Bristol Mall
Location | Bristol, Virginia, USA |
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Opening date | 1976[1] |
Owner | Sunstar Keshav LLC |
No. of stores and services | 1 store |
No. of anchor tenants | 0 |
Total retail floor area |
486,169 square feet (45,166.6 m2) (GLA) |
No. of floors | 2 |
Website | Bristol Mall |
Bristol Mall is the only regional shopping mall serving Bristol, Virginia. It opened in 1976. Former anchors included Sears, Belk, JCPenney, and a movie theater. With Bristol being the home of country music, long before Knoxville or Nashville, for many years there has been a museum at the mall, showcasing the legacy this left to the area.[2]
In April 1999, Bristol Mall was sold to Aronov Realty Management of Montgomery, Ala., from an affiliate of Urban Retail Properties, Chicago, for $25 million.[3] The mall was sold to Bristol Mall Acquisitions LLC in 2006 for $18.3 million.[4]
On August 3, 2015, local news station WCYB reported[5] that Bristol Mall had gone into foreclosure and would be put up for auction.[6] After an unsuccessful first auction, the mall was ultimately purchased by a family-owned real estate investment group, Sunstar Keshav LLC at a second online auction. Representatives from the company state that they are committed to revitalizing Bristol Mall and again making it a viable retail complex.
Stores
The mall's original anchor stores were Parks-Belk, Miller's and Sears. Bristol Mall had the usual mix of restaurants, mall services, fast food, and other typical mall stores, as well as a movie theater. There were also eight food establishments including Chick-Fil-A.
In 1992, Miller's was acquired by Proffit's Inc. and the name changed to Proffit's. An 86,000 square feet JCPenney store was constructed as an addition to the mall in the mid-1990s. In conjunction with the JCPenney addition, the mall underwent a complete interior renovation.
In 2005, Belk Inc. purchased the Proffit's chain and the Proffit's location was converted to a second Belk location in the mall, with the men's, home and children's departments relocating from the original Belk building to the former Proffit's store, which was rebranded Belk Men, Home & Kids.
Piccadilly Cafeterias, an original Bristol Mall tenant since the mall's opening in 1975[7] closed on May 23, 2011 when its lease expired.
JCPenney closed in May 2014 as a part of a nationwide closure of 33 underperforming stores. Later that same year, Belk announced it would be closing both of its anchor locations at the mall and consolidating the two stores in 2015 into one newly constructed store at The Pinnacle, a large lifestyle center under construction near Interstate 81.
On January 4, 2017, Sears Holdings announced that the Bristol Mall Sears location, including its Auto Center, would close in 2017.[8] On March 26, 2017, Sears closed its doors leaving the mall without any anchor stores.
Today, the two-level mall remains open but largely vacant with many stores closing and moving to the new Pinnacle shopping complex. On February 20, 2017, local news station WCYB reported that Game Stop would close on Monday, February 20. Also they reported that Misty Mountain Designs would close on Sunday, February 26, according to their Facebook page.[9] On June 3, 2017, Bath and Body Works officially closed their Bristol Mall location.[10] Bounce Bristol announced on their website that they had temporarily closed their store.[11] On June 23, 2017 it was announced that Belmeade Formal Wear is also closing leaving only one store left in the mall, KSS Instructional Aids.[12] Ultimately, on August 4th, 2017, KSS Instructional Aids announced that their Bristol Mall location would be closing on August 31st, 2017, which will leave the Bristol Mall without any tenants.[13]
References
- ↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=CEVPAAAAYAAJ&q=%22bristol+mall%22+%221976%22&dq=%22bristol+mall%22+%221976%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=QixuUajzFcH20gHp_4CIBA&ved=0CFUQ6AEwCQ
- ↑ "High Notes for the Future". tricities.com. tricities.com. Retrieved 2008-10-05.
- ↑ "TRANSACTIONS". Shopping Centers Today. Shopping Centers Today. Archived from the original on 2011-06-06. Retrieved 2008-10-05.
- ↑ http://www.heraldcourier.com/news/belmeade-formal-wear-exits-bristol-mall/article_ab08c45b-a9d3-59d6-b176-f1fe235edb36.html
- ↑ "Hours/Prices". Bounce Bristol. Retrieved 2017-06-07.
- ↑ WCYB. "Bristol Mall going up for auction". WCYB. Retrieved 2016-05-13.
- ↑ http://www.heraldcourier.com/news/sears-to-close-bristol-mall-location/article_3af956af-daec-5d31-b8e3-ab67117e2b18.html
- ↑ "Sears is closing 150 stores - here's the full list". Business Insider. Retrieved 2017-01-05.
- ↑ "Misty Mountain Designs | Facebook". facebook.com. Retrieved 2017-02-23.
- ↑ "Bath & Body Works to close at Bristol Mall". WCYB. 2017-05-18. Retrieved 2017-06-07.
- ↑ "Hours/Prices". Bounce Bristol. Retrieved 2017-06-15.
- ↑ http://www.heraldcourier.com/news/belmeade-formal-wear-exits-bristol-mall/article_ab08c45b-a9d3-59d6-b176-f1fe235edb36.html
- ↑ http://www.heraldcourier.com/news/kss-school-supplies-to-close-bristol-mall-location/article_65966036-791f-11e7-b247-1fe2a08adef9.html
Coordinates: 36°35′55″N 82°13′10″W / 36.59861°N 82.21944°W