| Location | Asheville, North Carolina, United States |
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| Opening date | July 30, 1971 |
| No. of stores and services | 132 |
| No. of anchor tenants | 5 |
| Total retail floor area | 974,399 sq ft (90,524.6 m2). (GLA)[1] |
| Parking | 4,753 spaces, including a parking deck on the west side of the mall. |
| No. of floors | 1(Anchors have 2) |
| Website | Asheville Mall |
Asheville Mall is a regional mall in Asheville, North Carolina.
Asheville Mall is located off Interstate 240 in eastern Asheville. It is predominantly a one-story mall. Its anchors are Belk, J. C. Penney, Sears, and two Dillard's locations, Dillard's South and Dillard's North.
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Asheville Mall opened in 1971 with anchors The Bon Marche, Belk, and Sears. Shortly after the opening, an Ivey's was added in the mid 1970s, along with a minor addition to the mall. In 1989, JCPenney joined the mall, adding on to a wing that had been added earlier in the decade. Montgomery Ward opened in 1994 in the space that housed The Bon Marche, later regional chains Meyers-Arnold and Uptons. After Dillard's purchased Ivey's in the early 1990s, that store was converted to a Dillard's. Belk expanded its store and added a second level in 2000. After Montgomery Ward's closure in 2000, its store became Dillard's Men's, Children's, and Home, with the original Dillard's becoming a women's store.
In March 2009, Barnes & Noble relocated their store to the Asheville Mall. The store is two stories and is the largest Barnes & Noble store in the state. In order to make room for the store, Gap and Champ's Sports were relocated.
In 2011, Belk nearly doubled their ladie's shoes and handbag departments. Both were relocated to the front of the store. A Coach section and Laura Mercier Cosmetics counter were also added.