Sweetness, Beauty and Fun

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

May 16, 2024

 

 

Contacts:

 

Joe Bell                                                                        Timothy J. Matune

Director of Corporate Communications                            Sr. Vice President Asset Redevelopment

Cafaro Company                                                           Cafaro Company

jbell@cafarocompany.com                                                            tmatune@cafarocompany.com

330-743-7688                                                                 330-747-2661 Ext. 344

724-730-4532 (Mobile)                                                  734-242-9151

 

New Businesses Bringing Sweetness, Beauty and Fun

 

The arrival of Spring, 2024 comes with the arrival of four new businesses at The Mall Of Monroe, each with its own unique flavor.

Monroe Jewelers opened May 8 across from Color Beauty Supply.  It offers a sparkling array of styles for women and men.  This 1,400 square foot shop is a full-service jewelry destination, with 10 and 14 karat gold, silver and diamond rings, bracelets, necklaces. It also offers bonded steel and brass body jewelry, watches and battery replacement.

Looking for some fun?  You’ll find plenty of it at Dirty Birdie.  This 6,500 square foot facility features a virtual, indoor range for golf enthusiasts.  Additionally, there’s axe-throwing, a full bar and restaurant. The Dirty Birdie will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Wednesday, May 22 at 12:15 PM.  The following day, May 23, it will welcome the public with a Grand Opening Celebration.

The art of bringing out the most beautiful you is the mission of Hada Beauty Co.  The 1,039 square foot salon is located across from Shoe Dept. Encore.  Owner Chole Anaya plans to open by the end of May, offering her customers the best in professional salon services for hair, nails and makeup.  Beauty products will also be available for sale.

Of course, what’s a trip to the mall without a little treat?  Indulge yourself at Sweet Toof.  This 1,175 square foot confectionary, located next to Katalina’s Kitchen, will offer rolled ice cream with a tasty array of cereal and other toppings plus sweet bakery items.  It will tentatively open during the last week of May.

The ongoing redevelopment of The Mall Of Monroe has created a true multi-purpose community center, with a variety of retail, recreational, entertainment and other businesses under one roof.  Currently, planning is underway to introduce even more new businesses, with announcements scheduled in the coming months.

The Mall Of Monroe has been serving the people of southeast Michigan since 1988.  It is located at 2121 North Monroe Street in Frenchtown Township, Michigan.  For more information, visit online at www.themallofmonroe.com.  The Mall Of Monroe is owned and managed in association with the Cafaro family of companies, based in Niles, Ohio.  One of the nation’s largest privately held shopping center developers, the Cafaro organization has, over the years, developed more than 30 million square feet of commercial real estate in 14 states.  For more information, visit www.cafarocompany.com.

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Mall of Monroe visited 1.3 million times a year

Mall of Monroe seeking local businesses; mall visited 1.3 million times a year

Suzanne Nolan Wisler

The Monroe News  February 4, 2024

MONROE — The Mall of Monroe is hoping to bring in more local businesses. National retail trends show customers want stores that offer experiences. Artificial intelligence shows many people visit the local mall.

The 600,000-square-foot facility at 2121 N. Monroe St. has 27 leasable units.

“We have 11 vacant,” said Timothy Matune, senior vice president of asset redevelopment for Cafaro, the Niles, Ohio company that manages the Mall of Monroe.

Plans are currently in the works for more new tenants, Matune said. No mall stores have closed recently.

“We’re doing very well, opening new stores and retaining the ones that we have,” Matune said. “We have a good mix of established tenants, like Bath & Body Works, Shoe Dept., Color Beauty Supplies and Spencer’s.”

The mall is currently seeking local business owners.

“Our bosses at Cafaro are stressing local leasing. We’ve done a lot of local leasing,” Matune said. “We’re seeking established brick-and-mortars, new start-ups and people who have done internet businesses and are sick and tired of not having their garage or basement.”

“We’re open to almost anything,” added Rhonda Howard, the Mall of Monroe’s property manager.

She said the mall is currently seeking an operator for a full-service salon, which is already fully outfitted with supplies, including chairs, capes and vacuums.

Several current mall tenants are investing in their mall stores, including local theater company Monroe Community Players.

“They have been investing in the production and rehearsal space,” Matune said.

So, has Phoenix Theatres.

“Phoenix is one of the most frequently visited theaters in the Detroit-metro area. They have a market area of 45 miles,” Matune said. “They are constantly investing in the property: changing seats, carpet. They are on the forefront of anything having to do with entertainment technology.”

Color Beauty Supplies also has grown.

“She’s expanded a couple times. The business was 1,000 fee, now it’s 8,000 feet,” Matune said.

Cafaro operates 12 malls in the country. Matune has been with the firm since 1987 and was part of the development of the Mall of Monroe, which opened in 1988.

“The first thing we had to do was knock on farmers’ doors to buy the property to put in Mall Road,” he recalled.

The longest-leasing Mall of Monroe tenant is Shoe Dept., which came to the mall in 1994. Bath & Body Works opened at the mall in 1997.

