Ohio Valley Mall is a one-story enclosed

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in Richland Township, outside St. Clairsville, Ohio. It was opened in 1978 and was developed by the

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-based

Cafaro Company The Cafaro Company is an American property management and real estate development company which owns several retail shopping centers throughout the United States. Based in Niles, Ohio, it is the largest privately owned shopping center developme ...

, which continues to own and manage it. The mall currently has four open anchor stores which are Boscov's,

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Marshalls Marshalls is an American chain of off-price department stores owned by TJX Companies. Marshalls has over 1,000 American stores, including larger stores named Marshalls Mega Store, covering 42 states and Puerto Rico, and 61 stores in Canada. M ...

, and

Michaels Michaels Stores, Inc., more commonly known as Michaels, is a privately held chain of 1,252 American and Canadian arts and crafts stores, as of January 2021. It is one of North America's largest providers of arts, crafts, framing, floral and wall ...

. It contains more than 100 stores and services. The mall currently has two vacant anchor stores which were once

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and

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History

The Ohio Valley Mall opened on October 4, 1978. The mall opened with five anchor stores which were

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, L.S. Good,

Montgomery Ward Montgomery Ward is the name of two successive U.S. retail corporations. The original Montgomery Ward & Co. was a world-pioneering mail-order business and later also a leading department store chain that operated between 1872 and 2001. The curren ...

, and

. Opening tenants at the mall included Abbey's Lounge, Aladdin's Castle Arcade, DiPomadorro's,

Foot Locker Foot Locker Retail, Inc. is an American sportswear and footwear retailer, with its headquarters in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, and operating in 28 countries. Although established in 1974, and founded as a separate company in 1988, Foo ...

, Foxmoor's,

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, King's Jewelry,

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, Merry-Go-Round, National Record Mart, Ormond's, PearleVision Center,

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, RadioShack,

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, Rogers Jewelers, Spencer's,

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Waldenbooks Waldenbooks, operated by the Walden Book Company, Inc., was an American shopping mall-based bookstore chain, from 1995 as a subsidiary of Borders Group. The chain also ran a video game and software chain under the name Waldensoftware, as well as a ...

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, York Steak House, and Zide's Sporting Goods, among others. In 1979,

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opened across the street and Bonanza Steakhouse opened across the street in 1980. L.S. Good closed in March 1982 and was replaced by Stone & Thomas in June of that year. Also, in 1982,

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and

KB Toys K·B Toys (also known as Kay Bee Toys) was an American chain of mall-based retail toy stores. The company was founded in 1922 as Kaufman Brothers, a wholesale candy store. The company opened a wholesale toy store in 1946, and ended its candy who ...

opened, and

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opened across the street. Merry-Go-Round closed in 1982, while Victoria's Secret opened that same year. In April 1983, Montgomery Ward closed and was replaced by

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in November 1983. Foxmoor's closed in 1984, while Kitchen Collection opened that same year. In 1986, National Record Mart closed, while

Payless Shoesource Payless (formerly known as Payless ShoeSource Inc.) is an international discount footwear chain. Established in 1956 by cousins Louis and Shaol Pozez, Payless was a privately held company owned by Blum Capital, and Golden Gate Capital. In 1961, ...

opened that same year.

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opened across the street in 1986, and

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opened in 1987. In 1988, Abbey's Lounge closed, while Shoe Dept. opened that same year. Aladdin's Castle Arcade and Ormond's closed in 1990. In 1992,

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, not to be confused Tilt Studio, opened in the former Abbey's Lounge. Kroger closed in 1994 and was replaced by

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in 1997. Also, in 1994, Rex opened, while York Steak House closed in 1995. Stone & Thomas moved into a larger location within the mall in 1996. Also, in 1996, Zide's Sporting Goods closed and was replaced by

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in 1998.

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opened in 1997 in the space Stone & Thomas occupied prior to moving. Also, in 1997, Rite Aid closed, while Things Remembered opened that same year. DiPomadorro's and PearleVision Center closed in 1998. Also, in 1998, Lerner closed and KB Toys moved into its space that same year. Stone & Thomas was converted to

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in October 1998 due to the latter acquiring the former. In 1999, Garfield's Restaurant & Pub opened. Hills was converted to

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in 1999 due to the latter acquiring the former. Also, in 1999, the former York Steak House and the former Rite Aid were merged to add a new

Old Navy Old Navy is an American clothing and accessories retailing company owned by multinational corporation Gap Inc. It has corporate operations in the Mission Bay neighborhood of San Francisco, California. The largest of the Old Navy stores are its ...

store, which opened that year. Gap also opened in 1999. In 2000, Burlington Coat Factory closed, while

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opened that same year.

