Alexandria Mall
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| Location | Alexandria, Louisiana, U.S. |
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| Coordinates | 31°16′39″N 92°27′41″W / 31.27750°N 92.46139°W |
| Opening date | August 1, 1973 |
| Management | Jones Lang LaSalle |
| No. of stores and services | 80 |
| No. of anchor tenants | 7 (5 open, 2 vacant) |
| Total retail floor area | 869,012 sq ft (80,733.9 m2) |
| No. of floors | 1 |
| Parking | 4800 spaces |
| Website | alexandriamall |
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Alexandria Mall is a shopping mall located in Alexandria, Louisiana, United States. It features Dillard's, JCPenney, Conn's, and Michaels as anchor stores.[1]
Mall history
Built by Buddy Tudor's family-owned construction company from Pineville, Alexandria Mall opened on August 1, 1973 with JCPenney, Sears, Beall-Ladymon (a chain based in Shreveport, Louisiana), and local department stores Weiss & Goldring, Green's and Wellan's.[3] The mall also featured a two-screen cinema run by General Cinema Corporation.
An expansion, completed in 1986, added the department stores Dillard's and Mervyn's, several additional stores, and a food court, doubling the size of the mall.[4] In honor of the mall's expansion, local pizza chefs cooked a 650-pound (290 kg) pizza.[5]
In July 1989, Wellan's was evicted after failing to pay rent since December 1988. The Alexandria Mall store was the chain's last remaining location.[6] The resulting vacancy was eventually filled by Sam Goody in November 1994 and Stein Mart in October 1995.[7][8] Beall-Ladymon was acquired by Stage Stores in 1994 and renamed to Stage. In 2004, the mall was sold to J. Herzog Properties of Denver, Colorado,[9] Jones Lang Lasalle took over leasing and management in 2010.[10]
Stein Mart closed on April 30, 2006, followed soon by the closure of Mervyn's. In March 2007, Burlington Coat Factory opened in the former Mervyn's location, while Weiss & Goldring relocated outside the mall. Bed Bath & Beyond opened in 2008 in the previous location of Weiss & Goldring, and the former Stein Mart became a children's play place called Slinkee's. Both Slinkee's and the neighboring Lagniappe Theater Company had their leases terminated by the mall on September 29, 2015, as Conn's was planning to open a store in their location.[11] Conn's opened on February 13, 2016.[12]
In September 2018, Sears closed as part of the chain's plan to close 72 stores nationwide.[13] Stage closed in early 2019. Bed Bath & Beyond closed in March 2023,[14] and Michaels opened in its place later that year.[15] In fall 2024, Burlington Coat Factory moved to the nearby MacArthur Village shopping center.[16]
References
- ^ a b "Alexandria Mall".
- ^ Alexandria Mall Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine, International Council of Shopping Centers. Accessed July 30, 2007.
- ^ "Alexandria Mall Complex to Open Wednesday". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. July 31, 1973. pp. B-1. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
- ^ Ryman, Rich (August 13, 1986). "44 New Alexandria Mall Stores Set to Open Today". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. pp. D-1. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
- ^ "Alexandria chefs make 650-pound pizza". Baton Rouge Advocate. 1986-08-18. Retrieved 2007-07-31.
- ^ Ryman, Richard L. (July 27, 1989). "Wellan's shuts doors on last store". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. pp. A-1–A-2. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
- ^ "Alexandria getting 7 new stores". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 15, 1994. pp. B-8. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
- ^ Watson, Mark (September 13, 1995). "Stein Mart opening new location in Mall". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. pp. B-8. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
- ^ "Mall portfolio goes to 3 buyers". FindArticles.com. 2004. Retrieved 2007-07-31.
- ^ "Jones Lang LaSalle strikes mall deal with General Growth Properties". American City Business Journals. July 12, 2010.
- ^ Klein, Miranda (October 10, 2015). "Slinkee's, Lagniappe move out; new retailers to move in mall". Alexandria Town Talk. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Klein, Miranda (February 13, 2016). "Conn's is now open in the Alexandria Mall". Alexandria Town Talk. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Sears at Alexandria Mall expected to close". www.kalb.com. May 31, 2018.
- ^ "Alexandria Bed Bath & Beyond location to close in March". www.kalb.com. January 5, 2023. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Michaels store opening in Alexandria Mall". www.kalb.com. August 14, 2023. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Martinez, Melinda (July 23, 2024). "Burlington to move from Alexandria Mall to MacArthur Village". Alexandria Town Talk. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
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