The Shops at South Town, formerly South Towne Center, is a regional

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in Sandy,

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, located just east of

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on State Street. The property, built in 1986, contains of retail space with 150 stores and restaurants. The mall currently houses multiple national retailers such as H&M, BoxLunch, Victoria Secret,

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and many more. It has 4 anchor spaces with a plot for fifth that has never been built. The anchor stores are Round 1 Entertainment,

HomeGoods HomeGoods is a chain of home furnishing stores headquartered in Framingham, Massachusetts. It was founded as a small chain in 1992, and grew to include hundreds of locations throughout the United States. HomeGoods sells furniture, linens, cooking ...

, and

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. There are two vacant anchor stores that were

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and

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. The mall opened in 1986 with a single anchor being

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(later

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then

opened in 1992.

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(later

) was added in 1994. A

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Specialty Store was planned to open 1995 but fell through and became

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which opened in 1997. A large

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cinema opened in 1990 as the largest cinema in the state at the time with 2,350 seats spread across 10-screens. It closed in February 2001 as part of

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bankruptcy. The building was gutted in 2002 now housing a

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sports store and Momentum Indoor Climbing. The mall underwent the first phase of an interior and exterior remodel from 2015 to 2017, and was officially unveiled on February 14, 2017. Phase 2 is currently underway. The redevelopment is part of Sandy's city center development project, The Cairns. In early 2013, former management company

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announced that they put the mall up for sale and had several interested buyers. It has since been purchased and, as of February 2017, is currently managed by Pacific Retail. In May 2017, it was announced that a

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location (now open) would be coming to the mall in August 2018 as part of the mall's ongoing renovation. Other renovations in the second phase of redevelopment include remodeling the former

space; extending the concourse to include Round 1 Entertainment, and

along with other shops; remodeling an atrium and adding skylights; additional lounge seating, digital kiosks, and exterior glazing; and a new play area for children. In October 2019, following the Chapter 11 bankruptcy of

, it was announced that the South Town location would close by the end of the year unless agreements were made with the landlord. The location closed the following January. As of mid-2023 there have been rumors that

maybe returning to the mall. On January 6, 2021, it was announced that

would close in mid-2021 as part of a plan to close 46 nationwide. After

closed,

is the only traditional anchor store left. As of 2023, the former

space is being used as a hot tub outlet store.

Anchor stores

() * Round 1 Entertainment (; originally

) *

(); originally

)

Former anchors

(; originally

, then

, closed mid-2021) *

(; originally

) *

(; planned as a

Specialty Store)

Junior anchors

* H&M ()

Marketplace

The Marketplace which opened in 1996 is located adjacent to the Shops at South Town, and is a outdoor retail property, anchored by a Super Target store. Other major retailers include

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, and

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(formerly

Linens 'n Things Linens 'n Things was a Clifton, New Jersey-based big-box retailer specializing in home textiles, housewares, and decorative home accessories. The chain operated 571 stores in 47 U.S. states and six Canadian provinces, and had 7,300 employees as of ...

. A

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(formerly Gart Sports) moved across the street to The Commons and is now a Obstacle Warrior Kids indoor playground. The Marketplace was built in the mid 1990s about a decade after the mall opened. As of 2023, the

location has closed and the space remains vacant.

Southtowne Auto Mall

* Southtowne Auto Mall (Adjacent auto mall to the south )

References

External links

* Shopping malls in Utah Buildings and structures in Sandy, Utah Tourist attractions in Salt Lake County, Utah Shopping malls established in 1986 1986 establishments in Utah {{Utah-stub Pacific Retail Capital Partners