Mall of Georgia
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| Mall of Georgia | |
 Main entrance plaza of the Mall of Georgia |
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| Location | Buford, Georgia, USA |
| Opening date | 1999 |
| Developer | Simon Properties |
| Management | Simon Properties |
| Owner | Simon Properties |
| No. of stores and services | 200+ |
| No. of anchor tenants | 5 |
| Total retail floor area | 1,786,000 sq ft |
| No. of floors | 3 |
| Website | Mall of Georgia |
Mall of Georgia is an regional shopping mall located in the Mill Creek District of Gwinnett County, Georgia, near the city of Buford, 30 miles northeast of Atlanta. Built in 1999, it is currently the largest shopping mall in the state of Georgia[1], comprising more than two hundred stores on three levels.[2] The mall's anchor stores include Belk, Dillard's, JCPenney, Macy's, and Nordstrom; other major stores include Barnes & Noble, Bed Bath & Beyond, Dick's Sporting Goods, and Haverty's Furniture. Also featured in the mall is a large village section, comprising lifestyle tenants and restaurants in an outdoor setting, as well as a 500-seat amphitheater.[3] Simon Property Group manages the Mall of Georgia.
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[edit] History
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The Mall of Georgia opened August 13, 1999 featuring Dillard's, JCPenney, Lord & Taylor and Nordstrom as its anchor stores, with Bed Bath & Beyond, Haverty's Furniture and Galyan's as additional mini anchors.[1]. The Mall of Georgia also has a 20 Regal Cinema and an IMAX Theater, which is 1 of 2 in the Stage of Georiga; the other IMAX is located at Fern Bank Museum in Atlanta. In 2000, Atlanta-based Rich's was added on,[4] and many more mall stores were added, bringing the mall to over 200 total tenants. Lord & Taylor closed in 2003, and was replaced with Belk in 2005.[5] Following Rich's acquisition by Federated Department Stores (now Macy's, Inc.) in 2003, the Rich's store at Mall of Georgia was dual-branded as Rich's-Macy's, dropping the Rich's name entirely in 2005.
[edit] Anchors
- Nordstrom 2 levels 175,000 sq. ft.
- Belk 2 levels 130,000 sq. ft.
- JCPenney 2 levels 140,00 sq. ft.
- Macy's 3 levels 250,000 sq. ft.
- Dillard's 3 levels 265,000 sq. ft.
[edit] Statue
The statue atop the mall is of Button Gwinnett, for whom its location of Gwinnett County is named.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Lloyd, Brenda (August 1999). Mall of Georgia keeps overall theme close to home: Lord & Taylor, JC Penney's, Dillard's, Rich's, Nordstrom anchor new center. Daily News Record. Retrieved on 2007-09-24.
- ^ http://www.simon.com/about_simon/leasing/LocalMall.aspx?id=208 Mall Leasing Information
- ^ Mall of Georgia debuts. Retail Traffic Mag (1999-09-01). Retrieved on 2007-09-24.
- ^ DeGross, Renee (2000-08-25). Year-old Mall of Georgia changes area economic climate. The Journal-Record. Retrieved on 2007-09-24.
- ^ Simon to put 13th Belk in metro Atlanta. Atlanta Business Chronicle (2005-12-07). Retrieved on 2007-11-15.
Charles Francis Jenkins, Button Gwinnett: Signer of the Declaration of Independence (Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, 1926).
Harvey H. Jackson, Lachlan McIntosh and the Politics of Revolutionary Georgia (Athens: University of Georgia Press, 1979).
Kenneth Coleman, The American Revolution in Georgia, 1763-1789 (Athens: University of Georgia Press, 1958).
[edit] External links
- Mall of Georgia is at coordinates Coordinates:
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