on february 6, 2019, it was announced that the shuttered sears at glenbrook square mall will be torn down under a plan to erect a new retail building in its place and a free-standing portillo's eatery nearby. the allen county plan commission received an application from new york-based seritage src finance llc to develop the shoppes at glenbrook where sears operated for five decades. the plan called for the sears store and auto shop to be demolished, and a new retail building to be built, attached to the glenbrook square building. announced tenants for this new wing include dave & buster’s, homegoods, and portillo’s. additional tenants will be announced later. demolition of the former sears was completed in summer 2019 and the new tenants will open in 2020.