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2025-10-22T14:45:41Z

72.2.155.6: /* Wikipedia for me? */

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== Wikipedia for me? ==

Everyone can find some use in an encyclopedia. Whether one needs to look up a [[biography]], needs to know something about an [[historical event]], wants to know more about some kind of [[dog]] or wants to plan a [[city trip]]. Encyclopedias contain information for everybody.

=== Using the encyclopedia ===

Using Wikipedia is very simple. You use your [[browser]], you surf to http://wikipedia.org and you will be taken to the [[main page]] of the project. On the left hand side of the site you will see a [[search box]]. Wherever you are in the encyclopedia, it will be there. The search box will accept any [[query]] and you will be brought to the article of that query. In the case there is no article yet, you will have the search engines [[Google]] and [[Yahoo!]] at your disposal to look for the text you want to find in the articles of Wikipedia.

This could be it, you read the article. If you are working on something, you can use the information you find in the article. You can even take over the text of the article, as long as you respect the [[licence]] of Wikipedia. The [[GNU FDL]], Free Doc Licence, allows you to redistribute the articles, but you have to keep the same license on those articles and any derivate work must also be released under the GNU FDL licence.

Editing an article is just a matter of pressing the edit button at the top of the article. Wikipedia uses a simple mark-up for editing the basic elements, text can be written like it is, if you want to make a link to a word, you place it between <nowiki>[[brackets]]</nowiki>. If you want to do something special, you can get help by following the link, [[Wikipedia:How to edit a page|Editing help]], at the bottom of the page.

=== So I can change anything I want? ===

Exactly, it is you, the reader, who is in control. This may at first seem to lead to problems; everybody is editing each other's articles. But this is the powerful and fast part of it. You can just go around and edit whatever you find interesting, if you make an error, someone, somewhere will spot it and correct it. If you find an error, just go ahead and correct it. And so on.

This might indeed, from time to time, result in people destroying other people's work, called [[vandalism]]. But wikipedia has means to revert an incorrect change, and ban the vandals.

=== The fun of a dynamic main page ===

Wikipedia can be more than a way to look up information. I for one have configured my browser so that its start page is the main page of wikipedia. The main page contains a section with ''[[Wikipedia:Featured Article|featured article]]'', some article that is extremely well written. It also displays ''[[current events]]'' with some information about world events. Next to that there is also the always funny ''[[Did you know]]''.

== Going further ==

=== Logging in ===

You don't have to log in to read and edit the encyclopedia. However, it's still a good idea to [[login]]. This way, other users will be able to recognise you by your [[username]] when you make changes to pages. You also get an [[Wikipedia:user page|user page]] where you can write a bit about yourself, and a user [[Wikipedia:talk page|talk page]] which you can use to communicate with other users. Next to that you will get the ability to rename an article, set your [[Wikipedia:preferences|preferences]] and so on.

If you wish to log in, you can use the button marked ''[[log in]]'' at the right top of any page. If you don't have a username, you can create one here. Or else you give your username and [[password]] and you're in.

=== Wikimedia ===

Wikipedia can't become more than an encyclopedia. Yet there are other things that could be built in the same collaborating style. So, [[wikimedia]] was created, Wikimedia is the non-profit organisation that runs Wikipedia. Wikimedia also created [[wiktionary]], a multilingual [[dictionary]] and [[thesaurus]], [[wikibooks]], a place where free [[textbook]]s and [[manual]]s are created and [[wikiquote]], a collection of [[quotations]].


