Victoria Mall Explained

Victoria Mall
Location:Victoria, Texas, United States
Address:7802 N. Navarro St.
Opening Date:1981
Developer:Charles Parrish and Associates[1]
Manager:Hull Storey Gibson
Number Of Stores:70+
Number Of Anchors:7 (6 open, 1 vacant)
Floor Area:[2]
Floors:1

Victoria Mall is an enclosed shopping mall in Victoria, Texas. It opened in 1981 and is managed by Hull Storey Gibson. Anchor stores are Bealls, Best Buy, two Dillard's locations, JCPenney, and TJ Maxx.

History

Dillard's opened at the mall in 1981.[3] Other major tenants included O.G. Wilson, a catalog showroom chain owned by Zales,[4] Sears, and Bealls. JCPenney moved into Victoria Mall from Town Plaza Mall in 1987.[5]

Zales sold the O.G. Wilson chain in 1986,[6] and the Victoria Mall location remained vacant until Dillard's opened an auxiliary store there in 1993.[7] The same year, F.W. Woolworth closed its store at the mall.[8]

Gap and sister chain Old Navy both joined the mall in 2000.[9] Three years later, Hull Storey Gibson (then known as just Hull Storey) purchased the property.[10] Further renovation in 2005 removed the food court, present since 1985, and relocated restaurants throughout the mall.[11] Best Buy also joined in 2006.[12] Jo-Ann Fabrics, which moved from an existing store in Victoria in 2000,[13] closed in 2007.[14]

Many inline tenants closed in the late 2000s, including Gap, Waldenbooks, f.y.e., Tuesday Morning, Old Navy and a sports bar.[15] [16] [17] These vacancies were countered in 2011 by the addition of Burke's Outlet and TJ Maxx.[18]

On October 15, 2018, it was announced that Sears would be closing as part of a plan to close 142 stores nationwide.[19]

Notes and References

  1. News: First tenant of new mall: Sears store plans set . Victoria Advocate . January 14, 1979 . February 16, 2022 . 1A.
  2. Web site: Victoria Mall . https://archive.today/20120713021218/http://hullstoreygibson.com/Mall_Management/vm_mgmt.htm . dead . July 13, 2012 . May 18, 2012 . hullstoreygibson.com .
  3. News: Dillard's Chief Predicts Victoria Business Growth. The Victoria Advocate. March 18, 1981. September 11, 2014. 6A. 135. 315.
  4. News: Groundbreaking Ceremonies Held: Retailers Join New Mall. The Victoria Advocate. November 17, 1979. September 11, 2014. 1A. 134. 192.
  5. News: Tickets Set for Opening of Penny's. September 11, 2014. The Victoria Advocate . May 13, 1987. 6A. 142. 6.
  6. Web site: Zale Corp. Wants To Sell O.g. Wilson Retail Chain . . January 7, 1986 . July 10, 2013. Selwyn . Crawford .
  7. News: Dillard's announces expansion; other changes planned at mall. September 11, 2014. The Victoria Advocate . July 1, 1993. 1A. D'Ann. Mabray. 148. 55.
  8. News: Victoria Woolworth to close. September 11, 2014. The Victoria Advocate . October 16, 1993. 1A. Paul. Powell. 148. 162.
  9. News: Victoria mall expecting year of new stories. September 11, 2014. The Victoria Advocate . August 17, 2000. Melony. Overton. 6B. 155. 102.
  10. News: Georgia-based firm plans improvements. September 12, 2014. The Victoria Advocate . September 20, 2003. Thomas. Doyle. 1A. 158. 136.
  11. News: More changes coming to Victoria Mall. September 12, 2014. The Victoria Advocate . June 2, 2005. Thomas. Doyle. 5A. 160. 26.
  12. News: Mall changes continue. September 12, 2014. The Victoria Advocate . February 5, 2006. Thomas. Doyle. 1C. 160. 273.
  13. News: Fabric and crafts store moving, expanding. September 12, 2014. The Victoria Advocate . November 16, 1999. Melony. Overton. 9A. 154. 183.
  14. News: Jo-Ann Fabrics and Crafts to close . May 18, 2012. The Victoria Advocate . Allison. Miles. June 7, 2007.
  15. Web site: Out with the Old Navy and in with ...? Victoria Mall faces changes . The Victoria Advocate . January 2, 2011. September 12, 2014. J. R. . Ortega. newsok.com.
  16. Web site: Victoria Mall to boast two new attractions . The Victoria Advocate . October 4, 2011 . July 10, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150610221238/http://www.victoriaadvocate.com/news/2011/apr/10/kb_mall_changes_041111_135721/?business&local-business . June 10, 2015 .
  17. Web site: Old Navy to close Victoria mall store . https://archive.today/20120710232432/http://m.victoriaadvocate.com/news/2010/dec/28/jo_old_navy_122910_123657/ . dead . July 10, 2012 . The Victoria Advocate . December 28, 2010 . July 10, 2013 . J. R. . Ortega .
  18. Web site: Victoria Mall gets new stores, planned renovation . https://archive.today/20130205114108/http://m.victoriaadvocate.com/news/2011/jul/30/am_mall_073111_147169/ . dead . February 5, 2013 . The Victoria Advocate . July 30, 2011 . July 10, 2013 .
  19. Web site: Sears store closing list: 142 more Sears, Kmart locations closing in Chapter 11 bankruptcy. .

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