Independence Center pivots to include service-based tenants, new IPD substation [Video]

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Shoppers can still do normal “mall” things at Independence Center, like buy a new outfit or grab a bite to eat at the food court.

But the mall is also trying to incorporate more businesses that offer services instead of strictly brick-and-mortar retail as a way to increase foot traffic.

“You have everyday use; is what it is,” said Independence Center Leasing Director Holly Solomon. “You’ll have customers here, where normally during a 9-to-5 work week everyone wouldn’t come here and shop. It’s not like a bustling demand. This will incorporate the day-to-day person.”

Shoppers can still do normal “mall” things at Independence Center, but Holly Solomon, the mall’s leasing director, said the center hopes to add more services, like a newly expanded Independence police substation, to create foot traffic.

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