Huntington Mall

Infobox shopping mall
shopping_mall_name = Huntington Mall


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location = Barboursville, West Virginia, USA
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opening_date = 1981
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owner = Cafaro Company
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number_of_stores = 100+
number_of_anchors = 4
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floors = 1
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Huntington Mall is an enclosed shopping mall outside the city of Barboursville in Cabell County in the U.S. state of West Virginia. The largest shopping mall in West Virginia, [cite web |url=http://www.herald-dispatch.com/news/communities/x1620952801 |title=Sense of community keeps Barboursville growing |accessdate=2008-03-13 |date=2007-10-24 |work=The Herald-Dispatch] it opened in 1981 and features more than 100 retailers. Anchor stores include Elder-Beerman, JCPenney, Macy's, and Sears, with other major tenants including Borders Books & Music, Dick's Sporting Goods, and Old Navy. The mall is owned by Cafaro Company of Youngstown, Ohio.

History

Huntington Mall opened in 1981. At the time, it included JCPenney, Lazarus, Stone & Thomas, and Sears as its anchor stores. When the mall's Foot Locker store opened, tennis player Bobby Riggs made an appearance at the mall, challenging mall employees to a game of tennis. [cite web |url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-21813126_ITM |title=FL on the DL: Did you know? |accessdate=2008-10-06 |date=2004-06-28 |work=Footwear News] Phar-Mor, a discount pharmacy chain, was later added to the mall as well.

Stone & Thomas was converted to Elder-Beerman in 1998 when the chain was acquired. A year later, Borders Books & Music opened its first West Virginia store at the mall. [cite web |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-42984301.html |title=Borders Books to open first West Virginia store |accessdate=2008-10-06 |date=1999-06-14 |work=The State Journal] Old Navy and Steve & Barry's were later added to the mall as well, while the closure of Phar-Mor made way for a Dick's Sporting Goods.

In mid-2008, it was announced that Cinemark would open a new movie theater at the mall, replacing the vacated six-screen complex and an adjacent cafeteria. This new theater is slated to open in early 2009. [cite web |url=http://www.huntingtonnews.net/local/080617-rutherford-localhuntingtonmallmoviesreturn.html |title=Movies Returning to Huntington Mall: Cinemark's 12-Screen Complex Slated for Spring 2009 Opening |accessdate=2008-10-06 |last=Rutherford |first=Tony |date=2008-06-17 |work=Huntington News] Later in 2008, Steve & Barry's closed, along with all of the other Steve & Barry's stores in West Virginia. [cite web |url=http://www.herald-dispatch.com/business/x1769601157/Steve-Barrys-at-Huntington-Mall-starts-liquidation-sale-today |title=Steve & Barry's at Huntington Mall starts liquidation sale today |accessdate=2008-10-06 |date=2008-09-19 |work=The Herald-Dispatch]

References

External links

* [http://www.huntingtonmall.com/ Huntington Mall website]