Towne West Square

Towne West Square is an enclosed shopping mall located in Wichita, Kansas, United States. Opened on Friday, March 6, 1981,[1] it comprises more than 50 stores in 951,447 square feet (88,392.3 m2) of gross leasable area.[2] The mall's three anchor stores are Dick's Sporting Goods, Dillard's Clearance Center and JCPenney.

Towne West Square
Address4600 West Kellogg Drive
Wichita, Kansas 67209
Opening dateMarch 6, 1981
DeveloperMelvin Simon & Associates
No. of stores and services50
No. of anchor tenants5 (3 open, 2 closed)
Total retail floor area951,447 sq ft (88,392.3 m2)
No. of floors1 (2 in JCPenney)
ParkingParking lot
Public transit accessBus interchange Wichita Transit
WebsiteOfficial website

The original anchor stores in the mall were: Dillard's, Henry's, JCPenney, Montgomery Ward and Service Merchandise (formerly Wilson's Catalog Showroom). Henry's closed in 1988. The structure was later sealed off from the rest of the mall and currently houses 54 West Music Hall. Sears opened in 1993 (12 years after the rest of the mall) moving a store from the open air Twin Lakes Shopping Center. Sears closed in December 2014. Their anchor store structure was taken over by Convergys and converted to office space, which was no longer accessible from the interior of the mall. In 2017, Dillard's closed their women's store anchor on the mall's north side and converted their men's store (located in the former Montgomery Ward) into a Dillard's Clearance Center. Sears Hometown, operated in the old Henry's, but closed in 2019. Later, Convergys was renamed Concentrix. In 2021, the former Concentrix space was purchased and is now MCI.

On July 31, 2020, JCPenney put 21 stores for sale as part of their bankruptcy, this location included.[3] The store was reaffirmed in 2021 and remains open and operating. Towne West contains a mix of local and national retailers.

References

  1. "Towne West Square opening made possible by hours of work". The Wichita Eagle. 6 March 1981. p. 24. Retrieved 2014-06-19.
  2. "Towne West Square". International Council of Shopping Centers. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved 2007-12-17.
  3. "JCPENNEY DISPOSITION PORTFOLIO - PHASE 1|Surplus Stores for Sale" (PDF). jcpenneyportfolio.com. Retrieved 2020-08-15.

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