Columbia Mall (Missouri)

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Columbia Mall
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Entrance to Columbia Mall, May 2012
Columbia Mall (Missouri)
Location Columbia, Missouri, United States
Coordinates 38°57′50″N92°22′30″W / 38.96389°N 92.37500°W / 38.96389; -92.37500
Address2300 Bernadette Drive
Opening date1985;40 years ago (1985)
Management Brookfield Properties
OwnerBrookfield Properties
No. of stores and servicesApprox. 90
No. of anchor tenants 6 [1]
Total retail floor area 737,000 square feet (68,500 m2) [1]
No. of floors1 (2 in JCPenney)
Parking3500
Public transit accessAiga bus trans.svg Go COMO
Website visitcolumbiamall.com

The Columbia Mall is a shopping mall located in Columbia, Missouri. It was built in 1985 [1] and is the largest mall in its area. [2] The mall's anchor stores are Target, JCPenney, Level Up Entertainment, two Dillard's stores, and Barnes & Noble.

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Facility

The mall's anchors are two Dillard's stores, JCPenney, and Target. [1] The mall also has a US Post Office [3] and a Club Car Wash. [4] It was the 3rd mall in Columbia, after Parkade Plaza in 1965 and Biscayne Mall in 1972. [5] In April 2018, Sears Holdings announced the closure of the mall's Sears store in July 2018, which is the company's last store in mid-Missouri. [6] In August 2019, it was announced that a second Dillard's would move into the former Sears building. [7] The store opened on February 22, 2020. [8]

Café Court

The mall has a Food Court, known as the Café Court. The Café Court has space for 8 tenants, but only 5 are currently occupied. The restaurants, as of May 2024 are: Stir Fry 88, Subway, Bubble House, Taco John's, and Charleys Philly Steaks. [9] An Auntie Anne's pretzel shop is located near. The Café Court is located near the Barnes & Noble wing, and was remodeled in 2003. It also has a carousel, which was added in the 2003 remodel.

Coronavirus Pandemic

The mall was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. The retailers struggled with the reopening, after the mall was forced to close. [10] The mall re-opened on May 5, 2020. As an effect of Covid-19, JCPenney went bankrupt, but the Columbia location did not close. Pier 1 Imports shuttered all stores, and closed the Columbia Mall location. Victoria's Secret quit paying rent, and its parent company went bankrupt, closing many stores. [11]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "GGP Company overview".
  2. ↑ Fanselow, Julie. Traveling the Lewis and Clark Trail, p. 39 (4th ed. 2007)
  3. ↑ "Hoover's – US Postal Service, Columbia Mall STA".
  4. ↑ "Hoover's – Columbia Mall Carwash, Inc".
  5. ↑ Toppmeyer, Blake (March 1, 2008). "STREET TALK; Columbia Missouri: Business". Columbia Daily Tribune. Retrieved 2014-06-09. [Parkade Center] began as Parkade Plaza in 1965, and it was Columbia's largest shopping center until Biscayne Mall opened in 1972. In 1985, Columbia Mall opened and trumped both centers.
  6. ↑ "Mid Missouri will lose its last Sears location this summer".
  7. ↑ "Second Dillard's, new hotel being planned for Columbia Mall".
  8. ↑ "Second Dillard's store to open Feb. 22".
  9. ↑ "Directory of stores and restaurants". Columbia Mall. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
  10. ↑ Whitaker, Marisa (2020-06-02). "Columbia retailers struggle with bankruptcy and reopening during COVID-19". Columbia Missourian. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
  11. ↑ Whitaker, Marisa (2020-06-02). "Columbia retailers struggle with bankruptcy and reopening during COVID-19". Columbia Missourian. Retrieved 2024-05-16.

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