JC PENNEY FINAL DAYS - ELYRIA OHIO - MIDWAY MALL

JC PENNEY FINAL DAYS - ELYRIA OHIO - MIDWAY MALL
Tour of the closing JC PENNEY in Elyria Ohio, Midway Mall

[@auspiciousautonomous2403]

Thank you for doing these nostalgic videos happening right before our eyes. (LOVE)

[@eilyjones6359]

I had my first job there in 1975. I was on the Teen Board. Sad to see it close

[@mrseabass1853]

I remember the days when my mom would order my sports jerseys and toys from the JC Penney catalogs. Some of the happiest memories of my time.

[@JLWide]

Another classic. I loved the surreal feeling when you put the ads in.

[@_PrimetimePranks]

Always sad to see a store close 😞😞

[@erinbricker-urbanhistorian5803]

Primetime Pranks , it is 😢

[@judcrandall6762]

No guarantees in life. If you don't take care of your shoppers, they go away and you perish. That's how things work

[@jong2368]

JC Penney’s and Sears just never changed with the times. This is the result.

[@butterboiii9810]

Jon G JCPenney has started to change with the times now. It is actually doing way better than Sears and has more stores open than Macy’s as of 2019.

[@LemonChecks]

wasn't JCP bought as a subsidiary of Apple recently ??

[@butterboiii9810]

christopher kuhn No sure. But they seem to be thriving compared to sears. Especially where I live in New England.

[@robtimuscron1126]

Our local Sears (San Bruno, California), which I worked at for 15 years (1995-2010) just started its closing sale. This particular store, opened in 1971, has been on a steady decline for the last few years. Tons of empty space, not enough stock to fill the floor, no customer service due to being understaffed. When I worked there, we had about 600 employees. Each individual department had its own team of 15-20 sales people, and another team of 10 or so stock people. Now, each department has ONE saleperson/cashier at any given time, and ONE stockperson per salesfloor. I believe the store currently has around 100 total employees. It was only a matter of time before the end came.

[@liralovey]

This is a huge Penney’s, awesome job! That orange and wood paneling 😍😍😍

[@christinestange4813]

Ugh. Reminds me of the Bon Ton, just before closing at the Summit Park Mall in Niagara Falls

[@erinbricker-urbanhistorian5803]

Christine Stange , I remember the Bon Ton!

[@christinestange4813]

@@erinbricker-urbanhistorian5803 I REALLY miss the Bon Ton. Such great deals. Maybe one of the reasons for its demise.

[@ladytron9188]

I think the U.K. and the USA are witnessing the decline of the majority of department stores.😞

[@dougonodera8764]

Canada isn’t immune either.... Two of our big three Canadian department store chains are long-gone: Eatons and Simpsons. Sears Canada is gone, of course and Target? Well, that’s a story on its own....

[@MrButch-ls8vl]

Retail shopping habits have changed.

[@Tornadotommy]

In Germany its the same in small citys, and villages. But the big citys grow and grow ...

[@NFSMAN50]

You have online shopping now, so it makes sense why stores are dying out

[@dvferyance]

@@dougonodera8764 Target is doing really well in the US I don't know why it did not do better in Canada.

[@Steve.Cutler]

End of an Era for a few department stores. I remember when block buster went out of business. They were pretty hated by the end so no one shed a tear.

[@erinbricker-urbanhistorian5803]

Thanks Anthony 🙂👍👍👍

[@fionaanimates8692]

I live near here. Theres another JCP near the Avon area

[@andrewscott2090]

That's so sad a company that started 100+ years ago closing

[@ssstarburst87]

The truth of the matter is that unfortunately JC Penney's has always been overpriced and it cant withstand in today's climate of online shopping and even with cheaper stores such as Walmart.

[@jeh0089]

@Adam G. Westwood JC Penney already has an online store.

[@myway2653]

Not overpriced to me and they always giving you $10 coupon off of anything. They have a not up to date buyer who know nothing about retail so people go else where!

