Central Mall is a

shopping mall A shopping mall (or simply mall) is a large indoor shopping center, usually Anchor tenant, anchored by department stores. The term ''mall'' originally meant pedestrian zone, a pedestrian promenade with shops along it, but in the late 1960s, i ...

located in

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. It opened in 1971 and is anchored by

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and

JCPenney Penney OpCo LLC , Trade name, doing business as JCPenney (colloquially Penney's and abbreviated JCP) is an American department store chain store, chain with 649 stores across 49 U.S. states and Puerto Rico. It is managed as part of the Catalys ...

. The mall is owned and managed by

Namdar Realty Group Namdar Realty Group is an American shopping mall investment company based in Great Neck, New York. They primarily purchase dead mall, dying or dead shopping malls with partner Mason Asset Management. Namdar and Mason are both family owned, and as ...

History

Renovation

The mall underwent a major renovation in 1999, which included new flooring, skylights, interior finishes and site lighting. Other improvements include a domed food court with an outside dining area, a seating capacity of 350, and a children's soft play area constructed in 2002.

Sears closure

On January 28, 2018, the mall lost one of its anchor tenants when Sears permanently closed.

Abercrombie & Fitch closure

In late 2020, A&F Announced that it was going to close the doors to many of its locations. Central Mall was one of those locations. The location closed on February 16, 2021.

Anchor tenants

References

External links

Official website
Shopping malls established in 1971 Shopping malls in Arkansas Buildings and structures in Fort Smith, Arkansas Tourist attractions in Sebastian County, Arkansas Namdar Realty Group 1971 establishments in Arkansas {{US-mall-stub