== See also ==
* [[Wikipedia:Presentations]] for other presentations and related materials

==Presentation especially done for video projector==

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Pdf and other text & image file :

* [[m:Presentations|Listes des listes de présentations dans toutes les langues sur Meta-Wiki]]
* [[Wikipedia:Presentations]]
Video :

*[[c:Category:The Impact of Wikipedia|Vidéo faite sur le thème « L'impacte de Wikipédia ».]]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qoLBZ7_vY-k La WikiGuida di Wikipedia (Guide d'utilisation de Wikipedia en Italien)]
*[http://www.howcast.com/videos/317519-How-to-Create-a-Wikipedia-Article How to Create a Wikipedia Article (Comment créer un article en anglais)]
*[[m:Video_tutorials|Liste de tutoriels vidéos en anglais sur MetaWiki]]

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Digital River

2025-05-30T15:36:47Z

72.2.155.6: Digital River filed bankruptcy

{{short description|American e-commerce and marketing services company}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Digital River, Inc.
| logo = Digital River logo.svg
| type = [[Privately held company|Private]]
| traded_as = {{NASDAQ was|DRIV}} (1998–2015)
| foundation = {{start date and age|1994|02}}
| founder = Joel Ronning {{Small|(former [[Chief executive officer|CEO]])}}
| location_city = [[Minnetonka, Minnesota]]
| location_country = [[United States|U.S.]]
| area_served = Worldwide
| key_people = {{Unbulleted list|Barry Kasoff ([[Chief executive officer|CEO]])|Keith Bush ([[President (corporate title)|President]])}}
| industry = E-commerce
| products = [[Digital distribution|Digital software delivery]]
| revenue = $370.5 million
| revenue_year = 2013
| owner = Danube Private Holdings II, LLC (Siris Capital Group)
| num_employees = 122
| num_employees_year = 2025
| homepage = {{URL|http://www.digitalriver.com/}}
| footnotes =
<ref name="aboutus">{{cite web |title=About Us |url=https://www.digitalriver.com/about-us/ |website=Digital River |access-date=31 January 2025 |language=en}}</ref> <ref name="2013-financials">{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalriver.com/our-company/newsroom/press-release/digital-river-reports-fourth-quarter-and-full-year-2013-financial-results/|title=Digital River Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2013 Financial Results|date=5 February 2014|publisher=Digital River|access-date=5 February 2014}}</ref> <ref name="MST" /> <ref name="register">{{cite news |last1=Claburn |first1=Thomas |title=Digital River delays sales payments to vendors since July |url=https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/15/digital_river_runs_dry_hasnt/ |access-date=31 January 2025 |work=[[The Register]] |publisher=[[Situation Publishing]] |date=15 October 2024 |language=en}}</ref>
}}
[[Image:DigitalRiver corp logo 4c.png|thumb|Digital River's previous logo.]]
'''Digital River, Inc.''' was a privately held company headquartered in [[Minnetonka, Minnesota]]<ref name=siris>{{cite press release|url=http://www.digitalriver.com/our-company/newsroom/press-release/digital-river-announces-completion-acquisition-investor-group-led-siris-capital-group/|title=Digital River Announces Completion of Acquisition by Investor Group Led by Siris Capital Group - Digital River|publisher=Digital River|date=12 February 2015}}</ref> that provides global [[e-commerce]], payments and marketing services. In 2013, Digital River reported having processed more than [[US$]]30 billion in online transactions.<ref name="2013-financials" />

== History ==
Joel Ronning founded Digital River in February 1994.<ref name="ronning" /><ref name="2001-8-k">{{cite report |author= |date=27 March 2001 |title=DIGITAL RIVER, INC. Form 8-K CURRENT REPORT |url=https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1062530/000110465901500091/j0207_10k405.htm |location=[[Washington, DC]] |publisher=[[United States Securities and Exchange Commission]] |id=0001104659-01-500091 |access-date=31 January 2025}}</ref> The company began trading as DRIV on the [[Nasdaq]] stock exchange on August 11, 1998.<ref name="2001-8-k" />

