Old Hickory Mall

Old Hickory Mall
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LocationJackson, Tennessee, United States
Coordinates35°39′24″N 88°49′49″W / 35.65658°N 88.83041°W / 35.65658; -88.83041
Address2021 N. Highland Ave.
Opening date1967
DeveloperHewitt Tomlin Jr., Francis Tigrett
OwnerCBL & Associates Properties
No. of stores and services64
No. of anchor tenants4 (2 open, 2 vacant)
Total retail floor area542,475 sq ft (50,397.6 m2)[1]
No. of floors1 (2 in the former Macy's)
Websiteshopoldhickorymall.com

Old Hickory Mall is an enclosed shopping mall in Jackson, Tennessee. It is managed by CBL & Associates Properties. It opened as an open-air shopping center in 1967. The anchor stores are Belk and JCPenney; two other anchor spaces are vacant.

History

Old Hickory Mall opened in 1967. It was developed by Hewitt Pegues Tomlin, Jr. and his sister, Francess Tigrett.[2] The mall included a branch of Kisber's, a department store that had been a downtown Jackson fixture since 1906. Around 1978, the mall was enclosed, and a new Kisber's department store was built behind the mall's original one.[3]

In 1985, Richard E. Jacobs Group acquired the mall.[4] By this point, the mall's anchors alongside Kisber's included Memphis-based Goldsmith's, and national retailers J. C. Penney and Sears. By 1996, Kisber's had become Belk.[5]

CBL & Associates Properties bought 21 malls from the Jacobs group in 2000, including Old Hickory.[6] Changes that followed the CBL acquisition included an Abercrombie & Fitch store opening in 2003, displacing the food court; and a conversion of the mall's Goldsmith's store to Macy's in 2005.[7] Despite the loss of the food court, as of 2013, there is a seating area and a handful of establishments to purchase food from.[8]

On December 28, 2018, it was announced that Sears would be closing as part of a plan to close 80 stores nationwide; the store closed in March 2019.[9]

On January 6, 2021, it was announced that Macy's would be closing that April as part of a plan to close 46 stores nationwide. Macy’s ended up shuttering its doors in March, a month early, leaving the Old Hickory Mall with only two of its four anchors remaining,[10] Belk and JCPenney.

References

  1. ^ "CBL : Old Hickory Mall : Fact Sheet". Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2014-10-09.
  2. ^ "HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 883 By Eldridge | A RESOLUTION to honor the memory of Judge Hewitt Pegues Tomlin, Jr., of Jackson" (PDF). 28 February 2006. Retrieved 2014-10-09.
  3. ^ International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (1978). Journal. Vol. 77. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. Retrieved 2014-10-09.
  4. ^ National Retail Dry Goods Association; National Retail Dry Goods Association (U.S.); National Retail Merchants Association (1985). "Stores". Apparel and Accessories Stores Industry Yearbook (v. 67, nos. 7-12). National Retail Dry Goods Association. ISSN 0039-1867. Retrieved 2014-10-09.
  5. ^ Directory of Major Malls. MJJTM Publications Corporation. 1996. ISBN 9781888454000. ISSN 0732-5983. Retrieved 2014-10-09.
  6. ^ "Sunday Times-Sentinel - Google News Archive Search". Retrieved 2014-10-09.
  7. ^ "Macy's drops Goldsmith's name". pqasb.pqarchiver.com. Archived from the original on June 30, 2013. Retrieved 2014-10-09.
  8. ^ "Mall to get Abercrombie". pqasb.pqarchiver.com. Retrieved 2014-10-09.[dead link‍]
  9. ^ Thomas, Lauren (2018-12-28). "Sears is closing 80 more stores in March, faces possible liquidation". CNBC. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
  10. ^ "Macy's is closing dozens of stores this year. Here's the full list". CNBC. 6 January 2021.