South Plains Mall

infobox shopping mall
shopping_mall_name = South Plains Mall


caption =
location = Lubbock, Texas, USA
opening_date = 1972
developer =
owner = Macerich Company
number_of_stores = 162
number_of_anchors = 5
floors = 1
website = [http://www.southplainsmall.com www.southplainsmall.com]

South Plains Mall is a 1.2 million square foot shopping mall located in Lubbock, Texas. It is located at the northwest corner of Loop 289 and Slide Road in the busy shopping district of southwest Lubbock.Fact|date=July 2007 The mall was opened in 1972 with an initial square footage of Convert|846000|ft2|m2 at a cost of $25 million. [http://lubbockcentennial.com/Section/1959_1983/mall.shtml Lubbock Centennial news archive] of mall opening day (from the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal)]

The mall has been owned by Macerich since its purchase in 1998 for $115.7 million from the original developer, South Plains Mall Associates Ltd. [http://prnewswire.us/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/07-21-1998/0000715217&EDATE= Macerich Acquires South Plains Mall in Lubbock, Texas] ] It has been expanded to Convert|1107000|ft2|m2 since opening. It is the only regional mall within Convert|120|mi|km and it serves an estimated market of 500,000 people.

South Plains Mall is anchored by five major department stores (Sears, Mervyn's, JCPenney, Bealls and two Dillard's) and contains over 150 shops, restaurants and kiosks. The mall serves the entire South Plains region. The mall opened in July 1972 and has undergone three major expansions since then. Many specialty stores, including Abercrombie & Fitch, American Eagle Outfitters, Christopher & Banks, Zumiez, Hollister Co., Victoria's Secret, Bath & Body Works, and GAP, among many others, can be found at South Plains Mall.

Anchors and majors

* Bealls (40,000 sq. ft.)
* Dillard's Men's & Children's (94,814 sq. ft.)
* Dillard's Women's (162,755 sq. ft.)
* JCPenney (218,518 sq. ft.)
* Mervyn's (82,000 sq. ft.)
* Sears (143,700 sq. ft.)

References

External links

* [http://www.southplainsmall.com South Plains Mall official website]