Joel Ronning stepped down as CEO in November 2012 after the company reported multiple quarters of losses.<ref name="ronning">{{Cite web |date=2020-12-28 |title=Joel Ronning, Digital River CEO & Founder |url=https://www.howtheydidit.com/founders/joel-ronning |access-date=2024-10-22 |website=How They Did It |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.startribune.com/business/176887141.html|title=Digital River CEO Ronning is out after loss|website=[[Star Tribune]] |access-date=13 October 2017}}</ref><ref name="MST" /> In February 2013, Dave Dobson was named CEO.<ref name="bicoyle">{{cite press release|url=http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20130228006533/en/Digital-River-Names-David-C.-Dobson-Chief|title=Digital River Names David C. Dobson as Chief Executive Officer|website=www.businesswire.com|date=28 February 2013 |access-date=13 October 2017}}</ref>

In late 2014, Siris Capital acquired the company for $840 million.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-11-03 |title=Digital River Acquired For $840 Million |url=https://tcbmag.com/digital-river-acquired-for-840-million/ |access-date=2024-10-22 |website=Twin Cities Business |language=en-US}}</ref> The acquisition was completed in 2015, with Digital River being delisted from Nasdaq after February 13.<ref>{{cite report |author= |date=12 February 2015 |title=DIGITAL RIVER INC /DE Form 8-K CURRENT REPORT |url=https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1062530/000110465915009612/a15-4408_18k.htm |location=[[Washington, DC]] |publisher=[[United States Securities and Exchange Commission]] |id=0001104659-15-009612 |access-date=31 January 2025}}</ref>

In July 2018, Adam Coyle was named CEO, with Dobson becoming Vice Chairman of the Board. Coyle had previously been on the board since 2015, and worked as an executive partner with Digital River's private equity owner, Siris Capital.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/digital-river-appoints-adam-coyle-as-chief-executive-officer-1027356496|title=Digital River Appoints Adam Coyle as Chief Executive Officer - Markets Insider|first=finanzen.net|last=GmbH}}</ref>

In January 2020, Christopher Bernander was named CFO.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tech.mn/news/2020/01/28/digital-river-appoints-new-cfo|title=tech.mn – Digital River Appoints New CFO|date=28 January 2020|website=tech.mn|language=en-US|access-date=23 April 2020}}</ref>

Barry Kasoff was named CEO in the summer of 2024.<ref name="MST"/> Kasoff is also president of a consulting firm specializing in corporate [[turnaround management]].<ref name="register" />

=== Acquisitions and divestitures ===
In 1999, Digital River acquired [[Simtel]] from California-based company Walnut Creek CDROM Inc.<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 October 1999 |title=Digital River acquires Walnut Creek assets |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/stories/1999/10/11/daily7.html |access-date=2024-10-10 |website=Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal}}</ref>

The company acquired Orbit Commerce and RegSoft.com in 2001.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Digital River Expanding Customer Base Through Acquisitions {{!}} InformationWeek |url=https://www.informationweek.com/it-leadership/digital-river-expanding-customer-base-through-acquisitions#close-modal |access-date=2024-10-22 |website=www.informationweek.com |language=en}}</ref>

CCNow and Freemerchant.com were acquired in 2002.<ref>{{Cite web |last=staff.writer |date=2002-04-04 |title=Digital River acquires assets of CCNow.com |url=https://finance-commerce.com/2002/04/digital-river-acquires-assets-of-ccnowcom/ |access-date=2024-10-10 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Callaghan |first=Dennis |date=2002-01-04 |title=Digital River Buys FreeMerchant Subscribers |url=https://www.eweek.com/news/digital-river-buys-freemerchant-subscribers/ |access-date=2024-10-10 |website=eWEEK |language=en-US}}</ref>

Digital River acquired SWReg in 2005 for a reported $8.8 million.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=19 March 2005 |title=Digital River Acquires SWReg for Nearly $9 Million |url=https://chiefmarketer.com/digital-river-acquires-swreg-for-nearly-9-million/ |access-date=2024-10-10 |website=Chief Marketer |language=en-US}}</ref>

