Tampa's WestShore Plaza likely facing a future without Macy's

Just months after losing Dick's Sporting Goods, employees at the mall's Macy's store prepare to close.

  • By Louis Llovio
  • | 5:00 a.m. December 18, 2024
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The Macy's at WestShore Plaza maybe closing soon after the mall's owner paid $10 million for the store.
The Macy's at WestShore Plaza maybe closing soon after the mall's owner paid $10 million for the store.
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Long before International Plaza was a destination shopping center in Tampa, the nearby WestShore Plaza was the mall to be seen in.

It’s stores, including a Sak’s Fifth Avenue anchor, were on the high end and those in search of the latest fashions flocked to it.

 

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