- Amazon is planning to build a 700,000-square-foot facility on the site of the shuttered Rolling Acres Mall in Akron, Ohio.
- Rolling Acres Mall fell victim to declining shopper traffic and permanently closed in 2013.
- Former tenants include Macy`s, JCPenney, Target, and Sears.
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Amazon`s move into the site is symbolic of a new era of retail
dominated by e-commerce giants after the retail apocalypse wiped out
hundreds of shopping malls.
Amazon is taking over the site of a once-thriving mall in Akron, Ohio, that was shut down and abandoned after a decade-long decline.
Amazon is planning to build a 700,000-square-foot facility at the site of the former Rolling Acres Mall, one of two fulfillment centers the company is opening in Ohio.
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