Progress is progress, and you see plenty of that in Northern Virginia. Of course, there are plans to turn it into something else. My local mall near where I lived growing up (Pembroke Mall in Virginia Beach Virginia) also announced that it was closing. Whatever the space will be, I will keep the memories of walking around the store in the early years of my daughter’s life.
According to a report from the Washington Business Journal, at least three tenants have been identified to fill in the space for now, one of which will be Ireland-based retailer Primark (looks like a business model similar to the Japanese retailer Uniqlo). Retailer Macerich, the owner of Tyson’s Corner Center, plans to break the space into smaller pieces of the two-level shop. It’s been real, Bean (Matthew Eng/Offbeat NOVA) In the same vein as seeing your childhood Pizza Hut turn into a 2-star Mexican Restaurant, there are already plans from the developer to change the space. At this point, you have to ask yourself: What will be next? And of course, we can’t forget that the Disney Store inside the mall, by far our main reason for going to Tyson’s, shuttered in September. This news comes just before it was announced that the Bed Bath & Beyond just down the street from the mall is set to close at the end of February 2022. The only other location in the area is the 22,000-square-foot store in Bethesda, Maryland, despite the retailer actively looking for a new location in the DMV area. Bean clothing and merchandise are back into the catalog sphere (at least in the sense of ordering online).
In a grand twist of ironic fate, it seems most of the orders for L.L. At the time, it was the sixth anchor of the burgeoning mall. The store had an indoor trout pond and waterfall, evoking an early 2000s mall experience akin to waiting for your “portabella mushroom” group at your local mega-mall Rainforest Cafe. Bean reported that 85% of their sales were from catalogs. Part of what spurred the move was the high proportion of catalog orders. It was the first of the retail chain’s stores outside of its home state of Maine. Bean opened the store in Tyson’s in 2000. Bean an anchor store next to two other large storefronts, Macy’s and American Girl (both still open– for now). One can imagine the staggering amount of monthly dues to a 76,000-square-foot store. They looked into everything from finding an alternative location to supposedly moving all of the merchandise to one floor, which would validate the idea that the rent was too high. “Though we worked with the landlord to explore many options, we were unable to reach favorable terms in a way that would allow us to best serve our customers moving forward.” Quote from L.L. Bean said “the decision was not an easy one:” Bean’s plan to keep the store at just one level. The most prevailing rumor was that either the rent was too high, or the mall rejected L.L. Bean fans, local residents, and Tyson’s Corner Mall regulars. There’s a whole lot of speculation from L.L.
Our daughter especially loved playing with the toys on the lower level. Bean was always a part of our mall experience.
“We’ll miss seeing you here, but we hope to see you outside.” Sign in front of the store (Matthew Eng/Offbeat NOVA) A sign out front of the store read that the store would permanently close after the 17th of January. Upon further inspection, my suspicion was true: the store was closing. As we rounded the corner of the American Girl store, I noticed that the L.L. We parked in our usual spot across from the Macy’s and headed in for a lap on the two floors of the mall. It’s also fun to feel nostalgic for the old days of the early to mid-1990s when going to the mall was a social event you waited all week for. It’s a great place to get some exercise and window shop. It’s warm in the winter and frosty cool in the summertime. We go to the mall for exercise, diversion, and a little (light) shopping since my daughter was an infant. Although Springfield Town Center is the closest to us, Tyson’s Corner has always been our go-to location. On the coldest days and months of the year, the best place to get exercise is the mall. On January 2, 2022, a day before it snowed nearly a foot in the DC Metro area, the family decided to stretch our legs a bit and get some exercise.
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