[@buzzcharter2221]

Yeah it is it's more expensive then Macy's there clearance section is hurting them if anything and they have to much competition from Nordstrom, Nordstrom Rack, Macy's and what's left of Sears

[@johnnyhotrod2608]

With the loss of its last anchor store, I predict that Midway Mall will finally close and become a memory by 2020.

[@brandondidion1561]

Wow. That's really hard to predict. Do you want to predict that christmas will come on dec 25th next?

[@johnnyhotrod2608]

@@brandondidion1561 Care to wager a bet of $5000 on the exact date of closure since you seen to be so sure of things? My attorney would be glad to hold the money for us. Maybe put your money where your mouth is?

[@brandondidion1561]

@@johnnyhotrod2608 shut your hillbilly ass up. Stop trying to sound smart by making stupid predictions that are obvious. What's next? Will you predict that snow will come this winter? Idiot.

[@inter_1097]

I'm thinking they will keep Harry Buffalo, Wasabi Steakhouse and maybe Best Buy open but not much else.

[@dvferyance]

@@inter_1097 There is already a Best Buy in nearby Avon. There is also a JC Penney there a much newer one which is why this one closed.

[@MissionaryBernadineNoble]

This makes me sad. I've shopped at this store for a long time, often finding very good deals. The decline of Midway Mall is sad. The people in this area dont have the expendable cash to keep the mall open.

[@donz.519]

I dont know why these video are being made. All it does is degrade the town that they are in. Why dont you show the good that is going on these communities.

[@louisaloi9178]

I live minutes from this JCP.I like Penny's luckily for us there's a much newer stand alone store in busy nearby Avon.Everyone here knew Avon store would wind up being the replacement store for the Dead Midway mall store.Only time will tell now as to when Midway mall gets pulled down JCP was the last anchor store left.⚰

[@f23948]

it's always sad to see closing down store but hey thank you for another great video

[@erinbricker-urbanhistorian5803]

f23948 - agreed 👍

[@RetroCheater81]

Ya know for a place that is probably going to be trashing those fixtures or selling them pennies on the dollar to a liquidator those prices are pretty steep. Its basically retail price.

[@erinbricker-urbanhistorian5803]

Chris Roseberry 👍

[@KevinBelmontLuna]

This brings me back to Last Year, Carson's closing. What a coincidence that Ford City is near Midway Airport and this being Midway Mall!

[@seand2711]

Seeing Penney's in trouble makes me very sad. I shop Penney's whenever I can for items.

[@judcrandall6762]

Life changes and JC Penney didn't. Too bad, so sad. Many better options to shop now.

[@b.a.brackus6371]

@@judcrandall6762 False

[@erinbricker-urbanhistorian5803]

Hello 👋, ours is still open in Washington State

[@johnkelly7757]

And ours in ElCentro, California.

[@erinbricker-urbanhistorian5803]

John Kelly awesome! 👍

[@johnkelly7757]

Our J.C.Penneys is even busy.

[@erinbricker-urbanhistorian5803]

John Kelly same here 🙂

[@erinbricker-urbanhistorian5803]

Howard Stern thank you 👍

[@butterboiii9810]

I love jcpenney. I hope it stays around for a while.

[@erinbricker-urbanhistorian5803]

Butter Boiii - same here! 🙂👍

[@girlscanbedrummers5449]

I actually like some of their clothing choices.

[@TananBaboo]

Unfortunately it won't though. When's the last time you've spent over $100 there? I certainly can't remember......

[@butterboiii9810]

sgauntt Christmas time my family spent a good amount.

[@TananBaboo]

Butter Boiii guess that's part of the problem though. They need customers coming back every week, not once a year. Honestly I just don't think a store like this can survive anymore if they're not also selling groceries. Probably the only thing that has saved Walmart.

[@lizmoulton8628]

JCP has been my favorite retailer since I was younger. This is sad to see another location close down. Fantastic video!!! So close to 25,000!

