the longtime Rochester retailer went out of business and was replaced by The Bon-Ton. By 2000, a top Wilmorite official called Irondequoit Mall “barely profitable” as retail occupancy declined.

Irondequoit Mall was seen by many as one of the most beautiful enclosed shopping centers in greater Rochester and beyond. Among its biggest fans was legendary actress Audrey Hepburn.

Bon-Ton has eight locations in Western New York. A Bon-Ton vacancy at McKinley Mall would put it at serious risk of financial failure, real estate analysts have said, and Bon-Ton stores fill ...

which acquired the Irondequoit Mall two years ago and has renamed it Medley Centre. The price tag for the Bon-Ton unit sale is undisclosed. These follow the disposition of three stores during ...

The impact on Bon-Ton’s landlords will be mixed: Bon-Ton was a key tenant in some landlords' mall portfolio, but less important in others. The vacancies will hurt short term revenues ...

That’s why some retail experts think mall owners might consider a joint investment to help Bon-Ton reorganize and stay alive. “It is not far-fetched,” said attorney Gregory Plotko ...

Irondequoit Mall was seen by many as one of the most ... Pennsylvania, chain The Bon-Ton. Sibley’s, for generations Rochester’s most prestigious department store, was planned for the mall.