Deptford Mall

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Deptford Mall
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Location Deptford Township, NJ, USA
Coordinates 39°49′53″N 75°05′52″W / 39.8313, -75.0977Coordinates: 39°49′53″N 75°05′52″W / 39.8313, -75.0977
Opening date 1975
Owner The Macerich Company
No. of stores and services 150+
No. of anchor tenants 4
Total retail floor area 1,300,000 ft²
Parking Lighted lot
No. of floors 2 (Boscov's 3 Floors)
Website deptfordmall.com

The Deptford Mall is a major shopping destination in Deptford Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States. It is the seventh largest mall in the state of New Jersey and the second largest in the state's South Jersey region.

Owned and managed by the The Macerich Company, it is the county's only indoor regional shopping center. The fully enclosed mall opened in August 1975 with three anchor stores — Sears, Bamberger's and Wanamaker's — and 150+ specialty stores.[1]

Today, the mall is anchored by Boscov's, J.C. Penney, Macy's and Sears. The mall is located off of Route 42 and Route 55 at County Route 544. The mall has a gross leasable area of 1,300,000 ft², making it the largest mall in the Gloucester County region,[2] and placing it in the top ten among the largest shopping malls in New Jersey.


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[edit] Anchors & Majors

  • Boscov's - 161,350 sq. ft. (Opened 1975 as John Wanamaker, converted to Hecht's 1995, Strawbridge's 1997, closed 2006, reopened as Boscov's 2006)
  • JC Penney - 143,995 sq. ft. (Opened 2001 as part of mall expansion)
  • Macy's - 202,610 sq. ft. Opened 1975 as Bamberger's, converted to Macy's 1986)
  • Sears - 159,887 sq. ft. (Opened 1975)


[edit] Coming Soon

  • Abercrombie & Fitch opening downstairs in the former location of Kids Foot Locker[3]
  • Gilly Hicks opening downstairs in the former location of Footaction, adjacent to the new Abercrombie & Fitch[4]

The A&F store is 1 of only 4 Abercrombie & Fitch stores that will open in 2008.[5]


[edit] 1996 Shooting

On August 6, 1996 a man attempted to rob an armored truck at the mall. A boy came out of the mall at the same time, and the gunman opened fire, killing the boy. Another woman was shot in a flight of stairs near Sears after a bullet ricochet and it struck her. She died the next day. The gunman was eventually shot and killed by body guard, who was wounded as well.


[edit] References

  1. ^ About Deptford Township, accessed October 3, 2006
  2. ^ International Council of Shopping Centers: Deptford Mall, accessed October 3, 2006
  3. ^ http://www.deptfordmall.com/assets/deptfordmall/Merchants%20First/Demographics/Lease_Plan/lease_plan_1.pdf
  4. ^ http://www.deptfordmall.com/assets/deptfordmall/Merchants%20First/Demographics/Lease_Plan/lease_plan_1.pdf
  5. ^ Abercrombie & Fitch Co. - Investor Relations - News Release


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