Jasper Mall is an enclosed shopping mall located in
Jasper, Alabama
Jasper is a city in and the county seat of Walker County, Alabama, United States. Its population was 14,352 as of the 2010 census. Named in honor of Sergeant William Jasper, an American Revolutionary War hero, Jasper was settled around 1815 and ...
, United States, approximately northwest of
Birmingham
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.
History
The mall opened on August 8, 1981. It currently is approximately in size,
and includes two anchors and about 10 smaller stores.
Originally developed by the local Simmons family and
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developer George Ewing, the mall is owned by Kohan Retail. Anchor
JCPenney
Penney OpCo LLC, doing business as JCPenney and often abbreviated JCP, is a midscale American department store chain operating 667 stores across 49 U.S. states and Puerto Rico. Departments inside JCPenney stores include Mens, Womens, Boys, Gir ...
moved from downtown to the mall when it opened. The local paper has reported that it is unusual for a mall to have
Kmart
Kmart Corporation ( , doing business as Kmart and stylized as kmart) is an American retail company that owns a chain of big box department stores. The company is headquartered in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, United States.
The company was inc ...
as an anchor.
Sharp Development Group, led by Sam Sharp,
purchased the mall from Jasper Mall Associates in 1996.
Third anchor
Belk
Belk, Inc. is an American department store chain founded in 1888 by William Henry Belk in Monroe, North Carolina, with nearly 300 locations in 16 states. Belk stores and Belk.com offer apparel, shoes, accessories, cosmetics, home furnishings, ...
opened an approximately store in March 2002.
This was part of an expansion of the mall by Sharp Realty.
On December 28, 2016,
Sears Holdings
Sears Holdings Corporation was an American holding company headquartered in Hoffman Estates, Illinois. It was the parent company of the chain stores Kmart and Sears and was founded after the former purchased the latter in 2005. It was the 20th-l ...
announced that Kmart would be closing as part of a plan to close 30 Sears and Kmart stores nationwide. The store closed in March 2017.
On March 17, 2017, it was announced that the JCPenney store would also be closing as part of a plan to close 138 locations. The store closed its doors permanently on July 31.
On January 24, 2020, ''
Jasper Mall
Jasper Mall is an enclosed shopping mall located in Jasper, Alabama, United States, approximately northwest of Birmingham.
History
The mall opened on August 8, 1981. It currently is approximately in size, and includes two anchors and about 10 ...
'', a
documentary feature film billed as "a year in the life of a dying shopping mall, its patrons, and its tenants" premiered at
Slamdance Film Festival
The Slamdance Film Festival is an annual film festival focused on emerging artists. The annual week-long festival takes place in Park City, Utah, in late January and is the main event organized by the year-round Slamdance organization, which als ...
.
On November 12, 2021,
Dunham's Sports
Dunham's Sports is an American sporting goods retail chain owned by Dunham's Athleisure Corporation, with stores located in the Midwestern to Southeastern United States. The chain specializes in athletic equipment, clothing, firearms, and other ...
opened in the former
JCPenney
Penney OpCo LLC, doing business as JCPenney and often abbreviated JCP, is a midscale American department store chain operating 667 stores across 49 U.S. states and Puerto Rico. Departments inside JCPenney stores include Mens, Womens, Boys, Gir ...
anchor location on the east end of the mall, acquiring the entire
JCPenney
Penney OpCo LLC, doing business as JCPenney and often abbreviated JCP, is a midscale American department store chain operating 667 stores across 49 U.S. states and Puerto Rico. Departments inside JCPenney stores include Mens, Womens, Boys, Gir ...
space. Upon this event, the mall effectively has two anchor stores,
Belk
Belk, Inc. is an American department store chain founded in 1888 by William Henry Belk in Monroe, North Carolina, with nearly 300 locations in 16 states. Belk stores and Belk.com offer apparel, shoes, accessories, cosmetics, home furnishings, ...
Department Store and
Dunham's Sports
Dunham's Sports is an American sporting goods retail chain owned by Dunham's Athleisure Corporation, with stores located in the Midwestern to Southeastern United States. The chain specializes in athletic equipment, clothing, firearms, and other ...
.
On Tuesday January 17, 2023, the Jasper City Council approved an incentive package, which will allow a
Rural King
Rural King Supply is a farm supply store based in Mattoon, Illinois, United States. Founded in 1960, it now has 135 stores in the U.S. states of Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, Ohio, Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina, Pennsylva ...
store to open in the former Kmart space in the Jasper Mall.
See also
*''
Jasper Mall (film)
''Jasper Mall'' is a 2020 American documentary film directed by Bradford Thomason and Brett Whitcomb. It revolves around the Jasper Mall, a dying mall in Jasper, Alabama.
Synopsis
''Jasper Mall'' often revolves around Mike McClelland, a former ...
''
References
External links
Jasper Mall official website
{{Shopping malls in Alabama
Shopping malls in Alabama
Shopping malls established in 1981
Kohan Retail Investment Group