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opened in the former PearleVision Center in 2000, while Ponderosa Steakhouse closed that same year. Also, in 2000,

Regis Salon Regis Corporation is an American operator of hair salons. As of August 2021, it has 5,563 franchised and 276 company-owned salons. Its headquarters are in Saint Louis Park, Minnesota. The primary trade names Regis salons operates under are SmartS ...

opened and

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opened across the street in March 2001. TJ Maxx closed in 2001, while Christopher & Banks opened that same year. In 2002, Things Remembered moved into the space KB Toys occupied prior to moving. Ames closed in 2002 due to bankruptcy and was replaced by Sibs Flea Market in 2004. In 2004, a mattress store was slated to open in the former Ponderosa Steakhouse, but these plans never came to fruition. Wendy's closed in 2004 and was replaced by

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in October 2013. In 2005, Deb opened. Steve & Barry's opened in the former Burlington Coat Factory in 2005. In 2006, Thom McAn closed. Kaufmann's was converted to

in September 2006 due to the latter acquiring the former. In 2007, JCPenney moved to

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, while The Limited closed that same year. KB Toys closed in January 2008. Also, in 2008, Foot Locker closed and was replaced by Finish Line in 2010. Steve & Barry's closed in November 2008 due to bankruptcy, and Bonanza Steakhouse closed in 2009. Also, in 2009, Crafts 2000 opened in the former Steve & Barry's. Levin Furniture Clearance Center opened in the former JCPenney in 2009. Also, in 2009, Rex closed and was replaced by

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thrift store in August of that year. Old Navy moved to Triadelphia, West Virginia, in 2009, and Waldenbooks closed in 2010 due to bankruptcy. In November 2011, Books-A-Million opened in the former Waldenbooks. H. H. Gregg opened in the former TJ Maxx in November 2011. In 2012, the

announced plans to renovate the mall's interior to add a new anchor store. Sibs Flea Market closed in 2012 and was replaced by

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that same year. The Ohio Valley Mall is home to one of the two last remaining

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stores in the country. Also, in 2012, PacSun closed and was replaced by

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in May 2014. Levin Furniture Clearance Center closed in late 2012 and in February 2013, it was announced that it would be replaced by Boscov's. Also, in 2013, Gap closed, Shoe Dept. moved into its space, and became Shoe Dept. Encore.

MC Sports MC Sports was an American retail sporting goods chain. Founded in Grand Rapids, Michigan in 1946, the chain operated 75 stores in the Midwestern United States before permanently closing in 2017 after filing for bankruptcy. History MC Sports b ...

opened in the former Old Navy in August 2013. Also, in 2013, Books-A-Million, Kitchen Collection, Payless Shoesource, and Victoria's Secret moved into different locations within the mall. The Salvation Army thrift store closed in 2013 and was replaced by

Ulta Beauty Ulta Beauty, Inc., formerly known as Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance Inc. and before 2000 as Ulta3, is an American chain of beauty stores headquartered in Bolingbrook, Illinois. Ulta Beauty carries both high-end and low-end cosmetics, fragra ...

in September 2015. Also, in 2013, the former Levin Furniture Clearance Center was renovated to include the spaces Books-A-Million, Victoria's Secret, and other tenants occupied prior to moving. Macy's received upgrades in 2013. In October 2013, Boscov's opened in the former Levin Furniture Clearance Center.

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opened in April 2014 and

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opened in June of that year. In 2015, Woodbury Outfitters opened. Zales Jewelers left the mall in 2015, but returned in 2018 when Rogers Jewelers closed, and the latter was replaced by the former. In July 2015, Crafts 2000 closed and was replaced by Pat Catan's in September of that year. Deb also closed in 2015 and was replaced by New Dimension Comics in January 2016. In April 2016, the former Bonanza Steakhouse was demolished to add a new

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location, which opened in December of that year, a new Sport Clips Haircuts hair salon, which opened in January 2017, Ohio Valley Nutrition, which opened in February 2017, and Tony’s Spa, which opened in March 2017. Hallmark moved in April 2016 into the space Shoe Dept. occupied prior to moving. In July 2016,

