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Will Florence Mall survive?

Sear's going out of business is a foregone conclusion and an absolute certainty assuring that one of the major players in the Florence Mall will no longer be there to provide an anchor store to support the mall.  Now there is word, on the National scene, that many JC Penney stores will be closing, 140 I believe, and although we don't know if the local Mall store will be one of them it is a very distinct possibility that it will be.  

If the local JC Penny does close what do most feel will be the affect upon the Florence Mall.   One only has to walk through the mall now to see a great many of the malls real estate available and either boarded up or setting empty.  The mall just went through a huge remodeling project and a name change but I fear if JC Penny exists that scene that the Mall may not recover from it. 

I don't know what the new Mayor is doing with regards to try and keep major players in the Florence area but I can see a scenario where Florence's economic future could look quite dim.   I know there is a lot of optimism in the nation with Trump's presidency and the talk about bringing American Jobs back but I'm wondering if the optimism is something that will be extended to Florence's future?  

One only has to look at some of the things that appears to be going on and wonder just how the City will weather it.  Closure of K-Mart, Sears and Best Buy and the very possible closure of JC Penny and Gander Mountain given that Gander Mountain, at the corporate level, has declared bankruptcy .  With the future opening of Authority Sports and their prices one wonders even if Gander Mountain doesn't close account of their corporate bankruptcy will they, and D!cks be able to survive? 

Be as the Bereans ( Acts 17:11 )

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