Other acquisitions include:
*eSellerate (2006)<ref>{{cite web |title=Digital River Buys eSellerate |url=https://www.thecave.com/2006/06/15/digital-river-buys-esellerate/ |access-date=13 May 2023 |date=2006-06-15}}</ref>
*THINK Subscription (2008)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://otosreview.com/otos/digital-river-launches-mew-features-for-merchants/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220814121607/https://otosreview.com/otos/digital-river-launches-mew-features-for-merchants/|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 14, 2022|title=Digital River introduces a new feature for online merchants|year=2009|publisher=ecommerce-journal|access-date=2009-01-29
}}</ref>
*Journey Education Marketing (2010)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20100907006468/en/Digital-River-Acquires-Journey-Education-Marketing|title=Digital River Acquires Journey Education Marketing|year=2010|publisher=businesswire|access-date=15 July 2020}}</ref>
*Fatfoogoo (2010)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.barrons.com/techtraderdaily/2010/05/05/digital-river-acquires-fatfoogoo/|title=Digital River Acquires Fatfoogoo|year=2010|publisher=Barrons|author=Eric Savitz|access-date=2011-04-24}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://venturebeat.com/2010/05/05/digital-river-buys-virtual-goods-company-fatfoogoo/|title=Digital River buys virtual goods company Fatfoogoo|year=2010|author=Dean Takahashi|access-date=2010-05-05}}</ref>
*CCNow (sold to [[Snorrason Holdings]] in 2012)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/12/prweb10274687.htm|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130201015356/http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/12/prweb10274687.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 1, 2013|title=Snorrason Holdings to Acquire CCNow from Digital River|year=2012|publisher=PRWeb|author=Snorrason Holdings|access-date=2012-12-31}}</ref>
*Journey Education Marketing (2013)

=== Downturn and insolvency ===
In late 2024, merchants using Digital River's MyCommerce platform reported that they had not been paid money owed by Digital River since that July. Digital River disputed their claims of debts being owed.<ref name="register" />

On January 28, 2025, Digital River began the process of shutting down, citing insolvency due to multiple factors.<ref name="MST">{{cite web|url=https://www.startribune.com/digital-river-ecommerce-close-layoff-shut-down-microsoft-online-shop/601213069|date=January 28, 2025|title=Minnetonka e-commerce company Digital River closing, laying off 122|access-date=January 29, 2025|work=[[The Minnesota Star Tribune]]|first=Emma|last=Nelson}}</ref> They stated that all employees at their Minnesota offices would be laid off effective March 28, 2025 and that their German subsidiaries were also being shuttered.<ref name="MST"/> In May of 2025, Digital River filed [[Chapter 7 bankruptcy]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Digital River filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy | website = Intellizence | url = https://intellizence.com/insights/bankruptcy/leading-companies-filing-for-bankruptcy/ | date = 2025-05-30 | archiveurl = https://intellizence.com/insights/bankruptcy/leading-companies-filing-for-bankruptcy/ | archivedate = 2025-05-30 }}</ref>

== Security breaches ==
A security breach in 2010 resulted in nearly 200,000 customers' data being stolen.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.startribune.com/business/95584209.html|title=Digital River sues over data breach|year=2010|publisher=Star Tribune|author=Dan Browning|access-date=2011-04-24}}</ref> Digital River sued a man who tried to sell the data.<ref>{{cite web|title=Digital River Sues Over Theft Of Data On Nearly 200,000 Customers|url=https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/digital-river-sues-over-theft-of-data-on-nearly-200-000-customers|publisher=Darkreading|author=Tim Wilson|date=5 June 2010}}</ref>

