A popular fast-food chain will be closing a Moline location's doors in a few days.

Chick-fil-A announced today that they will be closing their location inside Moline's South Park mall, effective Feb. 26.

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The location inside the mall has been open since 1983.

Chick-fil-A isn't the only spot to close in the mall in recent days. Just yesterday, Victoria's Secret closed up shop in South Park mall on Valentine's Day, ironically.

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As we know, it's not unusual to see a busy Chick-fil-A, with drive-thru lines wrapped around the building. When I visited this one at 1:30 on a weekday, there were 3 more people in line after me and one person seated inside.

The mall maintains its anchor stores, including Dick's, Ashley, and VonMaur. A lot of empty smaller storefronts scatter the mall. It's no secret malls are struggling in recent years, especially as we navigate the pandemic. Data from 2020 found that 25% of malls in the U.S. are expected to close within 5 years. Of course, the coronavirus pandemic fueled the lack of traffic in stores. Other stats show within 2020, the vacancy rate of malls and strip centers hit 6%. Sensormatic Solutions found that mall traffic from mid-March to May 12, 2021 was down 24% from pre-pandemic levels in 2019.

If you need your Chick-fil-A fix in Moline, there's the John Deere Road location and across the river in Davenport, there's one on 53rd St. Whatever Chick-fil-A you visit, I recommend the Chik-n-Mini breakfast sandwiches if you can make it there before breakfast service ends at 10:30 a.m. They are delightful little creations.

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