Magnolia Mall Explained

Magnolia Mall
Address:2701 David McLeod Boulevard
Location:Florence, South Carolina, United States
Coordinates:34.1917°N -79.8336°W
Opening Date:1979
Developer:Equity Properties[1]
Owner:Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust
Number Of Stores:50+
Number Of Anchors:7
Floor Area:613500ft2
Floors:1
Footnotes:[2]

Magnolia Mall is a shopping mall in Florence, South Carolina, near I-95. It is owned by Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust. The mall opened in 1979, and underwent a renovation in 2008. It underwent a further renovation in 2019, adding H&M, Five Below, and Burlington.[3] Other major stores at the mall are Best Buy, Belk, Dick's Sporting Goods, and Tilt Studios. Burlington replaced a Sears which closed in 2017.[4] On June 4, 2020, JCPenney announced that it would close by around October 2020 as part of a plan to close 154 stores nationwide.[5] In October 2021, Tilt Studios opened in the former space occupied by JCPenney.[6]

Roses was an original tenant of the mall, and closed in 2002 to be replaced by Best Buy and the food court.[7]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Directory of Shopping Centers in the United States . National Research Bureau . 1985 . 470.
  2. Web site: Magnolia Mall. PREIT. Jan 5, 2020.
  3. Web site: Magnolia Mall's new stores, jobs a contrast to experience in other parts of US. Andrew Boardwine aboardwine@florencenews com. Reporter. SCNow.
  4. Web site: Burlington to replace Sears at Florence's Magnolia Mall . Brad . Dickerson . www.wmbfnews.com.
  5. Web site: JCPenney Store Closings – Penney IP LLC. companyblog.jcpnewsroom.com.
  6. Web site: Tilt Studios Celebrates Opening with a Ribbon Cutting . www.florchamber.com.
  7. North Carolina . Region Focus . 2003 . 11.