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{{infobox shopping mall |
{{short description|Former shopping mall in Jonesboro, Arkansas}}
{{infobox shopping mall
| shopping_mall_name = Indian Mall
| image = Indian Mall Front.jpg
| name = Indian Mall
| caption = The front and main entrance of Indian Mall
| image = Indian Mall Front.jpg
| caption = The front and main entrance of Indian Mall
| location = [[Jonesboro, Arkansas]], [[United States]]
| location = [[Jonesboro, Arkansas]], United States
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| opening_date = May 1, 1968
| coordinates = {{coord|35.8233|-90.6797|type:landmark_region:US-AR|display=inline,title}}
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| manager = Warmack & Co. LLC |
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| opening_date = {{Start date and age |May 1, 1968}}
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| owner = Warmack & Co. LLC|
| closing_date = {{End date and age |February 2008}}
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| developer = Warmack & Co. LLC
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| manager = Warmack & Co. LLC |
| building_costs = $1.7 million
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| owner = Warmack & Co. LLC|
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| number_of_stores = 2
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| developer = Warmack & Co. LLC
| number_of_anchors = 4 (2 open, 2 vacant)
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| number_of_stores = 2
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| floor_area = 385,641 ft.²<ref>[http://www.arkansasbusiness.com/news/print_editions/ab_largest_malls1.pdf The largest malls in Arkansas] Arkansas Business</ref>
| floors = 1
| number_of_anchors = 4
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| floor_area = {{cvt|385,641|sqft}}<ref>[http://www.arkansasbusiness.com/news/print_editions/ab_largest_malls1.pdf The largest malls in Arkansas] Arkansas Business</ref>
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| parking = 1,000 spaces
| floors = 1
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| website =
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'''Indian Mall''' was an enclosed [[shopping mall]] located at the intersection of Highland Drive and Caraway Road in [[Jonesboro, Arkansas]]. The location was close in proximity to the junction of [[Interstate 555]] and [[Arkansas Highway 1]].


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For more than thirty years, Indian Mall was the only shopping center serving [[Northeast Arkansas]]. The nearby opening of [[The Mall at Turtle Creek]] in 2006 drew many tenants away from Indian Mall, including the [[Dillard's]] and [[J. C. Penney|JCPenney]] anchors. Indian Mall then became a [[dead mall]], losing all of its tenants except for [[Sears]], an insurance office and a [[GameStop]] which remained for nearly two years. As of February 2008, the mall has been closed off except for Sears, and was demolished for a [[Kroger]] in 2012.
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'''Indian Mall''' was an enclosed [[shopping mall]] located at the Highland Drive-Caraway Road intersection in [[Jonesboro, Arkansas]], [[United States]]. It was located just north of the junction of [[U.S. Route 63]] (future [[Interstate 555]]) and Arkansas Highway 1.

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For more than thirty years, Indian Mall was the only shopping center serving its region. The nearby opening of [[The Mall at Turtle Creek]] in 2006 drew many tenants away from Indian Mall, including the Dillard's and JCPenney anchors. Indian Mall then became a [[dead mall]], losing all of its tenants except for Sears, an insurance office and a [[GameStop]] which remained for close to two years. As of February 2008, the mall has been closed off except for Sears, and will be redeveloped.


==Mall development==
==Mall development==
Indian Mall opened in either 1967<ref>[http://www.kait8.com/Global/story.asp?S=4674395&nav=0jsh Sneak peek at Dillard's]</ref> or 1968<ref name="arkbiz">[http://www.arkansasbusiness.com/article.aspx?aID=36924 Belz Burrow, Hocker Announce New Mall for Jonesboro], Lance Turner, Arkansas Business March 18, 2004</ref> as a shopping destination for Jonesboro and northeastern Arkansas. It was also the second mall in the state (the first being Phoenix Village Mall in [[Fort Smith, Arkansas|Fort Smith]]).<ref>[http://www.arkansasbusiness.com/article.aspx?aID=95087 Phoenix Village, State's First Mall, Hits Hard Times]</ref> Indian Mall derived its name from the name of nearby [[Arkansas State University]]'s mascot.<ref name="vie">[http://www.arkansasbusiness.com/article.aspx?aID=35681 Developers vie for new mall in Jonesboro], George Waldon, Arkansas Business, November 3, 2003</ref>
Indian Mall opened in 1968<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.kait8.com/Global/story.asp?S=4674395&nav=0jsh |title=Sneak peek at Dillard's |access-date=2007-04-30 |archive-date=2007-09-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927005112/http://www.kait8.com/Global/story.asp?S=4674395&nav=0jsh |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="arkbiz">[http://www.arkansasbusiness.com/article.aspx?aID=36924 Belz Burrow, Hocker Announce New Mall for Jonesboro], Lance Turner, Arkansas Business March 18, 2004</ref> as a shopping destination for Jonesboro and northeastern Arkansas. It was also the second mall in the state (the first being Phoenix Village Mall in [[Fort Smith, Arkansas|Fort Smith]]).<ref>[http://www.arkansasbusiness.com/article.aspx?aID=95087 Phoenix Village, State's First Mall, Hits Hard Times]</ref> Indian Mall derived its name from the name of nearby [[Arkansas State University]]'s mascot.<ref name="vie">[http://www.arkansasbusiness.com/article.aspx?aID=35681 Developers vie for new mall in Jonesboro], George Waldon, Arkansas Business, November 3, 2003</ref>


