Columbia Mall (Missouri)
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| Location | Columbia, Missouri, United States |
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| Coordinates | 38°57′50″N 92°22′30″W / 38.96389°N 92.37500°W |
| Address | 2300 Bernadette Drive |
| Opening date | 1985 |
| Management | Brookfield Properties |
| Owner | Brookfield Properties |
| No. of stores and services | Approx. 90 |
| No. of anchor tenants | 6[1] |
| Total retail floor area | 737,000 square feet (68,500 m2)[1] |
| No. of floors | 1 (2 in JCPenney) |
| Parking | 3500 |
| Public transit access |  Go COMO |
| Website | visitcolumbiamall |
The Columbia Mall is a shopping mall located in Columbia, Missouri. It was built in 1985[1] and is the largest mall in its area.[2] The mall's anchor stores are Target, JCPenney, Level Up Entertainment, two Dillard's stores, and Barnes & Noble.
Facility
[edit]The mall's anchors are two Dillard's stores, JCPenney, and Target.[1] The mall also has a US Post Office[3] and a Club Car Wash.[4] It was the 3rd mall in Columbia, after Parkade Plaza in 1965 and Biscayne Mall in 1972.[5] In April 2018, Sears Holdings announced the closure of the mall's Sears store in July 2018, which is the company's last store in mid-Missouri.[6] In August 2019, it was announced that a second Dillard's would move into the former Sears building.[7] The store opened on February 22, 2020.[8]
Café Court
[edit]The mall has a Food Court, known as the Café Court. The Café Court has space for 8 tenants, but only 5 are currently occupied. The restaurants, as of May 2024 are: Stir Fry 88, Subway, Bubble House, Taco John's, and Charleys Philly Steaks.[9] An Auntie Anne's pretzel shop is located near. The Café Court is located near the Barnes & Noble wing, and was remodeled in 2003. It also has a carousel, which was added in the 2003 remodel.
Coronavirus Pandemic
[edit]The mall was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. The retailers struggled with the reopening, after the mall was forced to close.[10] The mall re-opened on May 5, 2020. As an effect of Covid-19, JCPenney went bankrupt, but the Columbia location did not close. Pier 1 Imports shuttered all stores, and closed the Columbia Mall location. Victoria's Secret quit paying rent, and its parent company went bankrupt, closing many stores.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "GGP Company overview".
- ^ Fanselow, Julie. Traveling the Lewis and Clark Trail, p. 39 (4th ed. 2007)
- ^ "Hoover's – US Postal Service, Columbia Mall STA".
- ^ "Hoover's – Columbia Mall Carwash, Inc".
- ^
Toppmeyer, Blake (March 1, 2008). "STREET TALK; Columbia Missouri: Business". Columbia Daily Tribune. Retrieved June 9, 2014.
[Parkade Center] began as Parkade Plaza in 1965, and it was Columbia's largest shopping center until Biscayne Mall opened in 1972. In 1985, Columbia Mall opened and trumped both centers.
- ^ "Mid Missouri will lose its last Sears location this summer".
- ^ "Second Dillard's, new hotel being planned for Columbia Mall".
- ^ "Second Dillard's store to open Feb. 22".
- ^ "Directory of stores and restaurants". Columbia Mall. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
- ^ a b Whitaker, Marisa (June 2, 2020). "Columbia retailers struggle with bankruptcy and reopening during COVID-19". Columbia Missourian. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
Further reading
[edit]- Jacob Barker (August 25, 2013). "Mall businesses to boost levy after TDD, city reach new deal. Revenue goes for lot, roads". Columbia Daily Tribune. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
Sales taxes are set to rise for Columbia Mall shoppers under an agreement between its transportation development district and the city of Columbia that was approved last month.
- Ray Beck (April 21, 2007). "Development along Stadium pioneering, but contentious". Columbia Business Times. The Business Times Company. Archived from the original on March 9, 2014. Retrieved March 8, 2014.
...called regarding a proposal from General Growth Company to build the Columbia Regional Mall....Before the mall would be built, however, there were several years of debate and various proposals for a regional mall location...
- "Stadium traffic in spotlight: Financing deal will fix roads around the mall". reprint from Columbia Daily Tribune. Technology Marketing Corporation. July 22, 2008. Retrieved June 15, 2014.
...the city encouraged the formation of the Columbia Mall TDD in 2007...
External links
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