Victoria Mall

Victoria Mall is an enclosed shopping mall in Victoria, Texas. It opened in 1981 and is managed by Hull Storey Gibson. Anchor stores are Bealls, Best Buy, two Dillard's locations, JCPenney, and TJ Maxx.

Victoria Mall
LocationVictoria, Texas, United States
Coordinates28.86785°N 96.99437°W / 28.86785; -96.99437
Address7802 N. Navarro St.
Opening date1981
ManagementHull Storey Gibson
No. of stores and services70+
No. of anchor tenants7 (6 open, 1 vacant)
Total retail floor area678,996 sq ft (63,080.8 m2)[1]
No. of floors1

History

Dillard's opened at the mall in 1981.[2] Other major tenants included O.G. Wilson, a catalog showroom chain owned by Zales,[3] Sears, and Bealls.[3] JCPenney moved into Victoria Mall from Town Plaza Mall in 1987.[4]

Zales sold the O.G. Wilson chain in 1986,[5] and the Victoria Mall location remained vacant until Dillard's opened an auxiliary store there in 1993.[6] The same year, F.W. Woolworth closed its store at the mall.[7]

Gap and sister chain Old Navy both joined the mall in 2000.[8] Three years later, Hull Storey Gibson (then known as just Hull Storey) purchased the property.[9] Further renovation in 2005 removed the food court, present since 1985, and relocated restaurants throughout the mall.[10] Best Buy also joined in 2006.[11] Jo-Ann Fabrics, which moved from an existing store in Victoria in 2000,[12] closed in 2007.[13]

Many inline tenants closed in the late 2000s, including Gap, Waldenbooks, f.y.e., Tuesday Morning, Old Navy and a sports bar.[14][15][16] These vacancies were countered in 2011 by the addition of Burke's Outlet and TJ Maxx.[17]

On October 15, 2018, it was announced that Sears would be closing as part of a plan to close 142 stores nationwide.[18]

References
  1. "Victoria Mall". hullstoreygibson.com. Archived from the original on July 13, 2012. Retrieved May 18, 2012.
  2. "Dillard's Chief Predicts Victoria Business Growth". The Victoria Advocate. 135 (315). March 18, 1981. p. 6A. Retrieved September 11, 2014.
  3. "Groundbreaking Ceremonies Held: Retailers Join New Mall". The Victoria Advocate. 134 (192). November 17, 1979. p. 1A. Retrieved September 11, 2014.
  4. "Tickets Set for Opening of Penny's". The Victoria Advocate. 142 (6). May 13, 1987. p. 6A. Retrieved September 11, 2014.
  5. Crawford, Selwyn (January 7, 1986). "Zale Corp. Wants To Sell O.g. Wilson Retail Chain". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved July 10, 2013.
  6. Mabray, D'Ann (July 1, 1993). "Dillard's announces expansion; other changes planned at mall". The Victoria Advocate. 148 (55). p. 1A. Retrieved September 11, 2014.
  7. Powell, Paul (October 16, 1993). "Victoria Woolworth to close". The Victoria Advocate. 148 (162). p. 1A. Retrieved September 11, 2014.
  8. Overton, Melony (August 17, 2000). "Victoria mall expecting year of new stories". The Victoria Advocate. 155 (102). p. 6B. Retrieved September 11, 2014.
  9. Doyle, Thomas (September 20, 2003). "Georgia-based firm plans improvements". The Victoria Advocate. 158 (136). p. 1A. Retrieved September 12, 2014.
  10. Doyle, Thomas (June 2, 2005). "More changes coming to Victoria Mall". The Victoria Advocate. 160 (26). p. 5A. Retrieved September 12, 2014.
  11. Doyle, Thomas (February 5, 2006). "Mall changes continue". The Victoria Advocate. 160 (273). p. 1C. Retrieved September 12, 2014.
  12. Overton, Melony (November 16, 1999). "Fabric and crafts store moving, expanding". The Victoria Advocate. 154 (183). p. 9A. Retrieved September 12, 2014.
  13. Miles, Allison (June 7, 2007). "Jo-Ann Fabrics and Crafts to close". The Victoria Advocate. Retrieved May 18, 2012.
  14. Ortega, J. R. (January 2, 2011). "Out with the Old Navy and in with ...? Victoria Mall faces changes". The Victoria Advocate. newsok.com. Retrieved September 12, 2014.
  15. "Victoria Mall to boast two new attractions". The Victoria Advocate. October 4, 2011. Archived from the original on June 10, 2015. Retrieved July 10, 2013.
  16. Ortega, J. R. (December 28, 2010). "Old Navy to close Victoria mall store". The Victoria Advocate. Archived from the original on July 10, 2012. Retrieved July 10, 2013.
  17. "Victoria Mall gets new stores, planned renovation". The Victoria Advocate. July 30, 2011. Archived from the original on February 5, 2013. Retrieved July 10, 2013.
  18. https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2018/10/15/sears-holdings-bankruptcy-store-closures/1645971002/
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