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opened in the space Hallmark occupied prior to moving. ICR Equipment Rental, Sales & Supply opened in the space next to H. H. Gregg in September 2016. In March 2017, Kmart and Elder-Beerman closed. Carmike Cinemas was converted to

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in March 2017 due to the latter acquiring the former. Also, in March 2017, Vanity closed and Home Decor by Caroline opened in its space on September 1, 2022. MC Sports closed in April 2017 due to bankruptcy. Also, in April 2017, the former Elder-Beerman was subdivided to add a new

store, which opened in September of that year. RadioShack and H. H. Gregg closed in 2017 due to bankruptcy. Also, in 2017, Woodbury Outfitters, Tilt, and Things Remembered closed. The former MC Sports was used by

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in 2017. In October 2017, Levin Furniture and Mattress opened in the former H. H. Gregg. The former Tilt and another portion of the former Elder-Beerman were renovated in November 2017 to add Tilt Studio, a 25,000 square foot arcade with more than 100 arcade and video games, 2-level laser tag, mini bowling, Himalaya Ride, black light golf, J.P. Pepperoni Snack Bar, and party rooms, which opened in April 2018. In May 2018, Ohio Valley PDR (Paintless Dent Repair) opened in the former RadioShack. Toys "R" Us closed on June 30, 2018, due to bankruptcy. Also, in 2018, Honda Direct Line opened in the former Woodbury Outfitters. The former Toys "R" Us was used by Spirit Halloween in 2018. In November 2018, the former MC Sports was subdivided to add the Belmont County VA Outpatient Clinic, which opened in March 2019. Kitchen Collection closed in early 2019. In March 2019, Yankee Candle closed and was replaced by I Adore CBD in November of that year. It was announced in March 2019 that Chick-fil-A would open on the mall perimeter. Also, in March 2019, half of the former Kmart was demolished, while most of the other half of the former Kmart was renovated to add a new

store, which opened on October 31 of that year, a new

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store, which opened on June 11, 2020, and a new 4-story, 113-room Hampton by Hilton hotel, which opened on April 14, 2021, in the space next to Dunham's Sports and Five Below. The former Ponderosa Steakhouse was walled off in March 2019 to advertise for Hampton by Hilton. On April 24, 2019, it was announced that Sears would be closing. Ohio Valley PDR closed in May 2019. Also, in May 2019, Payless Shoesource closed due to bankruptcy and was replaced by Toys 'N More in early 2020. Pat Catan's closed in June 2019 due to

acquiring the former in 2016, and the subsequent announcement that the latter would be closing or converting the remaining Pat Catan's stores to Michaels stores. On June 13, 2019, Oil and Gas Safety Supply opened in the former Toys "R" Us. Sears closed on July 7, 2019. On a seasonal basis since 2019, the former Sears has been used by Spirit Halloween. Michaels opened in the former Pat Catan's on August 25, 2019. In January 2020, it was announced that Macy's would be closing as part of a plan to close 125 stores nationwide. Chick-fil-A opened on the mall perimeter in March 2020, while Macy's closed the same month. Also, in March 2020, Regis Salon closed and Levin Furniture and Mattress closed due to bankruptcy. Justice closed in September 2020 due to bankruptcy and Daily Thread opened in its space on January 5, 2023. In October 2020, Ferguson's House of Furniture opened in the former Levin Furniture and Mattress. Christopher & Banks and Zales Jewelers closed in early 2021. From February to May 2021, the former Sears was used as a

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vaccination clinic. ICR Equipment Rental, Sales & Supply closed in July 2021 and was replaced by Harbor Freight Tools in October 2022. In August 2021, Garfield's Restaurant & Pub closed and was replaced by Coaches Burger Bar in August 2022. Connie's Creative Collective opened in the former Things Remembered in October 2021. From November 2021 to January 2022, the former Sears was used by

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. Toys 'N More closed in early 2022 and was replaced by T-Shirt Station in November of that year. In May 2022, Vibe Selfie Museum opened in the former Christopher & Banks. Volume One Styling Salon opened in the former Regis Salon in May 2022. In September 2022, Vibe Selfie Museum closed. The former Kitchen Collection was used by Hickory Farms from November to December 2022. Also, in December 2022, Volume One Styling Salon closed.

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