Major tenant to close store at Northwoods Mall in Peoria. Here's why
The RoomPlace store in Peoria's Northwoods Mall is closing, the furniture and mattress retailer announced in a Friday news release. Dates for the closing had not yet been determined.
The century-old Chicago-based retailer said its voluntary Chapter 11 restructuring plan will refocus its efforts on strengthening its 18 Chicagoland stores. RoomPlace is also shuttering stores in Indiana and Wisconsin. According to a spokesperson for the company, 83 employees will be impacted by the closings. RoomPlace said it will hold store-closing sales in the affected locations.
Northwoods Mall general manager Julie Revallo was surprised by the announcement. She said the RoomPlace store had been a "phenomenal" tenant at the shopping center since 2018.
"There were many shoppers there every day," she said. "They did very well. My whole family bought stuff from them."
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