Editing Burlington Township, New Jersey (section)

==Economy==
[[Burlington Coat Factory]] has its headquarters in the township,<ref>[http://www.burlingtoncoatfactory.com/content/aboutus/corporate-addresses Corporate Addresses] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708105359/http://www.burlingtoncoatfactory.com/content/aboutus/corporate-addresses |date=July 8, 2011 }}, [[Burlington Coat Factory]]. Accessed July 1, 2011.</ref> having relocated from [[Burlington, New Jersey|Burlington City]] in 1988.<ref>Weintraub, Karen. [https://web.archive.org/web/20141226170320/http://articles.philly.com/1990-06-24/news/25910942_1_offices-and-distribution-distribution-center-merchandising-and-marketing-departments "Burlington Coat Factory To Add Offices, Workers"], ''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]'', June 24, 1990, backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of December 26, 2014. Accessed October 23, 2017. "Burlington Coat Factory moved its corporate offices two years ago to Burlington Township from Burlington City, where it had headquarters since the company was founded in 1972."</ref>

The Marketplace at Burlington, formerly an indoor mall known as the [[Burlington Center Mall]], offered a [[gross leasable area]] of {{convert|670000|sqft}}, with plans to convert to an open-air format with {{convert|1500000|sqft}} of leasable space.<ref>[http://www.icsc.org/directories/ifa/retail-space/detail/27032/ Available Space Details] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304052819/http://www.icsc.org/directories/ifa/retail-space/detail/27032/ |date=2016-03-04 }}, [[International Council of Shopping Centers]]. Accessed July 28, 2014. "GLA: 670,000 sq ft (Including Anchors)... We are delighted to announce the redevelopment of The New Marketplace at Burlington (previously Burlington Center Mall). With up to 1.5 million of leasable square feet of space, the Marketplace can accommodate almost any Tenant's requirements."</ref><ref>Clerkin, Bridget. [http://www.nj.com/mercer/index.ssf/2014/03/developers_unveil_plans_for_new_marketplace_at_burlington.html "Developers unveil plans for new Marketplace at Burlington"], ''[[The Times (Trenton)|The Times]]'', March 13, 2014. Accessed July 28, 2014.</ref> The mall closed its doors on January 8, 2018, though Sears remained while the rest of the mall was closed because it owned a section of mall property.<ref>DeSisto, Danielle. [https://www.burlingtoncountytimes.com/news/20180109/burlington-center-mall-closed-after-water-pipes-burst-sears-still-open "Burlington Center Mall closed after water pipes burst; Sears still open"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191016184310/https://www.burlingtoncountytimes.com/news/20180109/burlington-center-mall-closed-after-water-pipes-burst-sears-still-open |date=October 16, 2019 }}, ''[[Burlington County Times]]'', January 9, 2018. Accessed October 16, 2019. "The Burlington Center Mall is currently closed after several water pipes burst Monday night, causing damage to the mall's fire suppression, heating and electrical system.... Sears, the mall's sole remaining anchor, remains open because the company owns its section of mall property."</ref> Sears closed on September 2, 2018.<ref>[https://www.courierpostonline.com/story/news/local/south-jersey/2018/05/31/sears-burlington-center-mall-nj-closing/661131002/ "Sears store in Burlington Township to close"], ''[[Courier-Post]]'', May 31, 2018. Accessed September 11, 2019. "And then there were none. The Sears store at the former Burlington Center Mall site is closing, the company announced Thursday.... The Sears Auto Center will close in late June and the rest of the department store will shut its doors in early September, the company said."</ref> It has since been torn down and distribution warehouses have replaced it.

The township's businesses and shopping destinations cause the daytime population to rise to as much as 35,000, a jump of 50% from the resident population of almost 23,000.<ref>[http://twp.burlington.nj.us/history History], Burlington Township. Accessed November 10, 2019. "Burlington Township is {{sic|comprised|hide=y| of}} 14.23 square miles and is one of the most rapidly growing communities within New Jersey. Our town's population according to the 2010 Census was 22,594. Our daytime population swells to approximately 35,000 people due to the large business community that consists of several shopping centers, a shopping mall, a 20-screen movie theater, dining establishments, along with business and industrial parks."</ref>