Old Hickory Mall Explained

Old Hickory Mall
Location:Jackson, Tennessee, United States
Address:2021 N. Highland Ave.
Opening Date:1967
Developer:Hewitt Tomlin Jr., Francis Tigrett
Owner:CBL & Associates Properties
Number Of Stores:64
Number Of Anchors:4 (2 open, 2 vacant)
Floor Area:[1]
Floors:1 (2 in the former Macy's)

Old Hickory Mall is an enclosed shopping mall in Jackson, Tennessee. It is managed by CBL & Associates Properties. It opened as an open-air shopping center in 1967. The anchor stores are Belk and JCPenney; two other anchor spaces are vacant.

History

Old Hickory Mall opened in 1967. It was developed by Hewitt Pegues Tomlin, Jr. and his sister, Francess Tigrett.[2] The mall included a branch of Kisber's, a department store that had been a downtown Jackson fixture since 1906. Around 1978, the mall was enclosed, and a new Kisber's department store was built behind the mall's original one.[3]

In 1985, Richard E. Jacobs Group acquired the mall.[4] By this point, the mall's anchors alongside Kisber's included Memphis-based Goldsmith's, and national retailers J. C. Penney and Sears. By 1996, Kisber's had become Belk.[5]

CBL & Associates Properties bought 21 malls from the Jacobs group in 2000, including Old Hickory.[6] Changes that followed the CBL acquisition included an Abercrombie & Fitch store opening in 2003, displacing the food court; and a conversion of the mall's Goldsmith's store to Macy's in 2005.[7] Despite the loss of the food court, as of 2013, there is a seating area and a handful of establishments to purchase food from.[8]

On December 28, 2018, it was announced that Sears would be closing as part of a plan to close 80 stores nationwide; the store closed in March 2019.[9]

On January 6, 2021, it was announced that Macy's would be closing that April as part of a plan to close 46 stores nationwide. Macy’s ended up shuttering its doors in March, a month early, leaving the Old Hickory Mall with only two of its four anchors remaining,[10] Belk and JCPenney.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: CBL : Old Hickory Mall : Fact Sheet. https://web.archive.org/web/20131029195441/http://www.cblproperties.com/pag.nsf/CorpSiteByAlphaWeb/Old+Hickory+Mall?opendocument . 2013-10-29 . dead. 2014-10-09.
  2. Web site: HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 883 By Eldridge | A RESOLUTION to honor the memory of Judge Hewitt Pegues Tomlin, Jr., of Jackson. 28 February 2006. 2014-10-09.
  3. Book: Journal. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. 1978. 77. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. 2014-10-09.
  4. Stores. National Retail Dry Goods Association. National Retail Dry Goods Association (U.S.). National Retail Merchants Association. Apparel and Accessories Stores Industry Yearbook. 1985. v. 67, nos. 7-12. National Retail Dry Goods Association. 0039-1867. 2014-10-09.
  5. Book: Directory of Major Malls. 1996. MJJTM Publications Corporation. 9781888454000. 0732-5983. 2014-10-09.
  6. Web site: Sunday Times-Sentinel - Google News Archive Search. 2014-10-09.
  7. Web site: Macy's drops Goldsmith's name. https://archive.today/20130630044459/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/jacksonsun/access/1795678351.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Sep+16,+2004&author=NED+B+HUNTER&pub=The+Jackson+Sun.&desc=Macy's+drops+Goldsmith's+name&pqatl=google. dead. June 30, 2013. pqasb.pqarchiver.com. 2014-10-09.
  8. Web site: Mall to get Abercrombie. pqasb.pqarchiver.com. 2014-10-09.
  9. News: Sears is closing 80 more stores in March, faces possible liquidation. Thomas. Lauren. 2018-12-28. CNBC. 2018-12-28.
  10. Web site: Macy's is closing dozens of stores this year. Here's the full list. . 6 January 2021.