Henrietta is a suburb of Rochester, New York. The population in this area is such that a shopping mall supports the economy rather well. This shopping center is the Marketplace Mall. It is managed by Wilmorite, who has been building malls since 1950. J.P. Wilmot began his company as a retail, hotel, and residential real estate company, soon expanding into malls. Greece Towne Mall in New York was one of the first enclosed malls there. Wilmorite has five malls at the moment that it manages.
To reach the Marketplace Mall one can take Interstate 390. The mall was opened in 1982, as the largest mall and first regional mall to be located between New York City and Cleveland. When the mall was first opened the anchor stores were Sibleys, McCurdy's, Forman Co. and Sears. There was space for 140 specialty retail stores. By 1983 JC Penney's moved in as the fifth anchor. Renovations have added more space to the mall and as of 2001 the malls received an 84,000 square feet addition. Gaylan's joined the mall during that year, but three years later the space was converted into a Dick's Sporting Goods. Kaufmann's Departments store ended up at the mall during the 90's, but they were bought out so the new anchor is Macy's. Today the mall sits on about 80 acres with Lowe's Home Improvement, Target, Babies R Us, and Best Buy on one of the five parcels of land.
Over the years the anchors have changed, which means the current anchors are The Bon- Ton, JC Penney, Dick's, Macy's, and Sears. Sibleys was turned into Kaufmann's. Mall hours are 10am to 9:30pm Monday through Saturday, and Sunday 11am to 6pm. The anchor stores may have slightly different hours than the mall. Holidays can affect the hours of operation.
Stores available at the mall include Abercrombie and Fitch, Aeropostale, Against All Odds, American Eagle, Arlene's Costumes, Banana Republic, Christopher Banks, Claire's Boutique, and Delia's. Since there are over a hundred speciality shops there is also Express, Gap, Holister, Hot Topic, Icing by Claire's, Jabez Leather, Lane Bryant, Limited, New York and Co., Piercing Pagoda, Children's Place, and Victoria's Secret. Other options for shopping are DSW Shoe Warehouse, Land's End, Rainbow Kids, Carlton Cards, Hallmark, Henrietta's Country Cottage, Mirror of Time, Street Corner News, Things Remembered, Dakota Watch Co., JB Robinson Jewelers, Kay, Littman, Nap Jewelry and Watch Repairs, Reeds, and Zales.
Anyone needing a beauty day will find it at Beauty by LaCassa, Beauty Plus Salon, Regis Salon, or Trade Secret. Other options for retail shops include FYE, Yankee Candle, Tuxedo Junction, Cohen's Optical, Pearle Vision, and M and T Bank. No mall is complete without restaurants and a food court. The Marketplace Mall offers Abbott's Frozen Custard, Auntie Anne's Pretzels, Brad's Cookie Nook, Mrs. Fields Cookies, Starbucks, and Wasabi. Sit down style restaurants include Friendly's Restaurant. Other options are top chain restaurants like Red Lobster which are outside the mall, but within a sixth of a mile.
