Kentucky Oaks Mall is an enclosed super-regional

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, United States. The mall was developed by the

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, which owns and manages it. There are more than 100 stores. The anchor stores are

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stores,

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, and Vertical Jump Park. Other major tenants of the mall include H&M,

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, and Shoe Dept. Encore.

History

Kentucky Oaks Mall first opened in 1982 on U.S. Route 60 (Hinkleville Road) just west of

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. At the time, it had

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, Ben Snyder's (later

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, now

), and

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(which became

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in 1989) as its anchors.

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added its first Kentucky location to the mall in 1989. The Venture store closed in 1998 and became Shopko in May 1999. In 2000, it was rumored that the mall would be sold to

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. Shopko remained in the mall for only two years, closing in 2001 along with several other stores, most of which were former Venture stores as well. Several

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s were added on the mall's periphery; a

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was opened in February 1983 and replaced with a Supercenter in 1992, and a

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store for

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opened in 2002. On March 8, 1994,

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opened north in the mall's surrounding area. By 2003,

K's Merchandise Mart K's Merchandise Mart, Inc. (usually known as simply K's Merchandise) was a catalog showroom department store based in Decatur, Illinois. It offered furniture, jewelry, and general merchandise, including electronics, at 17 locations in 5 Midwestern ...

had opened in the space vacated by Shopko.

and

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were both added in mid-2004, with the former supplanting a former Ruby Tuesday restaurant. K's Merchandise closed on November 7, 2006, with the chain's bankruptcy. The K's items were then liquidated by HPG Enterprises, which was closed only one month later after a judge forced it to close due to deceptive advertising. Despite the loss of this anchor store, the mall continued to gain tenants in 2006, including

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and

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. In November 2010,

opened in the space formerly occupied by K's Merchandise. In 2015,

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spun off 235 of its properties, including the Sears at Kentucky Oaks Mall, into Sertiage Growth Properties. On December 27, 2016, Sears announced that its store would be closing as part of a plan to close 30 stores nationwide. The store closed on March 19, 2017. Elder-Beerman also closed in 2018 as parent company

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filed for bankruptcy. Cafaro Company announced in late 2018 a plan to redevelop the former Sears property for

, and other smaller stores, and the former Elder-Beerman for

and

. As part of this redevelopment, H&M was also added to the mall.

References

External links

Official website
{{Paducah, Kentucky Buildings and structures in Paducah, Kentucky Shopping malls established in 1982 Shopping malls in Kentucky Cafaro Company Tourist attractions in McCracken County, Kentucky 1982 establishments in Kentucky