has better sales. I used to shop at Penney's but once Kohl's came in at Yukon I have given up Penney's. Kohl's has better prices and I can get in and out easier. I noticed when the Penney's at Crossroads closed and the new one opened at Moore it was much smaller and configured much like a Kohl’s' store. I think that's the trend: stop building huge stores in malls and instead streamline stores for stand alone operations.

Another misconception among many is that there is no money on the south side of OKC. I read that there is a higher concentration of wealth South of I-240 between Portland and Shields than any place in OKC. It makes sense if you know the south side. Not only is Rivendell an affluent neighborhood but there are many more similar developments all over that area. Add to that the professionals that live in the area, FAA employees, Tinker AFB employees, formerly GM employees, etc. and you soon see where the wealth comes from.

I grew up on the south side in the late 50's and remember what a great middle class neighborhood Capitol Hill was. It was safe and a good place to raise a family. Even Capitol Hill high school, which supposedly had gang problems, wasn't really a bad school. Mainly, there were some low income kids who made trouble, but not anything compared to what we see all over the city today.

I will shop at Crossroads as long as I can and will be sad if it does eventually close down. If you visit the booming area around SW 19th and I-35 in Moore, you will see where the business is going. I think it's inevitable that Crossroads will close but it's wonderful to see how well Moore is being developed.

I feel safe at Crossroads because the security is good. They patrol a lot and I don't shop after dark anyway as a rule. Also, Oklahoma County sheriff Whetsel has his office in the lower level of Crossroads. The shooting incident that occurred last year was quickly dealt with by that same police force. I get much more nervous at the upscale malls that cater to the wealthy. They seem to have more problems with robberies and purse snatching because they know the clientele have money. Also, the inner city areas seem to have a fair share of crime.
Incidentally, there is a Best Buy on the south side but far west. It’s in the growing shopping area bordered by S. MacArthur and I-40 that will soon have most of the stores that are at Quail Spring's shopping center (not mall.) An outlet mall will be built to the west at Rockwell this year. That should create a lot of new business.

[bombermwc]

AMEN on Crossroads. Finally someone that see that Crossroads isn't this horrible hole in the universe where you get shot when you visit.

Wake up folks and shop there. It's SOOOO much easier to get in and out of than Penn!!!

[Jesseda]

yes but there is a lot of stores at crossroads, that are kinda funky, like imation stores.., grant it there is a halmark, a bath and body works ad a victoria secrets, but there is a lot of stores that are just are just like cheap novelty stores..At one point there was 10 stores that where all chinese novelty shops and nail salons. Id rather go to penn square or some other place, Cross roads doesnt have a great kids store, I dont even think they havea childrens clothing store that is not dillards yes only dillards since macys will not be there.

[soonerliberal]

Wake up folks and shop there. It's SOOOO much easier to get in and out of than Penn!!!

That may be because there are only about 6 of the same stores Penn, Quail, or Sooner mall has. The VAST MAJORITY of Crossroads' stores are not mainstream mall stores. The malls share American Eagle, Pac-Sun, Victoria's Secret, Bath and Body, Hot Topic, and Dillards. That is about it. There is no Abercrombie nor Gap at Crossroads. There is no Eddie Bauer nor Express. EVERY OTHER mall in the metro area has those stores. Then you add the JCrew and Banana Republic of the northern OKC malls and the facts are simple: Crossroads does not have the quality stores to shop at like any of the other malls do.

[BailJumper]

I hear Macy's is kicking off their Store Closing sale today. We got a call from a sales lady in furniture that told us some furniture we were wanting has been marked down.

Going by after work. I imagine the sales are small to start off with.

[bdub02]

Ah, Macy's closing. I knew this day was coming. With 2 anchors gone, I think its safe to say Crossroads has now reached a point of no return. As somebody above said, I give it 3 years at the most, especially with a recession on the horizon and with that many chain stores will close their underperforming locations. Look for Dillard's to close next, especially with their recent losses I imagine they will be closing underperforming stores. Once the outparcels close i.e. Best Buy and the theater, there will be nothing to sustain retail in that area period.

Does anybody know if the hotels will be torn down as well?

And about Eddie Bauer, I think they are closing all over. The same thing is happening at McCain Mall here in Little Rock, which is our "other" mall similar to Crossroads in OKC. Walk in and it looks like you've gone back to 1989 because they haven't renovated it since the late 80s. I agree that the mall in general is a dying fad. I think we are getting to a point where only the super-trendy malls will survive.

And about Suncoast - the Internet has killed the brick and mortar music and movie stores - same with stores like CompUSA.

[Oh GAWD the Smell!]

And about Suncoast - the Internet has killed the brick and mortar music and movie stores - same with stores like CompUSA.

No, prices killed Suncoast. Best Buy and Circuit City blew their prices out of the water. CompUSA too. They charged more than their competitors. The internet probably did have more to do with CompUSA though. Most techies buy their parts online.

I think the parent company for Eddie Bauer (Speigel) was bought out a couple of years ago, so that may have something to do with them.

[Moondog]

No, prices killed Suncoast. Best Buy and Circuit City blew their prices out of the water.

Suncoast has always been one of those places where I just go to "look around." Never have purchased anything there. Totally agree about the prices killing them. I think the same has happened to all the mall music stores, too. I don't even think Quail has one anymore (anyone remember Disc Jockey?) and it's been a zillion years since I've been to Crossroads, not sure if they have one. I believe Penn has an FYE -- or at least it did.

[masonsmomma]

No Best Buy bought Suncoast under the company MusicLand and totally screwed them over actually. Our prices maybe somewhat high on somethings, but on New Releases, we are about the same as everyone else. Quail had a Sam Goody until 2006, Penn does not have an FYE, the only 2 are free standing locations on the Expressway and on 1-240 and Penn. No it wasn't our prices that killed us, it was the mall that has another tenant that they wanted to bring in.