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| Location | Barboursville, West Virginia, USA |
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| Address | PO Box 4008 I-64 & Mall Rd. Barboursville, WV 25504 |
| Opening date | 1981 |
| Owner | Cafaro Company |
| No. of stores and services | 150+ |
| No. of anchor tenants | 6 |
| Total retail floor area | 1,570,160 square feet (145,873 m2) (GLA)[1] |
| No. of floors | 1 |
Huntington Mall is an enclosed shopping mall in the village of Barboursville in Cabell County in the U.S. state of West Virginia. The largest mall in West Virginia, it opened in 1981 and features more than 100 retailers. Anchor stores include Elder-Beerman, JCPenney, Macy's, Sears, Dick's Sporting Goods, and Cinemark Theatres with other major tenants including Borders Books & Music, and Old Navy. The mall is owned by Cafaro Company of Youngstown, Ohio.
History
Huntington Mall opened in 1981, on a site several miles east of Huntington, just off Interstate 64.[2] At the time, it included JCPenney, Lazarus, Stone & Thomas, and Sears as its anchor stores. When the mall's Foot Locker store opened, tennis player Bobby Riggs made an appearance at the mall, challenging mall employees to a game of tennis.[3] Phar-Mor, a discount pharmacy chain, was later added to the mall as its fifth anchor in 1989.
Stone & Thomas was converted to Elder-Beerman in 1998 when the chain was acquired. A year later, Borders Books & Music opened its first West Virginia store at the mall.[4] Old Navy, Steve & Barry's and local chain Dawahares were later added to the mall as well, while the closure of Phar-Mor in 2002 made way for the second Dick's Sporting Goods in West Virginia.[2]
In mid-2008, it was announced that Cinemark would open a new movie theater at the mall, replacing the vacated six-screen complex and an adjacent cafeteria. This new theater opened in early 2009.[5] Later in 2008, Steve & Barry's closed, along with all of the other Steve & Barry's stores in West Virginia.[6]
On February 24, 2011, it was announced that the Huntington Mall would be undergoing major renovations. The updates will include skylights throughout the mall, new flooring, new ceilings, and a new food court. All renovations are expected to be completed by November of 2011.
Impact
Huntington Mall is the largest mall in the state of West Virginia.[7] When the mall was built, the only other businesses around it were two bars and an Exxon gas station. Since the mall's opening, several retailers have built around the mall, including four motels and fast food restaurants, as well as a Wal-Mart supercenter, the first Best Buy in West Virginia, and the first Sheetz gas station/convenience store in southern West Virginia.[2] Huntington Mall has also averaged $375 million in retail trade, significantly increasing the city's budgets.[2]
References
- ^ "Huntington Mall". International Council of Shopping Centers. Retrieved 2009-03-13.
- ^ a b c d Rosenberger, Bill (2009-01-15). "Huntington Mall has affected entire region". The Herald-Dispatch. Retrieved 2009-03-13.
- ^ "FL on the DL: Did you know?". Footwear News. 2004-06-28. Retrieved 2008-10-06.
- ^ "Borders Books to open first West Virginia store". The State Journal. 1999-06-14. Retrieved 2008-10-06.
- ^ Rutherford, Tony (2008-06-17). "Movies Returning to Huntington Mall: Cinemark's 12-Screen Complex Slated for Spring 2009 Opening". Huntington News. Retrieved 2008-10-06.
- ^ "Steve & Barry's at Huntington Mall starts liquidation sale today". The Herald-Dispatch. 2008-09-19. Retrieved 2008-10-06.
- ^ "Sense of community keeps Barboursville growing". The Herald-Dispatch. 2007-10-24. Retrieved 2008-03-13.
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