Business & Tech

What Will Replace Sears At The Northshore Mall?

A chain of upscale health clubs is planning to expand to Peabody when the Sears store is demolished.

PEABODY, MA -- Health club chain Life Time Inc. submitted plans to replace the Sears store at the Northshore mall with an upscale, three-story health club. The company, which has locations in Burlington and Chestnut Hill, submitted plans to the city, according to the Salem News, which first reported this story. The club, according to the plans, would have three indoor and one outdoor swimming pool.

Thew newspaper reported that Sears is still leasing space at the mall. Earlier this year the company announced it was closing a majority of its stores. The Sears store at the Burlington Mall is scheduled to be demolished and replaced with a new structure, as well as outdoor pedestrian space connecting the new building to the existing mall.

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