Ashland Town Center

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Ashland Town Center
Ashland Town Center
Location Ashland, Kentucky, United States
Coordinates 38°29′1″N82°39′12″W / 38.48361°N 82.65333°W / 38.48361; -82.65333
Opening date1989
Developer Glimcher Realty Trust
Edward J. DeBartolo
Crown American
Owner Washington Prime Group
No. of stores and services73 [1]
No. of anchor tenants 9
Total retail floor area 420,820 square feet (39,095.5 m2) (GLA) [2]
No. of floors1
Public transit access Bus-logo.svg ABS
Website ashlandtowncenter.com

Ashland Town Center is an enclosed shopping mall located in the city of Ashland, Kentucky, United States. One of two malls serving the city, it is located on U.S. Highway 23 near downtown Ashland. The mall features more than seventy retailers and restaurants, as well as a food court. The mall's anchor stores are Belk Women and Kids, TJ Maxx, Ulta Beauty, JCPenney, Kay Jewelers, Belk Men and Home, Jo-Ann Fabrics, Aspen Dental, and Five Below. The mall is managed by Washington Prime Group.

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History

Ashland Town Center was developed in 1988 as a joint venture of Glimcher Realty Trust (the mall's owner), along with Edward J. Debartolo Corporation (now part of Simon Property Group) and Crown American. [3] The mall opened in 1989 with Walmart, JCPenney, and Hess's as its original anchor stores; [3] Goody's was later added as a fourth anchor. Throughout the 1990s, Ashland Town Center went largely unchanged. In 1993, the Hess's chain sold several of its locations to Alcoa, Tennessee-based Proffitt's, which in turn sold its stores to Belk in 2006.

Mid-2000s renovations

In 2005, the Walmart anchor was vacated when Walmart relocated to a new Supercenter outside the mall itself. The former Walmart space was then demolished in early 2008 for a newer JCPenney store. [4] Construction on this new store, one of three JCPenney prototype stores in the U.S., began soon afterward. [4] Opened in August 2008, the store is twice the size of the former location. [5] The existing JCPenney store was vacated, [4] with half of it becoming a Belk Men and Home Store in 2009. [6] This store replaced a Belk Men's Store in the Belk wing, which became a relocated Hibbett Sports in late 2009 and is now a Five Below as of 2020. [6]

In addition to the relocation of JCPenney, Ashland Town Center went through further renovations in 2008 and 2009. The food court was downsized to make room for new retail space, a family restroom was created and the Men's and Women's restrooms were both remodeled. [4] [7] Additional mall tenants were also relocated to create more space in the JCPenney corridor. [8] A Cheddar's Casual Café was also constructed in the parking lot near JCPenney, followed by a Slim Chickens in 2018. [9] [10]

In 2010, TJ Maxx replaced Goody's as an anchor store and Rax, Panera Bread and The Children's Place also opened new stores in the mall. [6]

In 2022, EarthWise Pet, a local pet nutrition and wellness spa, opened near the food court and TJ Maxx. [11] [12] National restaurant chain Olive Garden opened in May 2023, [13] in the former space for local restaurant Kentucky Hall of Fame Cafe. [14]

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  9. ↑ "Cheddar's restaurant plans Memorial Day opening".
  10. ↑ Melchior, Dustin (2018-07-03). "Slim Chickens opens near Town Center". The Tribune. Retrieved 2023-03-24.
  11. ↑ Staff, WSAZ News. "New store opening at Ashland Town Center". www.wsaz.com. Retrieved 2023-03-24.
  12. ↑ Staff report. "Local News In Brief: Grand opening of Earthwise Pet". The Independent Online. Retrieved 2023-03-24.
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