Frontier Mall (Cheyenne, Wyoming): Difference between revisions

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=== Renovations and other changes to the mall ===
The mall would undergo a renovation in the mid-1990s that would shift the mall to mostly look as it does today.<ref name=":0" /> In 1995, anchor Fashion Bar would be renamed to Stage by the end of the year.<ref>"Fashion Bar will rename stores." Fort Collins Coloadoan. May 3 1995.</ref> Stage would live on until approximately the turnend of the century, still being listed in the 1999 Cheyenne City Directory.<ref name=":7" /><ref>Cheyenne City Directory 1999</ref><ref name=":5" />
 
In the late 1990s, Dillard's would build a new store (which would become known as [[Dillard's 999|Dillards (East)]]) as an additional anchor to the Frontier Mall.
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After Dillard's purchased the Joslins brand in 1998,<ref>Dubroff, Henry (23 May 1998). "[https://www.bizjournals.com/denver/stories/1998/05/25/newscolumn1.html An unforgettable department store sale]". Denver Business Journal. American City Business Journals.</ref> the Cheyenne Joslins would be converted to a Dillard's (which became known as [[Dillard's 999 (West)|Dillard's (West)]]). After the conversion, Dillard's (West) was used mainly for men's clothing, children's clothing, bedding, furniture, seasonal products, and other items not sold at Dillard's (East); [[Dillard's 999|Dillard's (East)]] mainly focused on women's clothing and beauty products.
 
In the2006,<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20060421141440/http://www.frontiermall.com/shop/frontier.nsf mid-2000sFrontier Mall Website, snapshot from Apr 21 2006]</ref><ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20060516195926/http://www.frontiermall.com:80/shop/frontier.nsf Frontier Mall Website, snapshot from May 16 2006]</ref> Gart Sports was converted to Sports Authority in part due to the merger that occurred approximately two years sooner in 2003.<ref>"Path Cleared for Gart, Sports Authority merger". April 4, 2003. Fort Collins Coloadoan.</ref><ref>Cheyenne City Directory 2006</ref><ref>Cheyenne City Directory 2007</ref>
 
Returning after being long-since gone from the mall, [[JOANN 2223|Jo-Ann Fabrics and Crafts]] opened a new store at the Frontier Mall on September 15th, 2011.<ref>Colleen (2011-09-13). "[https://www.sewdaily.com/embroidery/joanns-crafts-fabric-stores-opening-six-new-locations/ Joann's Craft & Fabric Stores Opening Six New Locations!]". Sew Daily.</ref><ref>Staff, W. B. R. (2011-09-15). "[https://www.wyomingnews.com/wyomingbusinessreport/industry_news/economic_development/jo-ann-fabric-opens-cheyenne-store-today/article_dfcdecca-377e-55ab-a558-b7e2ac58e753.html Jo-Ann Fabric opens Cheyenne store today]". Wyoming Tribune Eagle.</ref> The new Jo-Ann took over several small-format tenants next to [[Sears 2371|Sears]] including Twills,<ref>"[http://www.frontiermall.com/malls/frontier/frontier.nsf/Store+Directory+by+Alpha?OpenPage Frontier Mall - Store Directory, Alphabetically]". web.archive.org. Archived from [https://web.archive.org/web/20010124160600/http://www.frontiermall.com/malls/frontier/frontier.nsf/Store+Directory+by+Alpha?OpenPage the original] on 2001-01-24.</ref> Natural Lites, Asian Gifts (moved), and [[RadioShack 8671|Radioshack]].<ref>Way, Prange (2009-07-25). "[http://www.labelscar.com/wyoming/frontier-mall,%20http://www.labelscar.com/wyoming/frontier-mall Frontier Mall; Cheyenne, Wyoming - Labelscar: The Retail History Blog]".</ref>
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