GRETNA — An upscale outlet mall that previously announced plans to reopen this week amid the coronavirus pandemic appears to have backed away from those plans.
In an online post, the Nebraska Crossing Outlet Mall now says the opening is not open to the public and will be primarily for employees to get their stores ready for business.
Officials with Nebraska Crossing, an upscale outlet mall near Omaha, say the only venue that would be open for in-person customers was a medical uniform store. The rest of the outlet will remain closed to the public.
The outlet’s owner, Rod Yates, had previously outlined plans for a “soft opening” on Friday and described it as a case study of best practices for other malls. The previous position had implied that the mall would be open to the public on April 24.
“National and global brands who want to open will begin the process of getting their stores ready on or after 4/24,” said mall officials on their Facebook page. “This process can take 1, 2, 3 weeks or more. A store can’t just turn on the lights & resume business.”
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