Anderson Mall

Anderson Mall is a regional shopping mall located in Anderson County, South Carolina. The mall, which is anchored by Belk, JCPenney, and Dillard's, has 671,000 sq ft (62,300 m2) of gross leasable area. Built by Melvin Simon & Associates (now Simon Property Group), it is owned by Kohan Retail Investment Group.

Anderson Mall
Exterior view of Anderson Mall, October 2016
LocationAnderson, South Carolina, United States
Opening dateMarch 1972
DeveloperMelvin Simon & Associates
OwnerKohan Retail Investment Group
No. of stores and services50+
No. of anchor tenants4 (3 open, 1 vacant)
Total retail floor area671,000 sq ft (62,300 m2)
No. of floors1
Websiteshopandersonmall.com

History

Anderson Mall was opened in March, 1972 with 43 stores. The mall was anchored by department stores JCPenney, Meyers Arnold,[1] and G.C. Murphy. In 1984 both Belk (then known as Gallant Belk) and Sears executives closed their downtown Anderson stores and moved to the newly expanded and renovated mall. This expansion was first announced in 1982.[2] Meyers Arnold was later purchased by Uptons, and after that chain closed, that spot became a Belk Men's & Home store.

In 2007, the Belk Men's & Home store was closed, with the men's store moving into the existing women's and kids store. The Home Store relocated to an adjacent mall space next to the main Belk. These moves were to make way for a new store, Dillard's, which opened in late 2008. The entire mall and numerous other stores were also remodeled around that time.

On May 31, 2018, it was announced that Sears would be closing as part of a plan to close 72 stores nationwide. The store was closed in September 2018.[3]

On June 4, 2020, it was announced that the JCPenney would be closing as part of a plan to close 154 stores nationwide.[4] However, it was removed from the closing list on June 23, 2020.[5]

References
  1. Willis, Jeffrey R. (2003). Remembering Greenville: Photographs from the Coxe Collection. ISBN 9780738515663.
  2. Paslay, Bob (January 11, 1982). "Officials to discuss mall expansion". The News. p. 2A.
  3. "Sears in Anderson to close as part of nationwide strategy to restore revenue".
  4. "JCPenney Store Closings – Penney IP LLC".
  5. "Anderson JCPenney off chopping block, will remain, according to bankruptcy updates".

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