In October 2017, after Digital River had decommissioned the FireClick platform and released the domain in 2016,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/equifaxs-latest-security-foil-a-defunct-web-service-1507937742.|title=Equifax's Latest Security Foil: A Defunct Web Service|last=McMillan|first=Robert|date=October 13, 2017|work=The Wall Street Journal|access-date=January 4, 2019}}</ref> the websites for [[Equifax]] and for [[TransUnion]]'s Central American division were reported to have been redirecting visitors to websites that attempted [[drive-by download]]s of malware disguised as [[Adobe Flash]] updates.<ref name="ars-hack">{{cite web|url=https://arstechnica.co.uk/information-technology/2017/10/equifax-rival-transunion-also-sends-site-visitors-to-malicious-pages/|title=Equifax rival TransUnion also sends site visitors to malicious pages|date=12 October 2017 |access-date=13 October 2017}}</ref><ref name="cnet-hack">{{cite web|url=https://www.cnet.com/news/equifax-website-ads-served-adware-malware-expert-finds/|title=Equifax website showed you ads full of malware, expert finds|access-date=13 October 2017}}</ref> The attack had been performed by hijacking third-party [[website analytics|analytics]] JavaScript from FireClick.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.securityweek.com/malicious-redirects-equifax-transunion-sites-caused-third-party-script|title=Malicious Redirects on Equifax, TransUnion Sites Caused by Third-Party Script - SecurityWeek.Com|website=www.securityweek.com|date=13 October 2017 |access-date=13 October 2017}}</ref><ref name="ars-hack"/>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.digitalriver.com/ DigitalRiver.com]

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Southlake Mall (Indiana)

2025-05-29T17:09:58Z

72.2.155.6: Forever 21 left Merrillville...

{{short description|Shopping mall in Merrillville, Indiana}}
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| location = [[Hobart, Indiana]], United States
| address = 2109 Southlake Mall
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| opening_date = 1974
| developer = [[Richard E. Jacobs]] Group
| manager = [[Starwood Capital Group]]
| owner = Starwood Retail Partners
| number_of_stores = 148
| number_of_anchors = 9 (5 open, 4 vacant)
| floor_area = {{cvt|1,300,000|sqft}}
| floors = 2
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'''Southlake Mall''' is a [[shopping mall]] in [[Hobart, Indiana]] that is marketed as being in [[Merrillville, Indiana]], due primarily to being served by the 46410 postal Zip Code. The tract of land on which it sits was annexed by the city of Hobart from unincorporated [[Ross Township, Lake County, Indiana|Ross Township]] in 1993. It lies in the Chicago metropolitan area. Southlake Mall is the only enclosed super regional mall in [[Northwest Indiana]], as well as one of largest in the state overall along with [[Castleton Square]] in [[Indianapolis, Indiana|Indianapolis]] and [[Glenbrook Square]] in [[Fort Wayne, Indiana|Fort Wayne]]. The mall's anchor stores are [[Kohl's]], [[JCPenney]], [[Macy's]], and [[H&M]]. There are three vacant anchors stores that were once [[Dick's Sporting Goods]], [[Carson's|Carson Pirie Scott]], [[Sears]], and [[Forever 21]]. The Macy's store was an [[L. S. Ayres]] store prior to September 9, 2006. The mall first opened with only two anchor stores – JCPenney and Sears – and the north and south anchor wings were added later. The former Carson's had housed the cafeteria-style "The Garden Restaurant" by the entrance near the security garage on the south side of the mall from 1975 to 1989.

==History==
[[Richard E. Jacobs]]'s Jacobs Visconsi Jacobs group built the mall in 1974.<ref>{{cite web|date=September 19, 1992|title=Mall Developer David Jocobs|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1N1-1084EF44C1783498.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714225135/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1N1-1084EF44C1783498.html|archive-date=July 14, 2014|access-date=November 5, 2013|work=[[Post-Tribune (Indiana newspaper)|Post-Tribune]]}}</ref> The company put it up for sale in 1999, but it was not purchased until 2002 by [[The Westfield Group]],<ref>{{cite web|last=McCollum|first=Carmen|date=March 15, 2002|title=Closing on Southlake Mall sale delayed|url=http://www.nwitimes.com/uncategorized/article_e2bf3ef2-2a69-5fb9-9e37-a35401cdd173.html|access-date=November 5, 2013|work=[[Northwest Indiana Times]]}}</ref> who renamed it Westfield Shoppingtown Southlake, and again to '''Westfield Southlake'''.

