Business View Magazine | September 2019

284 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE SEPTEMBER 2019 PREFERRED VENDOR n Millcreek Mall Complex www.MillcreekMall.net When Millcreek Mall first opened its doors in 1975 it was a novelty, Erie’s version of the exploding national trend of enclosed shopping malls. Yet it wouldn’t have succeeded if it stayed the same. It has grown and changed to suit the times. For nearly 45 years, sustainable growth has been possible thanks to a cooperative, supportive relationship with Millcreek Township and its public officials. Through constant reinvention, the mall complex has expanded to more than 2 million square feet of commercial space. With over 180 stores, restaurants, hotels and entertainment venues, the complex is the most dominant retail center within 100 miles. This super-regional center attracts customers not just from northwest Pennsylvania but also from western New York, northeast Ohio and even Ontario. (Canadian customers like the enormous retail variety, sales-tax-free clothing and, sometimes, a favorable currency exchange rate.) It serves as a key destination in the lives of local families and millions of tourists who flock to the Lake Erie shoreline annually. Recently, the publishers of the statewide website PennLive compiled a list of Pennsylvania’s best shopping malls. Millcreek was ranked as the third best of that elite list. To learn more about this dynamic retail destination, visit online at www.millcreekmall.net . Courtesy of DCNR