The mall first opened as a small shopping center with Blass (a chain owned by [[Dillard's]]; the store was later re-branded Dillard's), [[TG&Y]], [[Sears]], and a supermarket called Stimson's. [[J. C. Penney]] was added in 1976. TG&Y closed in the 1980s; Dillard's then moved its men's wear and home goods to the former TG&Y space. The supermarket space was converted to a [[food court]] in the 1980s as well.
The mall first opened as a small shopping center with Blass (a chain owned by [[Dillard's]]; the store was later re-branded Dillard's), [[TG&Y]], [[Sears]], and a supermarket called Stimson's. The mall sustained heavy damage during a series of tornadoes that struck the city on May 27, 1973.<ref>The Jonesboro Tornado: May 27, 1973 (Lubbock, Texas: C.F. Boone, 1973), page 6.</ref> [[J. C. Penney|JCPenney]] was added in 1976. TG&Y closed in the 1980s; Dillard's then moved its men's wear and home goods to the former TG&Y space. The supermarket space was converted to a [[food court]] in the 1980s as well.


Indian Mall was used to host various events including athletic team appearances and signings<ref>[http://www.kait8.com/global/story.asp?s=1379461&ClientType=Printable Tribe Footballers to Invade Indian Mall]</ref> as well as fundraisers for different organizations across the state and country.<ref>[http://www.kait8.com/Global/story.asp?S=2601343 Indian Mall Shopper Raise Money For Arkansas Children's Hospital]</ref><ref>[http://www.broadcastunity.org/snapshot1.pdf Broadcasters Help With Katrina Relief]</ref>
Indian Mall was used to host various events including athletic team appearances and signings<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.kait8.com/global/story.asp?s=1379461&ClientType=Printable |title=Tribe Footballers to Invade Indian Mall |access-date=2007-05-02 |archive-date=2012-02-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120205103249/http://www.kait8.com/global/story.asp?s=1379461&ClientType=Printable |url-status=dead }}</ref> as well as fundraisers for different organizations across the state and country.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.kait8.com/Global/story.asp?S=2601343 |title=Indian Mall Shopper Raise Money For Arkansas Children's Hospital |access-date=2007-05-02 |archive-date=2007-09-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927005142/http://www.kait8.com/Global/story.asp?S=2601343 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.broadcastunity.org/snapshot1.pdf |title=Broadcasters Help With Katrina Relief |access-date=2007-05-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070403214528/http://www.broadcastunity.org/snapshot1.pdf |archive-date=2007-04-03 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


In 1998, shortly after the [[Westside Middle School massacre]], Indian Mall received significant press coverage, as the location where Rev. Phillip McClure, a local pastor, started ministering to people.<ref>[http://www.freedomforum.org/templates/document.asp?documentID=4728 Press leaves Jonesboro feeling raw; forum to explore public anger]</ref>
In 1998, shortly after the [[1998 Westside Middle School shooting|Westside Middle School shooting]], Indian Mall received significant press coverage as the location where Rev. Phillip McClure, a local pastor, started ministering to people.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.freedomforum.org/templates/document.asp?documentID=4728 |title=Press leaves Jonesboro feeling raw; forum to explore public anger |access-date=2007-05-01 |archive-date=2007-09-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927005433/http://www.freedomforum.org/templates/document.asp?documentID=4728 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