On March 12, 1993, a 2-level [[Kohl's]] officially opened nearby in the mall's parking lot.<ref>{{cite news|last=Falzone|first=Kris|date=February 9, 1993|title=Kohl's gears up: Retailer readies for March 12 opening|page=23|work=[[The Times of Northwest Indiana|The Times]]|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/61239703/kohls-gears-up-retailer-readies-for/|access-date=December 13, 2021}}</ref> [[Target Corporation|Target Greatland]] opened east of Sears on October 6, 1993.<ref>{{cite news|last=Falzone|first=Kris|date=August 5, 1993|title=Target sets sights on more workers|page=42|work=[[The Times of Northwest Indiana|The Times]]|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/63643986/target-sets-sights-on-more-workers/|access-date=December 13, 2021}}</ref> A year later in 1994, [[Gander Mountain]] opened on the southwest side of the mall.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/vidette-messenger-of-porter-county-gande/128185281/|title=Gander Mountain plans Merrillville store|publisher=Vidette-Messenger of Porter County}}</ref> [[The Home Depot]] then opened in the east corner of the parking lot on July 27, 1995.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-home-depot-opens-in-hobart/61273054/|title=Home Depot opens in Hobart|work=The Times}}</ref>

Westfield Southlake underwent a significant expansion in 2006 that added [[Dick's Sporting Goods]] and a [[Borders (retailer)|Borders]] bookstore, as well as several structures in the mall's outlot areas, including a 12-screen [[AMC Theatres|AMC]] theater, a [[Fifth Third Bank]] branch, [[Chipotle Mexican Grill]], [[Potbelly Sandwich Works]], [[Red Robin]], and [[Buffalo Wild Wings]].

In July 2011, [[Borders (retailer)|Borders]] announced it would be closing all of its stores by the end of September due to [[Chapter 7 Bankruptcy]] liquidation, including the Southlake Mall location. After Borders was closed, it became [[Books-A-Million]].

[[Cooper's Hawk Winery & Restaurants]] opened in August 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nwitimes.com/niche/shore/food-and-drink/coopers-hawk-winery-restaurant-debuts-in-northwest-indiana/article_5299093e-471c-5721-b102-a0e69e6177bb.html|title=Cooper's Hawk Winery & Restaurant debuts in Northwest Indiana}}</ref>

On November 10, 2012, a group of teens ranging from age 14 to 16 were arrested after an altercation with another group of teens. One of the teens shot a [[7.62×25mm Tokarev]] into the ceiling, which caused the gun to jam. The mall was shut down after the shooting and resumed business on November 11, 2012.<ref>{{cite web|date=November 10, 2012|title=Police: 3 teens arrested in mall shooting; fourth suspect sought|url=http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/hobart/hobart-mall-evacuated-after-shooting/article_80b5c79b-1975-580c-acce-08d8cfc21c8e.html|access-date=March 16, 2014|work=[[Northwest Indiana Times]]}}</ref>
[[Image:southlake 0307.JPG|thumb|right|280px|Carson Pirie Scott wing at Westfield Southlake]]

Specialty discount retailer [[rue21]] opened a store in the JCPenney wing in March 2013.

Westfield Group sold the mall and several others to Starwood Capital in September 2013. As part of the sale, the mall's name reverted to Southlake Mall.<ref>{{cite web|last=Pete|first=Joseph|date=September 16, 2013|title=Westfield sells Southlake Mall to new owner|url=http://www.nwitimes.com/business/local/westfield-sells-southlake-mall-to-new-owner/article_c186ab65-edf7-5288-9a76-bdc97bf50917.html|access-date=November 5, 2013|work=[[Northwest Indiana Times]]}}</ref>

