Viewmont Mall

Viewmont Mall cost $10 million to construct and the original anchors included Grant's, JCPenney and Sears. Sears opened first at the mall in February 1968, with JCPenney later opening in October. Grant's closed at the Viewmont Mall in 1976 and was replaced by Hess's the same year. Hess's built a larger store starting in 1987. Sears received major changes in 1993 that roughly doubled the store's size. Hess's closed in late summer 1994, and was replaced by Kaufmann's in Fall 1995. Viewmont, along with Wyoming Valley Mall was sold by Crown American to PREIT in 2003. Kaufmann's was renamed Macy's in September 2006. Viewmont Mall received a major renovation in 2007.

The malls food court in 2014 received significant changes including the addition of Buffalo Wild Wings. Sears closed in mid-2016 and was demolished later in the year. PREIT knew Sears would not remain at the mall several years before its lease expired. Dick's Sporting Goods and Field & Stream were announced as Sears replacement in April 2016 with the dual store opening in September 2017. HomeGoods opened in August 2017 next to Field & Stream, on former Sears space. Dick's Sporting Goods and Field & Stream temporarily shut down at end of January 2023. The store was converted into a Dick's House of Sport which opened in August.

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{{cite news |last1=Bolus |first1=Kathleen |title=Viewmont, busy with changes, provides contrast to Mall at Steamtown |url=https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/news/business/viewmont-busy-with-changes-provides-contrast-to-mall-at-steamtown-1.1756862 |access-date=8 May 2019 |work=Times Tribune |date=September 21, 2014}}

{{cite news |last1=Falchek |first1=David |title=Dick's, Field & Stream to take Sears spot at Viewmont Mall |url=https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/news/dick-s-field-stream-to-take-sears-spot-at-viewmont-mall-1.2029026 |access-date=7 May 2019 |work=Times Tribune |date=April 10, 2016}}

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{{cite news |last1=Fulton |first1=Brian |title=Time Warp 1968:Viewmont Mall finds third anchor with opening of J.C. Penney Co. |url=https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/lifestyles/time-warp-1968-viewmont-mall-finds-third-anchor-with-opening-of-j-c-penney-co-1.2392658 |access-date=8 May 2019 |work=Times Tribune |date=October 3, 2018}}

{{cite web |last1=Fulton |first1=Brian |title=Saying Goodbye to Sears |url=http://timestribuneblogs.com/pages-from-the-past/saying-goodbye-to-sears/ |website=Times Tribune Blogs |access-date=8 May 2019 |date=April 9, 2016}}

{{cite news |last1=Singleton |first1=David |title=Dick's Sporting Goods at Viewmont Mall to convert to Dick's House of Sport |url=https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/news/business/dicks-sporting-goods-at-viewmont-mall-to-convert-to-dicks-house-of-sport/article_3b7e1420-488e-568d-9829-a595519637e9.html |access-date=3 February 2023 |work=Times Tribune |date=January 13, 2023 |language=en}}

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{{cite news |last1=Lee |first1=Peggy |title=Sears at Viewmont Mall to Close |url=https://wnep.com/2016/04/06/sears-at-viewmont-mall-to-close/ |access-date=30 April 2019 |work=WNEP |date=6 April 2016 |language=en}}

{{cite news |last1=Lange |first1=Stacy |title=Mall Vacancy Filled With Sports Stores |url=https://wnep.com/2016/04/10/mall-vacancy-filled-with-sports-stores/ |access-date=30 April 2019 |work=WNEP |date=10 April 2016 |language=en}}

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{{cite news |last1=Lovette |first1=Brittany |title=Video Vault: Glory Days of Sears at the Viewmont Mall |url=https://wnep.com/2016/07/11/video-vault-glory-days-of-sears-at-the-viewmont-mall/ |access-date=30 April 2019 |work=WNEP |date=11 July 2016 |language=en}}

{{cite news |last1=Lange |first1=Stacy |title=Sears Store Gone, But Not Forgotten |url=https://wnep.com/2016/10/17/sears-store-gone-but-not-forgotten/ |access-date=30 April 2019 |work=WNEP |date=17 October 2016 |language=en}}

{{cite news |last1=Ciampi |first1=Raquel |title=HomeGoods to Open in Lackawanna County |url=https://wnep.com/2016/10/28/home-goods-to-open-in-lackawanna-county/ |access-date=30 April 2019 |work=WNEP |date=28 October 2016 |language=en}}

{{cite news |last1=Goldklang |first1=Suzanne |title=Shoppers Head to HomeGoods Grand Opening |url=https://wnep.com/2017/08/13/shoppers-head-to-homegoods-grand-opening/ |access-date=30 April 2019 |work=WNEP |date=13 August 2017 |language=en}}

{{cite news |last1=Lange |first1=Stacy |title=Dick's Sporting Goods, Field & Stream Ready for Outdoor Shoppers |url=https://wnep.com/2017/09/01/dicks-sporting-goods-field-stream-ready-for-outdoor-shoppers/ |access-date=30 April 2019 |work=WNEP |date=1 September 2017 |language=en}}

{{cite news |last1=Lange |first1=Stacy |title=JCPenney in Lackawanna County Celebrating 50 Years |url=https://wnep.com/2018/10/24/jcpenney-in-lackawanna-county-celebrating-50-years/ |access-date=30 April 2019 |work=WNEP |date=24 October 2018 |language=en}}

{{cite news |last1=Sarwar |first1=Jake |title=Dick's House of Sport Opens in Scranton |url=https://fox56.com/news/local/dicks-house-of-sport-opens-in-scranton |access-date=24 December 2024 |work=WOLF |date=11 August 2023 |language=en}}

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• [http://www.shopviewmontmall.com/ Viewmont Mall official website]
• [https://www.preit.com/properties/mall-portfolio/viewmont-mall/ Viewmont Mall - PREIT website]

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