Karcher Mall

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Karcher Mall
The main entrance
Mall facts and statistics
Location	Nampa, Idaho
Opening date	1965
Developer	Unknown
Owner	Milan Properties, Inc.
No. of stores and services	41
No. of anchor tenants	5 (6th anchor opening 2007)
Total retail floor area	545,000 square-feet

Karcher Mall is an indoor shopping mall in Nampa, Idaho which was built in 1965. It was the first indoor shopping venue in the Treasure Valley, and the only one for several decades until the Boise Towne Square Mall was built in 1988 in Boise. Since that time, Karcher Mall has deteriorated, as most business, including anchor JCPenney, had moved to the newer and bigger mall in Boise which caused a bankruptcy filing in the late 1990s. Under new ownership, the mall has updated its interior design. With the population in Nampa steadily rising, the Karcher Mall has become busier in recent years. Even though it closed its Karcher Mall location, J.C. Penney plans to re-enter Nampa's market by building a store in a new major retail center known as the Nampa Gateway Center in 2007. ^[1] On October 19, 2006, Burlington Coat Factory announced they were opening a store it the vacant Troutman's Emporium spot in 2007. ^[2]

Contents 1 Anchors 1.1 Current 1.2 Original 1965 Anchors 1.3 1973 Expansion Anchors 1.4 Other Anchors 2 References

[edit] Anchors

[edit] Current

• Macy's (Opened 2005) (60,000 sq. ft.)
• Macy's Clearance Center (Opened 2005)
• Burlington Coat Factory (Opening 2007) (80,000 sq. ft., 2 levels)
• Ross Dress For Less (Opened 2002) (32,000 sq. ft.)
• Jo-Ann Fabrics & Crafts (Opened 2001) (21,000 sq. ft.)
• Big 5 Sporting Goods (Opened 2004)

[edit] Original 1965 Anchors

• Buttrey Food & Drug (Opened 1965, replaced by House of Fabrics)
• JCPenney (Opened 1965, replaced by Emporium)
• Skaggs Drug Centers (Opened 1965, renamed Osco Drug in 1981)
• Woolworth (Opened 1965, closed 1997, replaced by Intermountain Sports)

[edit] 1973 Expansion Anchors

• Idaho Department Store (Opened 1973, renamed The Bon Marché 1978)
• C.R. Anthony Co. (Opened 1973, renamed Stage in 1997)
• Nampa 6 Cinemas (Opened 1973, closed 2001, currently vacant)
• Sears Appliance Dealer (Opened 1973, moved out in 2003, replaced by Big 5 Sporting Goods)

[edit] Other Anchors

• Emporium (Opened 1988, closed 2003, Burlington Coat Factory opening 2007)
• Intermountain Sports (Opened 2001, closed 2002, replaced by U.S. Factory Outlets)
• U.S. Factory Outlets (Closed 2005, to be demolished in 2007)
• Osco Drug (Opened 1981, renamed Payless Drug in 1985)
• PayLess Drug (Opened 1985, renamed Rite Aid in 2000)
• Stage (Opened 1997, closed 2000, replaced by Macy's Clearence Center)
• Rite Aid (Opened 1997, closed 2000, replaced by JoAnn Fabrics)
• Jo-Ann Fabrics & Crafts (moved 2001, Ross Dress For Less in 2003)
• House of Fabrics (renamed Jo-Ann in 1998)
• The Bon Marché (opened 1978, renamed Macy's 2005)

[edit] References