Kris Turner

kris.turner@indystar.com

Abercrombie & Fitch closed its location in Circle Centre mall Sunday, making it one of several businesses to shutter its operations at the Downtown mall in recent weeks.

Stacia Murray, Abercrombie’s store manager, confirmed that the store was closed for good and would not comment further.

Abercrombie spokeswoman Mackenzie Bruce said that the store was scheduled to close at the expiration of its lease, which was up. It was one of 60-some stores that are slated to close this year as Abercrombie & Fitch realigns its business.

The store at the The Fashion Mall at Keystone also has been shuttered as part of the plan, Bruce said.

IndyStar reported Monday that Johnny Rockets closed its third-floor restaurant.

Gap Inc. closed its store Tuesday. Yankee Candle Co. also closed Tuesday. American Greetings and Johnston & Murphy also are slated to close.

Circle Centre had an 89.5 percent occupancy rate in 2014, the last year for which Simon has reported the mall's performance.

The 777,000-square-foot mall has shed retailers in recent years, most notably Nordstrom, one of its anchors, in 2011.

However, the mall has maintained an occupancy rate partly by adding a varied mix of tenants including IndyStar, which moved into the old Nordstrom space in 2014, and Brown Mackie College, which occupies much of the mall's fourth floor.

Mall manager Simon Property Group Inc. also announced last fall that it's planning a $20 million upgrade, which could include adding apartments or condos.

IndyStar reporter James Briggs contributed to this story.

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