[@jackabeans9111]

I work at a Jcpenney in the Midwest and seeing things makes me feel so weird about it. My store is always full of people.

[@jqueen1380]

Our JCP is the last anchor remaining in our area mall. Macy’s (a decade at least ago), Sears (a few years ago), Elder-Beerman’s (last year). Occupancy rate continues to decline. This was a big store! A lot of fixtures for sale.

[@eastender74]

I must say Ace is quite ballsy when it comes to walking into places that were not meant for the general public 😅

[@LemonChecks]

Growing up in the 90's, the mall was the social hang-out (mall-rats) kids these days don't socialize in person, rather through the IoT.. either way, very SAD to see. it seemed to all fold so quickly. Many memories made there.

[@reviewerjay707]

This store didn’t close due to falling sales. It closed because the lease was up and when they renegotiated with Nadmar they walked awayafter Nadmar promised they were going to improve the mall and didn’t so JCP left.

[@LakeHowellDigitalVideo]

Yeah, this video = the future of every Sears and JC Penney in America. Honestly..... Ohio is about 3 years away from looking like a Mad Max film.

[@theoneandonlyrustyshaklefo6256]

Mister G You’ve never been to Ohio.

[@Gingy1380]

My hometown! Sad to see the mall like this. Used to go with my grandma when I was younger it was a lot busier. The food court was full now theres only a couple left I think havent been there in years.

[@KittyChanel]

How sad! I worked at the JC Penneys in Edina, MN in cosmetics. 1997. I hate to see department stores die. :'( Edit: I just checked. Its closed!

[@erinbricker-urbanhistorian5803]

The Curious Kitty 😢

[@GhostHost1969]

Fantastic video! Thank you so much, Anthony. I wasn't able to go get there before it closed. I did get video of this JCP when it was open. I documented the decline of Midway Mall for three years. Many stores closed in that time. Now all that's left are two junior anchors, Best Buy and Dunham's, and maybe ten stores and a few restaurants. Very sad.

[@erinbricker-urbanhistorian5803]

GhostHost1969 🙂👍

[@9patriko]

You are areas of the store where only the employees are allowed

[@Chocolatchips]

"Nothing Held Back"

[@enceladusfox2247]

Thank you for talking us inside with you Anthony , just so sad to see it that way .

[@MadTrump]

can you imagine with the lights mostly off and the intercom comes on

[@nasirb3914]

I wouldve bought some rolling carts, tables, and even recycling bins :p

[@Catmannj1]

Great video and sad, powerful video. It's sad to see another great retailer in decline. Like this store around just a little longer.than I've been around (born December 31, 1965.) You did this perfect, no narrative needed It looks like the Garden state plaza, paramus Penneys, around over 60 years, shut last year. So.evsay mall owners wanted something new in the space. But the store was busy (and had the shortest entrance escalator in the country.)

[@jlandon6028]

I expected Sears and Kmart to fold but not JC Penney. Their clothing was amazing.

[@myway2653]

They need Kohl’s gone too.

[@ojmccaf63]

Nooooooooo

[@oliviajackson8721]

I'm an associate at Penney's in Bluefield, WV. Our store is doing alright, but it could be doing a lot better. And seeing this poor store in the shape it was in this video and watching how sad and desolate everything looked makes me fear greatly that this might happen to our store. Growing up as a child, JCPenney was always the most iconic retailer. My parents loved it, my grandparents loved it, and all my friends shopped there. I always felt like a million bucks walking out of Penney's with a new shirt for school. If someone mentioned Penney's, you always heard such positive things about the customer service, what quality finds you can stumble upon for such reasonable prices, and how classic the culture altogether was. And even though I have great hopes for our store in Bluefield, losing it would be such a depressing time, let alone all of the hundreds of others that have been closing left and right. So sad.