Until 2006, Indian Mall was the only mall serving northeastern Arkansas. It featured a variety of national chain tenants, including [[Gap (clothing retailer)|The Gap]], [[Waldenbooks]], [[Sam Goody]], [[KB Toys]], and [[Dollar Tree]].<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20041210120627/http://indianmalljonesboro.com/directory.html directory of Indian Mall], web.archive.org, 2004</ref>
Until 2006, Indian Mall was the only mall serving northeastern Arkansas. It featured a variety of national chain tenants, including [[Gap (clothing retailer)|The Gap]], [[Waldenbooks]], [[Sam Goody]], [[KB Toys]], and [[Dollar Tree]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20041210120627/http://indianmalljonesboro.com/directory.html directory of Indian Mall], web.archive.org, 2004</ref>


==New mall proposals==
==New mall proposals==
As early as 1994, rumors circulated on the arrival of a newer, larger mall to serve the expanding city.<ref name="vie"/> Two mall proposals eventually surfaced, one of the proposals being made by Indian Mall's owner, Warmack & Company. Warmack's proposal, dubbed Southern Hills Mall, was to feature a similar tenant roster to the Indian Mall. [[Southern Hills Mall]] was also slated to include newer, larger stores for JCPenney, Dillard's, and Sears, in addition to a new [[Target Corporation|Target]]; the Indian Mall would then be converted to non-retail use under this plan. Meanwhile, David Hocker & Associates, a company based in Kentucky, was also proposing a new mall, called The Mall at Turtle Creek; this proposed mall was also to feature Dillard's among its anchors.<ref name="arkbiz"/>
As early as 1994, rumors circulated on the arrival of a newer, larger mall to serve the expanding city.<ref name="vie"/> Two mall proposals eventually surfaced, one of the proposals being made by Indian Mall's owner, Warmack & Company. Warmack's proposal, dubbed Southern Hills Mall, was to feature a similar tenant roster to the Indian Mall. Southern Hills Mall was also slated to include newer, larger stores for JCPenney, Dillard's, and Sears, in addition to a new [[Target Corporation|Target]]; the Indian Mall would then be converted to non-retail use under this plan. Meanwhile, David Hocker & Associates, a company based in Kentucky, was also proposing a new mall, called The Mall at Turtle Creek; this proposed mall was also to feature Dillard's among its anchors.<ref name="arkbiz"/>


Due to a variety of issues, Warmack's Southern Hills Mall never materialized. However, [[The Mall at Turtle Creek]] did open in 2006, including a new Dillard's and a new JCPenney among its anchors. As a result, JCPenney closed its store at Indian Mall, and the Dillard's at Indian Mall was converted to a clearance center (with the Dillard's Men's store closing entirely).<ref>[http://www.dillards.com/sec/StoreHomePageServlet?storenumber=0604 store locator - Jonesboro, AR], Dillard's </ref> Similarly, many of the older mall's tenants re-located to the Mall at Turtle Creek. The site where Southern Hills Mall would have been built has since been put up for sale.<ref>[http://www.kait8.com/Global/story.asp?S=4907151 Southern Hills Mall Site Now Back on Selling Block], [[KAIT]], May 15, 2006</ref>
Due to a variety of issues, Warmack's Southern Hills Mall never materialized. However, [[The Mall at Turtle Creek]] did open in 2006, including a new Dillard's and a new JCPenney among its anchors. As a result, JCPenney closed its store at Indian Mall, and the Dillard's at Indian Mall was converted to a clearance center (with the Dillard's Men's store closing entirely).<ref>[http://www.dillards.com/sec/StoreHomePageServlet?storenumber=0604 store locator - Jonesboro, AR], Dillard's </ref> Similarly, many of the older mall's tenants re-located to the Mall at Turtle Creek. The site where Southern Hills Mall would have been built has since been put up for sale.<ref>[http://www.kait8.com/Global/story.asp?S=4907151 Southern Hills Mall Site Now Back on Selling Block] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927005119/http://www.kait8.com/Global/story.asp?S=4907151 |date=2007-09-27 }}, [[KAIT]], May 15, 2006</ref>