Books-A-Million relocated in 2014<ref>{{cite web|last=Pete|first=Joseph S.|title=Books-A-Million closes its Southlake Mall store, will relocate|url=http://www.nwitimes.com/business/local/books-a-million-closes-its-southlake-mall-store-will-relocate/article_6aa2f65b-6cb6-5a53-b540-87d30a8bbd97.html|publisher=[[Northwest Indiana Times]]}}</ref> and the old location became [[Forever 21]] the same year.<ref>{{cite web|last=Pete|first=Joseph|date=September 11, 2014|title=Forever 21 coming to Southlake Mall|url=http://www.nwitimes.com/business/local/forever-coming-to-southlake-mall/article_d421631f-8f62-58a1-af70-5dd80fc093de.html|access-date=September 12, 2014|work=[[Northwest Indiana Times]]}}</ref> [[H&M]] opened at Southlake Mall in the same wing in 2015.<ref>{{cite web|last=Pete|first=Joseph S. Pete|title=H&M to open Southlake Mall store next month|url=http://www.nwitimes.com/business/jobs-and-employment/h-m-to-open-southlake-mall-store-next-month/article_a11fcce1-4d63-5169-a125-69f9e6555690.html|publisher=[[Northwest Indiana Times]]}}</ref>

On April 18, 2018, Carson's announced it would be closing as parent company [[The Bon-Ton Stores]] was going out of business. The store closed on August 29, 2018.<ref>{{cite web|last=Pete|first=Joseph S.|date=|title=Carson's to close in Southlake Mall, Hammond and Michigan City|url=https://www.nwitimes.com/business/local/carson-s-to-close-in-southlake-mall-hammond-and-michigan/article_02349fe6-ce16-5408-b2a9-5eb02b3c2ab1.html|access-date=January 16, 2019|website=[[Northwest Indiana Times]]}}</ref>

On August 6, 2019, Sears announced that it would also be closing as part of a plan to close 26 stores nationwide. The store closed on November 10, 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Update: Sears to close Southlake Mall store, its last department store in NWI, after 45 years|url=https://www.nwitimes.com/business/local/sears-to-close-southlake-mall-department-store-after-years/article_3993d848-a548-5f53-bf5b-acbaca00670f.html|website=[[Northwest Indiana Times]]}}</ref> The company had previously, on April 12, 2018, put the building up for sale.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Update: Southlake Mall Sears building put up for sale|url=http://www.nwitimes.com/business/local/update-southlake-mall-sears-building-put-up-for-sale/article_39fdce9d-81cd-5170-945d-4f9b8c396cf0.html|website=[[Northwest Indiana Times]]}}</ref>

On September 21, 2021, Dick's Sporting Goods announced it would move out of the mall and relocate to an off mall location across the street at the Crossings at Hobart.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Pete|first=Joseph S.|title=Dick's Sporting Goods exiting Southlake Mall to move across the street in loss of another anchor|url=https://www.nwitimes.com/business/local/dicks-sporting-goods-exiting-southlake-mall-to-move-across-the-street-in-loss-of-another/article_41e728c8-04a1-5346-a800-31dc303bcbd8.html|access-date=December 13, 2021|website=[[Northwest Indiana Times]]}}</ref>

On November 3, 2022, CubeWork, a flexible workspace and warehouse company, announced that they would be converting the vacant Carson Pirie Scott space into pop-up retail space, co-working offices, and sports events space. The concept opened on November 15, 2022.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nwitimes.com/business/local/southlake-mall-carsons-being-transformed-into-pop-up-retail-co-working-mall-sports-and-events/article_d759d603-f53f-54b1-967f-ca4000a53cbc.html | title=Southlake Mall Carson's being transformed into pop-up retail, co-working mall, sports and events space }}</ref>

On November 25, 2022, Kids Empire, an indoor playground and party zone, announced that they would be filling a portion of the former Dick's Sporting Goods.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nwitimes.com/business/local/massive-kids-empire-playground-and-party-zone-coming-to-dicks-sporting-goods-space-at-southlake/article_4b2dcf87-9288-571b-89ba-b4e5a212e55c.html | title=Massive Kids Empire playground and party zone coming to Dick's Sporting Goods space at Southlake Mall }}</ref>

