Silver Lake Mall

Silver Lake Mall is an indoor shopping center in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, serving the retail market of North Idaho. It opened in July 1989 and was developed by Price Development Corporation. At its opening, the mall used a conventional enclosed-shopping-center format, with department-store and general-merchandise anchors including Emporium, Fred Meyer Apparel, JCPenney, and Sears. Over time, the property’s tenant mix changed substantially as department stores consolidated, entered bankruptcy, rebranded, or closed their locations. The mall’s early history reflects the broader restructuring of American department-store retail. Fred Meyer Apparel was replaced by Lamonts in 1992. Lamonts was subsequently acquired by Gottschalks after filing for bankruptcy in 2000. In 2002, The Bon Marché took over the former Gottschalks location, and that store was rebranded as Macy’s in 2005. Emporium also filed for bankruptcy and closed in 2003. Its former space was later occupied by Red Oak Clothing Company in 2006, followed by Timberline Trading Company and then Sports Authority in 2013. Sports Authority closed in 2016 after the chain’s bankruptcy and liquidation process. The mall later experienced the departure of several of its long-standing anchors. Sears closed in 2018 and its space was replaced by Planet Fitness in 2019. JCPenney closed in 2021, while Macy’s closed in 2025 according to the cited reference material. These changes shifted Silver Lake Mall away from a department-store-led model toward a more varied mix of specialty retail, sporting goods, fitness, and other services. Black Sheep Sporting Goods became a particularly important presence at the property, and the owners of that business acquired the mall in 2021 and opened several shops there. Silver Lake Mall is described as the largest indoor shopping center in North Idaho. Its role is primarily regional rather than national: it provides an enclosed retail and service venue for Coeur d’Alene and surrounding communities, combining local and chain tenants with food, shopping, and fitness-oriented uses. The mall’s current anchor stores are Black Sheep Sporting Goods and Planet Fitness. Because the available reference material does not provide a complete current tenant directory, detailed leasing information, financial data, or a full ownership structure, those aspects remain unspecified.

Silver Lake Mall opened in July 1989 in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. Price Development Corporation developed the property as an enclosed regional shopping center intended to serve North Idaho. Its original anchor lineup consisted of Emporium, Fred Meyer Apparel, JCPenney, and Sears, reflecting the department-store-centered model common among American malls of that period. The first major change to the anchor roster occurred in 1992, when Lamonts replaced Fred Meyer Apparel. Lamonts later became part of Gottschalks after filing for bankruptcy in 2000. In 2002, The Bon Marché replaced Gottschalks at Silver Lake Mall; The Bon Marché stores were subsequently converted to the Macy’s name in 2005. These changes connected the property to a broader wave of consolidation and rebranding in the American department-store sector. Emporium filed for bankruptcy and closed in 2003. The former Emporium space was occupied by Red Oak Clothing Company in 2006, later became Timberline Trading Company, and was then taken by Sports Authority in 2013. Sports Authority closed in 2016 during the retailer’s bankruptcy and liquidation. The sequence illustrates how former department-store spaces were repurposed for different retail concepts as anchor economics changed. The remaining original department-store anchors also departed over time. Sears closed in 2018, and Planet Fitness replaced it in 2019. JCPenney closed in 2021. Macy’s, the successor to The Bon Marché in one of the mall’s principal anchor spaces, closed in 2025 according to the cited Wikipedia reference. The property therefore moved from a traditional four-department-store configuration toward a more diversified mix centered on specialty retail, sporting goods, fitness, and services. In 2021, the mall was acquired by the owners of Black Sheep Sporting Goods. Under that ownership, several Black Sheep-related shops opened at the property. Black Sheep Sporting Goods and Planet Fitness are identified as the mall’s current anchor stores in the cited reference. Silver Lake Mall is described as the largest indoor shopping center in North Idaho, although the available materials do not provide a complete current tenant list, detailed visitor data, financial information, or a named individual executive team.

• 2025

  Macy's closes

  [1]Silver Lake Mallen.wikipedia.org

  Macy's closes its Silver Lake Mall location, according to the cited reference material.

• 2021

  Change in ownership

  [1]Silver Lake Mallen.wikipedia.org

  The owners of Black Sheep Sporting Goods acquire Silver Lake Mall and open several shops at the property.

• 2019

  Planet Fitness replaces Sears

  [1]Silver Lake Mallen.wikipedia.org

  Planet Fitness occupies the former Sears anchor space after Sears closed in 2018.

• 2005

  The Bon Marché is rebranded as Macy's

  [1]Silver Lake Mallen.wikipedia.org

  The Bon Marché location adopts the Macy's brand.

• 2002

  The Bon Marché arrives

  [1]Silver Lake Mallen.wikipedia.org

  The Bon Marché replaces Gottschalks at the mall.

• 1992

  Lamonts replaces Fred Meyer Apparel

  [1]Silver Lake Mallen.wikipedia.org

  Lamonts takes over the Fred Meyer Apparel anchor space.

• 1989

  Mall opens

  [1]Silver Lake Mallen.wikipedia.org

  Silver Lake Mall opens in July in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, with Emporium, Fred Meyer Apparel, JCPenney, and Sears as original anchors.

A regional enclosed shopping center serving Coeur d'Alene and North Idaho, with a tenant mix spanning sporting goods, fitness, apparel, services, and other everyday retail uses.

• Sporting goods and outdoor retail

  Black Sheep Sporting Goods

  Black Sheep Sporting Goods is one of Silver Lake Mall’s current anchor stores. Its presence represents the property’s emphasis on regional sporting-goods and outdoor retail following the decline of several traditional department-store anchors. The owners of Black Sheep Sporting Goods acquired the mall in 2021 and opened several shops there.

• Fitness services · 2019

  Planet Fitness

  Planet Fitness occupies the former Sears anchor space. The club replaced Sears in 2019, giving the mall a large-format fitness use and broadening its offer beyond conventional merchandise retail.

• Department-store retail · 1989

  Former department-store anchor spaces

  Silver Lake Mall historically included Emporium, Fred Meyer Apparel, JCPenney, Sears, Lamonts, Gottschalks, The Bon Marché, and Macy's as anchor tenants or successors. These stores provided apparel, household goods, and general merchandise, but all of the named department-store occupants have since changed, closed, or been replaced.

• 2021

  Acquisition by the owners of Black Sheep Sporting GoodsM&A

  Background

  The mall had experienced the loss or replacement of several traditional department-store anchors and was moving toward a more diversified tenant structure.

  Action taken

  The owners of Black Sheep Sporting Goods acquired Silver Lake Mall and opened several shops at the property.

  Aftermath

  Black Sheep Sporting Goods became one of the mall's identified anchor stores, alongside Planet Fitness.

  Source

1. 1Silver Lake Mallen.wikipedia.org
2. 2Silver Lake Mall official websitesilverlakemall.com