Shopping mall in Texas, United States
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 .
[4]
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]
References
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"First tenant of new mall: Sears store plans set" . Victoria Advocate . January 14, 1979. pp. 1A. Retrieved February 16, 2022 .
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"Victoria Mall" . hullstoreygibson.com. Archived from
the original on July 13, 2012. Retrieved May 18, 2012 .
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"Dillard's Chief Predicts Victoria Business Growth" .
The Victoria Advocate . Vol. 135, no. 315. March 18, 1981. p. 6A. Retrieved September 11, 2014 .
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b
"Groundbreaking Ceremonies Held: Retailers Join New Mall" . The Victoria Advocate . Vol. 134, no. 192. November 17, 1979. p. 1A. Retrieved September 11, 2014 .
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"Tickets Set for Opening of Penny's" . The Victoria Advocate . Vol. 142, no. 6. May 13, 1987. p. 6A. Retrieved September 11, 2014 .
^ Crawford, Selwyn (January 7, 1986).
"Zale Corp. Wants To Sell O.g. Wilson Retail Chain" .
Orlando Sentinel . Retrieved July 10, 2013 .
^ Mabray, D'Ann (July 1, 1993).
"Dillard's announces expansion; other changes planned at mall" . The Victoria Advocate . Vol. 148, no. 55. p. 1A. Retrieved September 11, 2014 .
^ Powell, Paul (October 16, 1993).
"Victoria Woolworth to close" . The Victoria Advocate . Vol. 148, no. 162. p. 1A. Retrieved September 11, 2014 .
^ Overton, Melony (August 17, 2000).
"Victoria mall expecting year of new stories" . The Victoria Advocate . Vol. 155, no. 102. p. 6B. Retrieved September 11, 2014 .
^ Doyle, Thomas (September 20, 2003).
"Georgia-based firm plans improvements" . The Victoria Advocate . Vol. 158, no. 136. p. 1A. Retrieved September 12, 2014 .
^ Doyle, Thomas (June 2, 2005).
"More changes coming to Victoria Mall" . The Victoria Advocate . Vol. 160, no. 26. p. 5A. Retrieved September 12, 2014 .
^ Doyle, Thomas (February 5, 2006).
"Mall changes continue" . The Victoria Advocate . Vol. 160, no. 273. p. 1C. Retrieved September 12, 2014 .
^ Overton, Melony (November 16, 1999).
"Fabric and crafts store moving, expanding" . The Victoria Advocate . Vol. 154, no. 183. p. 9A. Retrieved September 12, 2014 .
^ Miles, Allison (June 7, 2007).
"Jo-Ann Fabrics and Crafts to close" . The Victoria Advocate . Retrieved May 18, 2012 .
^ Ortega, J. R. (January 2, 2011).
"Out with the Old Navy and in with ...? Victoria Mall faces changes" . The Victoria Advocate . newsok.com. Retrieved September 12, 2014 .
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"Victoria Mall to boast two new attractions" . The Victoria Advocate . October 4, 2011. Archived from
the original on June 10, 2015. Retrieved July 10, 2013 .
^ Ortega, J. R. (December 28, 2010).
"Old Navy to close Victoria mall store" . The Victoria Advocate . Archived from
the original on July 10, 2012. Retrieved July 10, 2013 .
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"Victoria Mall gets new stores, planned renovation" . The Victoria Advocate . July 30, 2011. Archived from
the original on February 5, 2013. Retrieved July 10, 2013 .
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"Sears store closing list: 142 more Sears, Kmart locations closing in Chapter 11 bankruptcy" .
USA Today .
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