Closing of Macy's leaves big hole for downtown
Downtown St. Paul will soon have a big hole to fill. Macy's announcement today that it will close its St. Paul store by the end of March will leave the city with 360 thousand square-feet of vacant retail space. The city's s business and political leaders are confident they will be able to fill it -- but with what?
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Closing of Macy's St. Paul leaves big hole; opens new opportunity for downtown
Downtown St. Paul will soon have a big hole to fill. Macy's announcement today that it will close its St. Paul store by the end of March will leave the city with 360 thousand square-feet of vacant retail space. The city's business and political leaders are confident they will be able to fill it -- but with what?
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