MacArthur Center

infobox shopping mall
shopping_mall_name = MacArthur Center


image_width = 275
caption = Exterior view of MacArthur Center's food court balcony
location = Norfolk, Virginia, USA
opening_date = March 12, 1999
owner = Taubman Company
number_of_stores = 140
number_of_anchors = 2 (with 1 vacancy)
floor_area = 900,000 sq ft.; including 400,000 ft² retail
100,000 ft² food & entertainment
floors = 3
slogan = "Find Something Special"
website = [http://www.shopmacarthur.com/ www.shopmacarthur.com]

The MacArthur Center is the premier upscale shopping center of the Hampton Roads metropolitan area. [Citation |last=Batts Jr. |first=Battinto |title=Why high-end stores aren't buying into Hampton Roads |url=http://content.hamptonroads.com/story.cfm?story=108738&ran=136205 |publisher="The Virginian-Pilot" |date=2006-08-06 |accessdate=2007-11-23] [Citation |last=Frankenberry |first=Rita |title=Trying to grow up-scale at Chesapeake's Towne Place |url=http://content.hamptonroads.com/story.cfm?story=130869&ran=66145 |publisher="The Virginian-Pilot" |date=2007-08-23 |accessdate=2007-11-23] It is majority-owned and operated by the Taubman Company [cite web|url=http://www.secinfo.com/drDX9.2mr.d.htm|title=TAUBMAN ACQUIRES ADDITIONAL INTEREST IN MACARTHUR CENTER] .

Located in the heart of Norfolk, this convert|1100000|sqft|m2|sing=on structure is adjacent to the General Douglas MacArthur Memorial. The center is anchored by Nordstrom and Dillard’s department stores, with space for a third major anchor tenant. There are convert|400000|sqft|m2 of mall tenant shops and convert|100000|sqft|m2 of food and entertainment offerings, including a one of a kind Regal MacArthur 18 in which it is situated on the top level along the mall's skylights. In addition to the three-story mall, two 5 level parking decks are provided accommodating 4,000 cars.

The 140-store mall opened with great fanfare in March 1999, making downtown Norfolk a prime shoppers destination, with the region's first Nordstrom department store anchor. MacArthur Center was originally compared to other downtown malls, such as Baltimore's Harborplace, Indianapolis' Circle Centre Mall, Atlanta's Lenox Square Mall and most comparably to The Fashion Centre at Pentagon City near Washington, D.C., in Arlington, Virginia. Taubman's Cherry Creek Shopping Center has similar skylights and in-mall architecture.

Every winter since 2005, MacArthur Center has operated a convert|7200|sqft|m2|sing=on ice skating rink on the property. [Citation |last=Garrow |first=Hattie Brown |title=MacArthur Center's ice rink reopens for season 3 |url=http://content.hamptonroads.com/story.cfm?story=137165&ran=90672 |publisher="The Virginian-Pilot" |date=2007-11-18 |accessdate=2007-11-23] The center has also witnessed protests by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, whose international headquarters are also in Norfolk, less than a mile from the mall. [Citation |last=Roy |first=Matthew |title=PETA stages "die-in" at MacArthur to protest J. Crew fur |url=http://content.hamptonroads.com/story.cfm?story=95979&ran=43419 |publisher="The Virginian-Pilot" |date=2005-11-26 |accessdate=2007-11-23]

Anchors

*Dillard's (260,000 sq ft.) - East Coast flagship
*Nordstrom (166,000 sq ft.)

Retailers

*Abbott Impressions
*Abercrombie & Fitch
*Aéropostale
*Apple
*American Eagle Outfitters
*Ann Taylor
*Ann Taylor LOFT
*Arden B
*AT&T
*Aveda
*Banana Republic [Citation |last=Shapiro |first=Carolyn |title=Banana Republic will open store in MacArthur Center |url=http://content.hamptonroads.com/story.cfm?story=130706&ran=157234 |publisher="The Virginian-Pilot" |date=2007-08-19 |accessdate=2007-11-23]
*Bag & Bags
*Bakers
*The Barber Shop & Co
*Barnes & Noble of Tidewater Community College [Citation |last=Shapiro |first=Carolyn |title="Academic superstore" to open at MacArthur |url=http://content.hamptonroads.com/story.cfm?story=112248&ran=129748 |publisher="The Virginian-Pilot" |date=2006-10-07 |accessdate=2007-11-23]
*Bath & Body Works
*bebe
*Becky's Hallmark
*BeJeweled
*Blooming Beauty Supply & Salon
*The Body Shop
*Bombay Company
*Brookstone
*Cache
*Cartier (in Fink's)
*Champs Sports
*Charlotte Russe
*Chico's
*The Children's Place
*Christian Bernard
*Claire's
*Coach
*Coldwater Creek
*Crabtree & Evelyn
*Cuddly Hippo
*Dillard's
*Dillard's Your Salon and Spa
*Easy Spirit
*Eddie Bauer
*EQ3 Furniture
*Everything but Water
*Express
*f.y.e. Music & Movies
*Fashion Time|Fashion Time - A Time Store
*Field of Dreams
*Finish Line
*Fink's Jewelers
*Fiore
*Foot Locker
*For Love 21
*Forever 21
*Fred Meyer Jewelers
*GameStop
*Global Cellular
*GNC
*Godiva Chocolatier
*Gymboree
*H&M
*Harry and David
*Helzberg Diamonds
*Hot Topic
*Icing by Claire's
*J. Crew
*The Jewelry Box
*J. Jill
*Johnston & Murphy
*Journeys
*Kay Jewelers
*Kids Foot Locker
*Kirkland's
*L'Occitane
*Lady Foot Locker
*LensCrafters
*Lids
*Limited Too
*Lindt
*MacArthur Watch & Jewelry Repair
*Man Alive
*Men's Wearhouse
*Millennium Nails & Spa
*Mr. Convenient
*Mrs. Fields
*Nature's Gift
*New York & Company
*Nine West
*Nordstrom
*Norfolk Tailor
*nTelos Wireless
*PacSun
*Papyrus
*Paulette Joseph
*Payless ShoeSource
*Pearle Vision
*Perfume Paradise
*Pottery Barn
*Pretzel Time
*The Pretzel Twister
*Proactiv
*RadioShack
*Reeds Jewelers
*Regal Cinemas
*Regis Hairstylists
*Restoration Hardware
*Rockport
*Rosetta Stone
*Sanrio
*Select Comfort
*The Sharper Image
*Silver Choice
*Sprint Nextel
*Stride Rite
*Sunglass Hut International
*T-Mobile Wireless
*Talbots/Talbots Petites
*The Walking Company
*Things Remembered
*Tidewater Sports and Collectibles
*Trade Secret
*Underground Station
*Up Against The Wall
*V3 Unlimited
*Vans
*Verizon Wireless
*Victoria's Secret
*Washington Redskins Official Store
*Watch World International
*Williams-Sonoma
*Yankee Candle Company
*Zales
*Zie Spot

FormerRetailers

History of stores no longer operational
*Rainforest Cafe

References

External links

* [http://www.shopmacarthur.com Official site]