The history of shopping malls in Arkansas began in 1970 with the opening of Phoenix Village Mall in Fort Smith. [1] As of 2016, the state has 21 malls and lifestyle centers. Six malls, including Phoenix Village, have been demolished or converted to other uses.
The biggest mall is Central Mall in Fort Smith; it has 141 stores. [2]
Name | Location | Gross leasable area sq ft / m² | Format | Owner |
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Mellor Park Mall | El Dorado | 280,000 square feet (26,000 m2) [3] | Enclosed | Surendra and Sajal Agarwal |
Northwest Arkansas Mall | Fayetteville | 820,581 square feet (76,000 m2) [4] | Enclosed | Midwest Mall Properties |
Central Mall | Fort Smith | 860,156 square feet (80,000 m2) [5] | Enclosed | Jones Lang LaSalle |
Fashion Center | Harrison | 139,000 square feet (13,000 m2) [6] | Enclosed | Real Estate Southeast |
Uptown Hot Springs | Hot Springs | 482,652 square feet (45,000 m2) [7] | Enclosed | Aronov Realty |
The Mall at Turtle Creek | Jonesboro | 731,637 square feet (68,000 m2) [8] | Enclosed | Brookfield Properties |
Park Plaza Mall | Little Rock | 562,432 square feet (52,000 m2) [9] | Enclosed | Deutsche Bank [10] |
The Promenade at Chenal | Little Rock | 306,000 square feet (28,000 m2) [11] | Lifestyle | RED Development |
Outlets of Little Rock | Little Rock | 325,000 square feet (30,000 m2) [12] | Lifestyle | New England Development |
Pleasant Ridge Town Center | Little Rock | Lifestyle | Lou Schickel | |
Shackleford Crossing | Little Rock | Lifestyle | Irwin Partners | |
McCain Mall | North Little Rock | 790,000 square feet (73,000 m2) [13] | Enclosed | Simon Property Group |
Conway Commons | Conway | 654,362 square feet (61,000 m2) [14] | Lifestyle | Seayco Group |
Lewis Crossing | Conway | 441,871 square feet (41,000 m2) [15] | Lifestyle | Collett |
Conway Towne Centre | Conway | 312,000 square feet (29,000 m2) [16] | Lifestyle | Centro Properties |
Frisco Station Mall | Rogers | 242,535 square feet (23,000 m2) | Enclosed | J. Herzog & Sons |
Pinnacle Hills Promenade | Rogers | 1,136,400 square feet (110,000 m2) [17] | Lifestyle | Brookfield Properties |
City Mall | Russellville | 129,956 square feet (12,000 m2) [18] | Enclosed | |
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