Shopping

As a retail hub, the cities of South Bend and Mishawaka welcome more franchises and private enterprises daily. Retail is alive and thriving in St. Joseph County. The result is a shopping Mecca that provides just about everything for the savvy consumer. University Park Mall in Mishawaka features four anchors, while the shops and strip malls along the Grape Road and Main Street corridor in Mishawaka draw shoppers  many miles away to enjoy the recognizable names of top retailers. The University Park Mall and Grape Road/Main Street corridor rank as the second  largest retail area in the state of Indiana.

South Bend is not far behind with eclectic shops at the Town & Country Shopping Plaza and new developments in the works on the south side, including Erskine Village and Erskine Commons.

Many of our communities’ downtown storefronts offer the perfect foot traffic and appeal for private entrepreneurs.