Chesterfield Towne Center
| Location | Chesterfield County, VA |
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| Address | 11500 Midlothian Turnpike |
| Opening date | 1975 |
| Developer | ? |
| Owner | Macerich |
| No. of anchor tenants | 5 |
| Total retail floor area | 1,019,193 square feet[1] |
| No. of floors | 1 |
| Website | www.chesterfieldcenter.com/ |
Chesterfield Towne Center is an enclosed shopping mall in Richmond, Virginia. It opened in 1975 and features five anchor stores: Garden Ridge, JCPenney, Macy's, Sears and a combination TJ Maxx/HomeGoods.
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History [edit]
Chesterfield Mall, as it was originally known, opened in 1975. Its sole original anchor was Miller & Rhoads, which became Hecht's in 1989 and is now Macy's. During the mall's initial years, traffic was sluggish, leading some to refer to it as the "Chesterfield Morgue." [2]
In 1987, the mall underwent a major renovation and expansion, adding the Hess's and Leggett-Belk anchors, a food court, a 9 screen movie theater, and the long corridor parallel to Mall Drive.[3] The mall was renamed "Chesterfield Towne Center." It began using a diamond and palm theme, and focused on attracting a more upscale customer.
Hess's closed both of its Richmond stores in 1993, selling both to Proffitt's.[4] Three years later, the store was sold again to Dillard's.[5]
In 1997, Sears opened a store at the mall, followed by JCPenney in 2001, as retailers began to flee nearby Cloverleaf Mall. Meanwhile, the Leggett-Belk store was traded to Dillards, who kept it open as a second location at the mall.[6] Hecht's also completed a modest addition during this period. Soon, Chesterfield Towne Center was the largest mall in Richmond.
In May 2008, both of the Dillard's stores closed. A Barnes & Noble bookstore filled the space left vacant by the mall's theater complex in June 2008, relocating from a freestanding store across Huguenot Road.[7] The mall also reworked its food court facade to show off the bookstore and a Red Robin, and renovated the North Entrance.
In November 2010, the former Leggett/Belk/Dillard's was replaced with Garden Ridge, and the former Hess's/Dillard's became a combination TJ Maxx/HomeGoods store in 2011.[8] These openings began a series of store openings and renovations in 2011, including renovations to American Eagle Outfitters and Old Navy, and a new Rue 21 store.[9]
See also [edit]
- Regency Square
- Short Pump Town Center
- Southpark Mall
- Stony Point Fashion Park
- Virginia Center Commons
References [edit]
- ^ http://macerich.com/FileManager/Property/LongTermLeasing/ChesterfieldTowneCenter/MarketProfile/CTC_MarketProfile.pdf
- ^ http://m.styleweekly.com/gyrobase/the-malls-last-stand/Content?oid=1636102&showFullText=true
- ^ http://books.google.com/books?id=ZCJUAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Chesterfield+Towne+Center%22+%22miller%22&dq=%22Chesterfield+Towne+Center%22+%22miller%22&hl=en&ei=aS40ToYU5t7RAfj0wJoM&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CDEQ6AEwAA
- ^ http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=VP&p_theme=vp&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EAFF6D3EC449EC4&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM
- ^ http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-18971118.html
- ^ http://books.google.com/books?id=hCdPAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Chesterfield+Towne+Center%22+%22belk%22&dq=%22Chesterfield+Towne+Center%22+%22belk%22&hl=en&ei=cCw0TpqfIOfx0gHAksXsCw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CDUQ6AEwAA
- ^ http://www.virginiabusiness.com/index.php/news/article/chesterfield-towne-center-is-getting-a-new-look/
- ^ http://seekingalpha.com/news-article/1164119-t-j-maxx-homegoods-combo-store-opens-in-chesterfield
- ^ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2011/07/19/new-retailers-coming-to-chesterfield-towne-center/
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