JCPenney anchoring Apache Mall in Rochester, Minnesota, at Apache Drive SE and US-14 in Olmsted County, gives the 750,000 square foot regional mall a department store comparison-shopping anchor for the Rochester and southeast Minnesota household whose Mayo Clinic employment base of more than 40,000 people gives the city a professional and healthcare consumer profile. Scheels, the large-format sporting goods and outdoor retailer whose Rochester location brings the Ferris wheel, full-service café, and comprehensive outdoor, hunting, and athletic merchandise floor to the southeast Minnesota market, anchors the sporting goods category. Ragstock, the Minneapolis-founded sustainable and vintage fashion retailer, gives the property a Minnesota-specific fashion identity. Caribou Coffee, the Minneapolis-founded specialty coffee chain, gives the property a Minnesota-native café identity. HuHot Mongolian Grill serves the full-service dining floor. Rally House serves the licensed Minnesota Twins, Vikings, Wild, Timberwolves, and Gophers sports merchandise floor.
lululemon serves the premium activewear category. Sephora serves the prestige beauty category. American Eagle, Aeropostale, Buckle, Hollister, Hot Topic, Maurices, Men’s Wearhouse, and Victoria’s Secret cover the accessible fashion floor. Barnes and Noble serves the books and culture retail floor. Kay Jewelers, Pandora, Riddle’s Jewelry, and Rogers and Hollands serve the jewelry and gifting floor. A&W and Applebee’s serve the dining floor alongside HuHot. Bath and Body Works serves the accessible beauty and home fragrance category.
The property’s commercial role in southeast Minnesota is the Rochester Olmsted County regional mall: a JCPenney-Scheels comparison-shopping and sporting goods platform whose Caribou Coffee Minnesota café identity, HuHot-Applebee’s dining floor, and Ragstock sustainable fashion give the Mayo Clinic city’s healthcare workforce and Olmsted County household a practical regional mall at the US-14 Southeast Rochester commercial gateway.
