Friendly Center
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| Location | Greensboro, North Carolina, USA |
| Opening date | August 1957 |
| Management | Starmount Company |
| Owner | Starmount Company |
| No. of stores and services | 92 |
| No. of anchor tenants | 3 |
| Total retail floor area | Over 1,000,000 square feet [1] |
| Parking | Parking by storefronts throughout the center, subdivided by crosswalks |
| No. of floors | 1 |
| Website | www.FriendlyCenter.com |
Friendly Center is a large, open-air shopping center located in northwestern Greensboro, North Carolina, at the intersection of Wendover Avenue and Friendly Avenue. The shopping center opened in August 1957. With its unusual sector design, Friendly Center is essentially an outdoor lifestyle center. Its anchor tenants include Belk, Macy's, and Sears. Other tenants include Barnes & Noble, Old Navy, The Grande Theatre a 16-screen multiplex cinema operated by Consolidated Theatres of Charlotte, and a number of national retailers such as Banana Republic and Victoria's Secret.
Since the renaming of Hecht's to Macy's and the addition of The Shops at Friendly Center, a new outdoor center with over 25 exclusive stores and restaurants, Friendly Center is set to remain a major center in Greensboro and the Triad area. The combined retail footprint of both Friendly Center and The Shops at Friendly Center is larger than the enlosed mall across town, Four Seasons Town Centre. With the changing demographic and the popularity shift toward lifestyle centers, Friendly Center's popularity is bound to grow. It already has stores like The Limited, Bath & Body Works, Express, The GAP, Eddie Bauer, Talbots, Birkenstock Feet First, Pier 1, and New York & Company.
In early 2006, construction of The Shops at Friendly Center began after the Burlington Industries building was demolished. With its official grand opening on October 19, 2006, The Shops at Friendly Center includes many retail shops that are exclusive to the Triad area such as REI, Coldwater Creek, White House|Black Market, Pendleton, J. Jill, and Johnston & Murphy. Additionally, several fine dining restaurants have located at the center, including P.F. Chang's, Fleming's Prime Steak House and Wine Bar, Bravo Cucina Italian, and Mimi's Cafe. On November 8, 2006, a 72,000-square-foot Harris Teeter supermarket opened, making it the chain's largest in North Carolina. [1] The former Harris Teeter, located at Friendly Center, has been demolished and a BB&T office structure will be erected in its place.
[edit] Anchors
- Barnes & Noble (25,158 sq. ft.)
- Belk (139,880 sq. ft.)
- Macy's (149,152 sq. ft., formerly Hecht's)
- Sears (164,892 sq. ft., 17,194 sq. ft. TBA, 182,086 sq. ft. total)
- The Grande Theatre (60,806 sq. ft., 16 screens)