===Closure and redevelopment===
===Closure and redevelopment===
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In August 2007, MBC Holdings entered into talks with the Warmack Company to purchase the Indian Mall.<ref name = mallpurchase>{{Cite web |url=http://www.kait8.com/global/story.asp?s=6892996 |title=MBC Holdings Considering Purchase of Indian Mall |access-date=2007-08-07 |archive-date=2012-02-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120207191826/http://www.kait8.com/global/story.asp?s=6892996 |url-status=dead }}</ref> MBC Holdings plans on destructing most of the site and then developing it into additional retail space.<ref name = mallsell>{{Cite web |url=http://www.jonesborosun.com/story.php?ID=28707 |title=Deal Signed to Sell Indian Mall |access-date=2007-08-07 |archive-date=2007-09-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928145759/http://www.jonesborosun.com/story.php?ID=28707 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The deal is contingent on several areas. One is the city of Jonesboro's willingness to allow more retail development and plans for the stores that still occupy the Indian mall and have multi-year leases.<ref name = mallpurchase/><ref name = mallsell/>
In April 2006, Warmack and Company made the decision to cut jobs and eliminated all customer service
representatives and the security department. Soon after the Champs store was victim to a looting.
This was the only incident reported after the security department was laid off. The few remaining
housekeepers took on security duties in securing the mall in the evenings.


MBC Holdings LLC closed on the property in late 2007. The mall closed February 2008, and was demolished in March 2012. In June 2013, a request was approved to tear down the mall and replace it with a [[Kroger]] store.<Ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.kait8.com/story/22566909/mapc-approves-krogers-request-to-move-to-old-indian-mall-lot|title=MAPC approves Kroger's request to move to old Indian Mall lot}}</ref>
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In August 2007, MBC Holdings entered into talks with the Warmack Company to purchase the Indian Mall.<ref name = mallpurchase>[http://www.kait8.com/global/story.asp?s=6892996 MBC Holdings Considering Purchase of Indian Mall]</ref> MBC Holdings plans on destructing most of the site and then developing it into additional retail space.<ref name = mallsell>[http://www.jonesborosun.com/story.php?ID=28707 Deal Signed to Sell Indian Mall]</ref> The deal is contingent on several areas. One is the city of Jonesboro's willingness to allow more retail development and plans for the stores that still occupy the Indian mall and have multi-year leases.<ref name = mallpurchase/><ref name = mallsell/>


On December 28, 2016, it was announced that Sears would be closing as part of a plan to close 30 stores nationwide. The store closed in April 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kait8.com/story/34138369/jonesboro-sears-to-close-next-year/|title=Jonesboro Sears to close next year}}</ref> The auto center closed on October 14, 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kait8.com/story/36608876/sears-auto-center-in-jonesboro-now-closed/|title = Sears Auto Center in Jonesboro now closed}}</ref>
MBC Holdings LLC closed on the property in late 2007. They will proceed with design plans to tear the existing structure down beginning in mid-2008. More than $50 million will be invested in the property, to redevelop it as '''The Shoppes at CaraLand'''. February 22, 2008 saw the closure of the mall itself, with only Sears and an insurance office remaining open.


==References==
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Indian Mall
The front and main entrance of Indian Mall
Map
LocationJonesboro, Arkansas, United States
Coordinates35°49′24″N 90°40′47″W / 35.8233°N 90.6797°W / 35.8233; -90.6797
Opening dateMay 1, 1968; 56 years ago (May 1, 1968)
Closing dateFebruary 2008; 16 years ago (February 2008)
DeveloperWarmack & Co. LLC
ManagementWarmack & Co. LLC
OwnerWarmack & Co. LLC
No. of stores and services2
No. of anchor tenants4
Total retail floor area385,641 sq ft (35,827.2 m2)[1]
No. of floors1
Parking1,000 spaces

Indian Mall was an enclosed shopping mall located at the intersection of Highland Drive and Caraway Road in Jonesboro, Arkansas. The location was close in proximity to the junction of Interstate 555 and Arkansas Highway 1.

For more than thirty years, Indian Mall was the only shopping center serving Northeast Arkansas. The nearby opening of The Mall at Turtle Creek in 2006 drew many tenants away from Indian Mall, including the Dillard's and JCPenney anchors. Indian Mall then became a dead mall, losing all of its tenants except for Sears, an insurance office and a GameStop which remained for nearly two years. As of February 2008, the mall has been closed off except for Sears, and was demolished for a Kroger in 2012.

Mall development

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Indian Mall opened in 1968[2][3] as a shopping destination for Jonesboro and northeastern Arkansas. It was also the second mall in the state (the first being Phoenix Village Mall in Fort Smith).[4] Indian Mall derived its name from the name of nearby Arkansas State University's mascot.[5]

The mall first opened as a small shopping center with Blass (a chain owned by Dillard's; the store was later re-branded Dillard's), TG&Y, Sears, and a supermarket called Stimson's. The mall sustained heavy damage during a series of tornadoes that struck the city on May 27, 1973.[6] JCPenney was added in 1976. TG&Y closed in the 1980s; Dillard's then moved its men's wear and home goods to the former TG&Y space. The supermarket space was converted to a food court in the 1980s as well.