[@dragon-lf9ow]

Wow really sad first Sears now JC penny's what next

[@erinbricker-urbanhistorian5803]

dragon 71 our Sears is gone also

[@pinball541]

@@jasemoutdoors2131- Maybe Fast Eddie could move over to Wal-Mart & run it into the ground like he did with Sears & Kmart. 👍

[@dnlcast2]

@@jasemoutdoors2131 Wal-mart is unstoppable...favorite store in the universe 🌟

[@Bella-pw5pe]

BYE JCPENNEY BYE😂THE MIDDLE CLASS IS BEING ERASED I HOPE Y'ALL KNOW THAT. THE ONLY PEOPLE THAT'S GONNA BE LEFT IS THE RICH AND THE POOR AND RIGHT NOW IM WORKING ON GET ON THE RICH SIDE. CAUSE THESE STORE'S MIDDLE CLASS STORE'S ARE GOING DOWN LIKE THE TITANIC. Y'ALL BETTER PICK SIDE'S OR YOUR JUST GONNA GET POORER. Y'ALL DON'T SEE WHAT'S GOING ON ? YOU BETTER WAKE UP 🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄

[@matexplores32]

My JCPenney still does well!

[@dnlcast2]

I buy very nice blue jeans at Wal-Mart for $15 to $20. Why would I spend $40 to $60 for same quality jeans at J.C.Penny? I got rent to pay, I need to make every dollar count.

[@Christopher0817]

Another awsome video as always. It is so sad to see these places close and then just sit there empty for years

[@juans6639]

This looks as eerie as the Sears store at Northeast Mall in Fort Worth which I was in about a year ago.

[@lidsman2221]

Thanks for the video and going into the offices also.

[@Bella-pw5pe]

ONLY THE POOR AND THE RICH WILL ONLY EXIST. I HOPE Y'ALL SEE WATS HAPPENING 🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄

[@realtv01]

Wow hat's off for making it to the Manager's office and a view of the backroom.

[@insomniac2233]

The red black and yellow signs,make me think of Ollie's for some reason. 2 worlds,which must never collide,but in some cases inevitably do! Great work Ace!

[@kelly3014]

I think I visited this mall years ago.

[@johnnyhotrod2608]

You "think" you did? But you don't really know!

[@myway2653]

Why were you in a restricted area?

[@AcesAdventures1]

Bb Broadus who gives a shit the store was closing

[@brenthaymon280]

The restricted area is empty like the rest of the store.

[@littletoast9465]

Damn. Can't count how many times I was kicked out of this mall as a kid. Met my wife outside of this store, I really hope they end up doing /something/ with the mall, it's basically just a food court now.

[@jcretailexplorations9562]

The one in chapel hill will probably close The one in baker hill mall is closing

[@clairelfhs02]

As far as anchors, what's left at Midway Mall?

[@ProdByClockwerk]

Claire Osada there is it one anymore. Pennys was the last and it’s closed now.

[@juliadennehy]

The State of Ohio... Final Days.

[@erinbricker-urbanhistorian5803]

juliadennehy 😮

[@johnnyhotrod2608]

juliadennehy.....Final Days.

[@theoneandonlyrustyshaklefo6256]

juliadennehy Have you even been to Ohio?

[@brandokie77]

FYI JC Penney’s is NOT expensive. I shop there very frequently. They always have their clothes on sale and u can use coupons so it’s fairly inexpensive for very good quality clothing. I love shopping there thb.

[@theautodidacticlife6059]

It looks like the Sear in my area before it closed.

[@Bella-pw5pe]

THEIRS ALOT MORE BUSINESSES THAT'S GONNA FALL. Y'ALL BUSINESS OWNERS AND LANDLORDS KEEP BRINGING THE PRICES UP HIGHER AND HIGHER EVER YEAR ON PEOPLE YOUR BUSINESS IS GONNA FALL TOO.

[@johnnyhotrod2608]

You need to learn about how our monetary system works, I can tell you are poor and do not have a clue about inflation.

[@Bella-pw5pe]

@@johnnyhotrod2608 You don't see that the middle class is poor now ? These are middle class stores closing , people are getting mini House's and living in there car people are down sizing , you are poor too the middle alot of Business is gonna fall people can't afford things , you must be a business owner keep lifting the price up your business is gonna fall away because of your greed .

