The stores, which are adjacent to one another on the mall’s north side, are holding clearance sales now in anticipation of the change. As of Thursday, most items at Dick’s were 50% off, while items at Public Lands were discounted by 75%.

Store officials told customers the stores would close after liquidation to make way for a Dick’s House of Sport store, a two-year-old concept from Dick’s that combines a retail sporting goods store with sports training such as batting cages, climbing walls, fitness classes and indoor golf.

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Plans submitted to the city call for a two-level store.

“House of Sport is an approximately 100,000+ square foot store that provides customers with an incredible assortment of products along with in-store experiences including a climbing wall, multiple golf bays with TrackMan^TM simulators, and multi-sport cages that can be used for baseball, softball, lacrosse and soccer and give customers an opportunity to try product while measuring and tracking their performance,” according to a company announcement about previous openings.