Mall trends

Matune has seen many trends in his years in retail. Right now, he said, apparel stores are waning in popularity nationwide.

“It’s tough times with retail. There’s not the emphasis on apparel anymore. A lot of apparel left town. There’s more emphasis on exercise, phones and food. If you go down Telegraph Road, it’s all restaurants,” Matune said.

There’s also a nationwide emphasis on businesses that offer experiences. In the Mall of Monroe, some examples are Planet Fitness, Dirty Birdie, Family and Friends Funland, Classic Pinball and Pillar Performance, which just added a youth hockey academy.

“We have a good mix of retail and experiential,” Matune said.

Despite the trends, Howard said Monroe County people seem to want some clothing stores.

“People said what’s missing in the mall are clothing and salon and nail places,” she said.

How many visit the Mall of Monroe?

The Mall of Monroe is well-visited.

Matune said the mall gets data from Placer.ai, which uses artificial intelligence and algorithms to tracks visitors and their trends.

“I was astounded (at the technology). We had 228,000 different people come to the mall for 1.3 million visits in 2022. They spend an average of 105 minutes at the mall,” Matune said.

The median visitor is 38 years old, according to Placer.ai. The majority (52 percent) of visitors are female.

Howard said some results were surprising.

“They said a lot of traffic is after you close on Mondays, after 7 p.m.,” she said.

While the mall’s interior is closed then, businesses like Phoenix Theatres and Planet Fitness are still open. There also are mall walkers throughout the day.

Mall walking remains free, but enrollment has been required since 2005.

“When you exercise, your heart rate is elevated. If something were to happen, we know who to call,” Howard said.

She said the walkers are committed.

“Last year we had 154 enrolled,” Howard said. “Sometimes when school is closed, the mall walkers are here. It’s a good walking surface.”

Mall of Monroe’s stores

The Mall of Monroe’s current businesses are: Applebee’s (on mall complex property), Bath & Body Works, Brow Shapes, Champion Force, Color, Claw Kicker, CubeSmart, Disctopia, Domka Outdoors, Dirty Birdie (coming soon), Family & Friends Funland, Katalina’s Kitchen, Leviathan, MCF Marketpalce, Monroe City Church, Monroe Community Players, Phoenix Theatres, Pillar Athletic Performance, Planet Fitness, Quality Auto Parts, Ragnarok Motorworks, Ragnarok Outpost, Shoe Dept., Spencer’s, ULEKstore’s Classic Pinball and Arcade, Wu Ji Accupressure & Refloxology and Wonderworld Comics.

To learn more about the Mall of Monroe, call 734-242-9150 or visit themallofmonroe.com and Facebook.

— Contact reporter Suzanne Nolan Wisler atswisler@monroenews.com.

 

Major Reconstruction at Mall Of Monroe

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

January 11, 2023

 

 

Contacts:

 

Joe Bell                                                                        Timothy J. Matune

Director of Corporate Communications                            Sr. Vice President Asset Redevelopment

Cafaro Company                                                           Cafaro Company

jbell@cafarocompany.com                                                            tmatune@cafarocompany.com

330-743-7688                                                                 330-747-2661 Ext. 344

724-730-4532 (Mobile)                                                  734-242-9151

 

Major Reconstruction Underway at

The Mall of Monroe

 

As promised, the ongoing redevelopment of The Mall Of Monroe continues.  The latest step in the process involves construction activity to fulfill the needs of two major businesses, Cubesmart and Ragnarok Supply & Motorworks.

Demolition work is now underway in the 78,000 square foot space that will house Cubesmart.  The space was originally used as a Sears store.  By the middle of this year, it will be transformed into a climate-controlled self-storage facility with approximately 500 storage units.  As part of the $4 million project, there will also be a retail store that will offer moving and storage supplies.

Reconstruction work is also about to get underway inside a 51,000 space for Ragnarok Supply & Motorworks.  This space, the former location of a Pat Catan’s hobby store, will be divided into two distinct areas.  Automotive service bays will be constructed, where skilled technicians will customize vehicles for outdoor and specialized purposes. The remainder of the space will house an outdoor supplies retail store.  Ragnarok is tentatively scheduled to open for business by late spring.

The ongoing redevelopment of The Mall Of Monroe has created a true multi-purpose community center, with a variety of retail, recreational, entertainment and other businesses under one roof.  Currently, planning is underway to introduce even more new businesses, with announcements scheduled in the coming months.

The Mall Of Monroe has been serving the people of southeast Michigan since 1988.  It is located at 2121 North Monroe Street in Frenchtown Township, Michigan.  For more information, visit online at www.themallofmonroe.com.  The Mall Of Monroe is owned and managed in association with the Cafaro family of companies, based in Niles, Ohio.  One of the nation’s largest privately held shopping center developers, the Cafaro organization has, over the years, developed more than 30 million square feet of commercial real estate in 14 states.  For more information, visit www.cafarocompany.com.

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