Uptown McComb (formerly Edgewood Mall) is an enclosed

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located in

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, United States. The mall is situated at the intersection of

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and Veterans Boulevard. The anchor stores are

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, Ashley HomeStore,

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, and Shoe Dept. Encore. The mall currently has over 40 stores and services.

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is located next door and

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is located across the boulevard. The mall’s surrounding businesses include

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, First Bank, McComb Urgent Care,

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, The Juicy Seafood, Pike National Bank,

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, and Khalaf Plaza. On the other side of I-55 is a B-Kwik

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/Mr. Whiskers Fish & Grill, Arby’s,

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, Comfort Inn & Suites, Deerfield Inn, El Dorado Mexican Bar & Grill, Keith White

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, and more.

History

Uptown McComb, the first and only enclosed shopping mall in McComb, was built in 1987 by Prescott Sherman. Anchored by

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, Beall-Ladymon, and

, the mall opened its doors as Edgewood Mall in July 1987 with a total of of retail space. The mall was built on land owned by the Sherman family. In 1994, the Beall-Ladymon chain was bought out and converted to a

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in early 1995. Walmart relocated next door as a Supercenter in 1998, and

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replaced the former Walmart anchor in March 1999. A major overhaul of the mall in 1999 included a expansion of the JCPenney anchor, construction of an additional of space for specialty shops, and addition of fourth large () anchor, Mississippi-based

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. This expansion, capped by a grand re-opening in September 1999, left the mall with over of retail space. In 2002, ''Mississippi Business Journal'' reported that Prescott Sherman had given $2 million to the School of Engineering at the

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from Edgewood Mall. Ashley Furniture HomeStore opened in late 2007, and Stage was converted to Goody’s in September 2011. Sears closed in 2012.

took one half of the former Sears anchor in 2015.

took the other half of the former Sears anchor in 2016. Edgewood Mall was sold to RockStep Capital in 2017. In 2019, Stage Stores announced that it would convert all of its stores to

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, including the Goody's at Edgewood Mall. This conversion was to supposed to take place in 2020, but never happened. Shoe Dept. Encore has since moved into the former Goody's anchor. JCPenney closed in July 2019. Edgewood Mall was renamed Uptown McComb in July 2020.

took one half of the former JCPenney anchor in 2022.

took the other half of the former JCPenney anchor in January 2023.

opened in July 2023 next to Marshalls.

Anchors

- opened as

in 1999, converted to Belk in March 2006. * Ashley HomeStore - opened in late 2007, sold to Lott Furniture Company in September 2008, operated by Pennebaker Enterprises of Hattiesburg, Inc. since July 2014. *

- opened in one half of the former

in 2015. *

- opened in the other half of the former Sears in 2016. Opened as

, which relocated next door as a Supercenter in 1998. Reopened as Sears in March 1999, which closed in 2012. *

- opened in one half of the former

in 2022. *

- opened in the other half of the former JCPenney in January 2023. Original tenant was JCPenney, which closed in July 2019. *

- opened in July 2023 next to Marshalls. * Shoe Dept. Encore - opened as

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. The Beall-Ladymon chain was bought out in 1994, which resulted in the mall’s Beall-Ladymon location being converted to

in early 1995. Stage was later converted to Goody's in September 2011. Goody’s was to be converted to

in 2020, but this conversion never happened.

Other stores

Other notable stores include

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, Factory Connection, and a nail salon. A

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, which opened during the mall's 1999 expansion, was closed due to the toy chain's bankruptcy in 2004. The mall's

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location closed in 2005.

Former features

Mississippi Driver's License Office

The

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's driver's license office relocated from the Magnolia Community Center in nearby

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to Edgewood Mall in 2001. Opening its doors on September 4, 2001, this office was located at the north entrance of the mall between

and

. In February 2007, the Mississippi Department of Public Safety announced that the office was being forced to relocate by the end of March 2007 because their space in the mall had been acquired by another party.

References

External links

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