Indian Mall was used to host various events including athletic team appearances and signings[7] as well as fundraisers for different organizations across the state and country.[8][9]

In 1998, shortly after the Westside Middle School shooting, Indian Mall received significant press coverage as the location where Rev. Phillip McClure, a local pastor, started ministering to people.[10]

Until 2006, Indian Mall was the only mall serving northeastern Arkansas. It featured a variety of national chain tenants, including The Gap, Waldenbooks, Sam Goody, KB Toys, and Dollar Tree.[11]

New mall proposals

[edit]

As early as 1994, rumors circulated on the arrival of a newer, larger mall to serve the expanding city.[5] Two mall proposals eventually surfaced, one of the proposals being made by Indian Mall's owner, Warmack & Company. Warmack's proposal, dubbed Southern Hills Mall, was to feature a similar tenant roster to the Indian Mall. Southern Hills Mall was also slated to include newer, larger stores for JCPenney, Dillard's, and Sears, in addition to a new Target; the Indian Mall would then be converted to non-retail use under this plan. Meanwhile, David Hocker & Associates, a company based in Kentucky, was also proposing a new mall, called The Mall at Turtle Creek; this proposed mall was also to feature Dillard's among its anchors.[3]

Due to a variety of issues, Warmack's Southern Hills Mall never materialized. However, The Mall at Turtle Creek did open in 2006, including a new Dillard's and a new JCPenney among its anchors. As a result, JCPenney closed its store at Indian Mall, and the Dillard's at Indian Mall was converted to a clearance center (with the Dillard's Men's store closing entirely).[12] Similarly, many of the older mall's tenants re-located to the Mall at Turtle Creek. The site where Southern Hills Mall would have been built has since been put up for sale.[13]

Closure and redevelopment

[edit]

In August 2007, MBC Holdings entered into talks with the Warmack Company to purchase the Indian Mall.[14] MBC Holdings plans on destructing most of the site and then developing it into additional retail space.[15] The deal is contingent on several areas. One is the city of Jonesboro's willingness to allow more retail development and plans for the stores that still occupy the Indian mall and have multi-year leases.[14][15]

MBC Holdings LLC closed on the property in late 2007. The mall closed February 2008, and was demolished in March 2012. In June 2013, a request was approved to tear down the mall and replace it with a Kroger store.[16]

On December 28, 2016, it was announced that Sears would be closing as part of a plan to close 30 stores nationwide. The store closed in April 2017.[17] The auto center closed on October 14, 2017.[18]

References

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  1. ^ The largest malls in Arkansas Arkansas Business
  2. ^ "Sneak peek at Dillard's". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-04-30.
  3. ^ a b Belz Burrow, Hocker Announce New Mall for Jonesboro, Lance Turner, Arkansas Business March 18, 2004
  4. ^ Phoenix Village, State's First Mall, Hits Hard Times
  5. ^ a b Developers vie for new mall in Jonesboro, George Waldon, Arkansas Business, November 3, 2003
  6. ^ The Jonesboro Tornado: May 27, 1973 (Lubbock, Texas: C.F. Boone, 1973), page 6.
  7. ^ "Tribe Footballers to Invade Indian Mall". Archived from the original on 2012-02-05. Retrieved 2007-05-02.
  8. ^ "Indian Mall Shopper Raise Money For Arkansas Children's Hospital". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-05-02.
  9. ^ "Broadcasters Help With Katrina Relief" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-04-03. Retrieved 2007-05-02.
  10. ^ "Press leaves Jonesboro feeling raw; forum to explore public anger". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-05-01.
  11. ^ directory of Indian Mall, web.archive.org, 2004
  12. ^ store locator - Jonesboro, AR, Dillard's
  13. ^ Southern Hills Mall Site Now Back on Selling Block Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine, KAIT, May 15, 2006
  14. ^ a b "MBC Holdings Considering Purchase of Indian Mall". Archived from the original on 2012-02-07. Retrieved 2007-08-07.
  15. ^ a b "Deal Signed to Sell Indian Mall". Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-08-07.
  16. ^ "MAPC approves Kroger's request to move to old Indian Mall lot".
  17. ^ "Jonesboro Sears to close next year".
  18. ^ "Sears Auto Center in Jonesboro now closed".
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