[@johnnyhotrod2608]

@@Bella-pw5pe You are only correct on one count, I am a business owner and have been most of my life.I am not really poor but I play poor on You Tube. Only the foolish middle class is losing jobs, car, houses, the smart ones are adapting to changes. I am one of those that adapt. I have no debt, I do not live beyond my means and I take advantage of opportunity. I have never had a car payment and I bought my house for cash at the height of the foreclosures 10 years ago. My house is located on commercial land with a commercial building I work out of. I have no mortgage and my bills total about $800 per month. I live on an acre and am planning on buying more acres around me. I will planting a 1/4 acre garden next year and growing my own food while selling off the excess for profit. I am n ot in a panic or stressed about like you are. I'm doing GREAT!

[@johnnyhotrod2608]

@@Bella-pw5pe I am smart and change business practices and prices accordingly with the changes in the economy, I will always do fine and as a matter of fact may become a millionaire in about 2 years or less. I did not accomplish that from greed but from wisdom and intelligence. Only ignorant people believe what you believe because you do not understand anything about being an employer, self reliance, our monetary system, etc. Get educated first before spewing stupidity.

[@majesticbutterfly]

Excessive high prices brought on by greediness how come no one talks about this they got what they deserved bankruptcy

[@huffandpoot]

another American icon falling. you will see more of this when the national minimum wage goes to 15 dollars per hour. good luck finding any retailer with an actual store, afterwards...

[@johnny-becker]

so what is the official word on why JC Penney is going downhill. As of this post, their stock price is only .80. Macy's is not doing so hot either at $22 but they are bankrolling compared to both JC Penney and Sears combined.

[@riseandshine.2171]

JC Penny will remain open it's just that particular location

[@chriswatkins6222]

It’s so sad that all these stores from when I was younger and always going to like sears closed down and now jcpenny is closing 138 of their stores in the us which just really bums me out I loved both of these stores sears is where I would go for school stuff and glasses now I got no where to go that I’m not familiar with besides Walmart but that’s a last resort on a budget

[@jameslaumand3686]

What did j c stand for

[@healthylifehappywife8501]

Jellicle Cats.

[@foodandhomeprep8425]

Healthy Life, Happy Wife 😂😻

[@erinbricker-urbanhistorian5803]

Amy C 😃

[@southernoregoncatmom6519]

@@healthylifehappywife8501 -Ha, ha, ha!!!!!!!!😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@healthylifehappywife8501]

@@southernoregoncatmom6519 I had ta go there. :P

[@greg33770]

and i heard they sold where i use to work, the Boulevard Mall, Amherst NY....are they going to bulldoze it and build something else ?

[@zarchiwizowany-kothyscher9498]

5:46 I got scared here 😂

[@auspiciousautonomous2403]

~ JUST a joke - at 9:40 you turn on lights and keep them on when you leave. You do not turn them off. No wonder why this business lost money. ~/- Just joking. (LOVE)

[@maverickquest4552]

A lot of stores better lower their prices especially clothing stores cuz they going to be next like Macy's

[@c00pster88]

First

[@c00pster88]

Dang, tbh it seems like JCpenneys is slipping up more and more, nice video Ace!

[@erinbricker-urbanhistorian5803]

c00pster 🙂👍👋

[@erinbricker-urbanhistorian5803]

David Conrad we still have 1 here by us

[@c00pster88]

@@erinbricker-urbanhistorian5803 ay thanks man lol, I need to get back on that notification early gang

[@foodandhomeprep8425]

I’m sad

[@KRhythm2013]

8:50 looks bleak

[@Wesley-td3he]

JC "PENNY STOCK" NYSE: JCLSD

[@brandokie77]

RIP Ohio - glad I left

[@theoneandonlyrustyshaklefo6256]

Brandy Colletti You’ve never been, I guarantee it.