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Indio Fashion MallIndio Fashion Mall was a shopping mall in Indio, California, currently the site of the Indio Grand Marketplace. Indio Fashion Mall opened on February 24, 1975. A 60,000-square-foot (5,600 m2) Harris Company department store (later became Harris Gottschalks in 1999) and a Sears anchored the mall which had 40 other mall shops.[1] The mall had 215,000 square feet (20,000 m2) of retail space on a 17-acre (6.9 ha) parcel.[2] DeclineThe Sears store closed in 2004 (relocated to Westfield Palm Desert mall) and the Harris-Gottschalks in 2009. By 2017, 70% of the storefronts in the mall were empty.[3] On February 28, 2018, Los Angeles-based developer Haagen Company purchased the mall and its lot with the intention of eventual redevelopment.[2][4] Current statusThe building is now called Indio Grand Marketplace and is an indoor swap meet, consisting of lower-end independent retailers and food outlets.[5] Redevelopment plansThe owner has plans to demolish the existing mall building and build a mixed-use development to cover the lot as well as an additional adjacent 20-acre parcel. It is to house retailers, casual dining and entertainment; up to 400 new residential units; and a hotel.".[6] References
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