If you visited a West Michigan Meijer store on Saturday, you were welcomed by a sign on the door stating, "We are currently experiencing issues accepting electronic payments... "
What many people may not know about the Kalamazoo/Portage area is the fact that we were on our way to becoming the Mall capital of Michigan. During the 80’s Kalamazoo had a minimum of 4 malls. Today, there is only one. Is the Crossroads Mall going to be the exception, or will it too join these abandoned and demolished malls of Kalamazoo’s past?
While the day and age of buying almost everything online was yet to come, Crossroads Mall gave people from the surrounding townships a place to shop and entertain. Recently, the Mall has been repurchased by a company based in New York, which leaves me with the question of: What will happen to the Crossroads Mall?
Grab another slice of pumpkin pie and see if the Lions really do pull one out at the end. These major retailers will not be open on Thanksgiving this year.