On March 17, 2025, Forever 21, for the second time in nearly six years, filed for [[Chapter 11 bankruptcy]] protection in [[Delaware]], and announced to close all locations, including Southlake Mall.<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/fast-fashion-retailer-forever-21-files-bankruptcy-2025-03-17/|title= Fast-fashion retailer Forever 21 files for bankruptcy|date=March 17, 2025|access-date=March 17, 2025|website=Reuters|language=en}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[List of shopping malls in the United States]]

== References ==
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==External links==
*{{Official website|http://www.shoppingsouthlakemall.com}}

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Wellby Super Drug

2025-05-07T17:58:10Z

72.2.155.6: Missed Mistake

{{Short description|Defunct American pharmacy chain serving Northern New England}}
{{More citations needed|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Wellby Super Drug
| fate = Sold to [[Rite Aid]]
| logo = Welby-drug-logo.jpg
| foundation = 1973
| defunct = 1992
| location = [[Scarborough, Maine]]
| industry = [[Retail]]
| products = Beauty products, drugs, snacks, beer, photo shop, movies, food and housewares.
| homepage = None
| }}

'''Wellby Super Drug''' was a chain of 41 drug stores that operated in [[Maine]], [[New Hampshire]] and [[Vermont]] from 1973 until 1992. It was a wholly owned subsidiary of [[Hannaford Bros. Co.|Hannaford Brothers]], northern [[New England]]'s largest grocer.

After the Maine State Legislature repealed the '[[Blue Law]]s' prohibiting stores greater than {{convert|5000|sqft|m2}} in size to be open for business on Sunday,{{when|date=July 2020}} Hannaford made the decision to convert its smaller [[Shop 'N' Save]] grocery stores to ''Super Shop 'N' Save'', which would include floor space for a pharmacy. Because the Shop 'N' Saves were in the same communities as Hannaford's Wellby stores, Hannaford decided to sell the pharmacy chain.

In 1992, Wellby Super Drug was sold to [[Rite Aid]];<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pressherald.com/2014/02/09/skowhegans_bargain_hunter_fills_shopping_needs_long_vacant_space/ |title=Skowhegan's Bargain Hunter fills shopping needs, long-vacant storefront |date=February 9, 2014 |website=Portland Press Herald |accessdate=2019-10-26 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://archive.bangordailynews.com/1992/07/11/hannaford-cutting-management-jobs-after-recent-sale-of-drug-store-chain/ |title=Hannaford cutting management jobs after recent sale of drug store chain |website=Bangor Daily News |date=July 11, 1992 |accessdate=2019-10-26}}</ref> its successor in Maine, [[Walgreens]], continues to operate in many of the former Wellby locations to this day.

In 2023, Rite Aid filed for [[Chapter 11 bankruptcy]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/15/business/rite-aid-bankrupty-hnk-intl/index.html|title=Rite Aid files for bankruptcy|date=October 15, 2023|access-date=October 16, 2023|website=CNN|language=en}}</ref> Despite Wellby shutting down 34 years prior to Rite Aid's bankruptcy filing, Wellby was still listed in the filing.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bkdata.com/business-bankruptcies/trenton-newjersey/10-15-2023/b-incorporated-19108|title=Wellby Super Drug Files For Bankruptcy|date=October 15, 2023|access-date=October 16, 2023|website=BKData|language=en}}</ref>

On May 5, 2025, Rite Aid filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy for the second time in 2 years, listing assets and liabilities between $1 billion and $10 billion. Rite Aid will sell all of its assets as part of its procedure, as it overcomes financial challenges such as debt, increased competition, and inflation, including Wellby Super Drug.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/rite-aid-intends-file-second-bankruptcy-announces-job-cuts-bloomberg-news-2025-05-05/|title=Rite Aid files for second bankruptcy in two years|first=Dietrich|last=Knauth|date=May 5, 2025|access-date=May 5, 2025|website=Reuters|language=en}}</ref>

==References==
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*[http://www.riteaid.com Rite-Aid]
*[http://www.hannaford.com Hannaford]

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