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. Opened on February 14, 2014, it was developed on the site of the former Palm Beach Mall. Palm Beach Outlets features over 130 stores and restaurants including

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. The center’s ownership (led by Clarion) entered into a venture with Tanger Outlets (NYSE: SKT) as of July 29, 2022 which provided for Tanger to replace New England Development to become the property’s manager and co-owner Tanger Outlets Palm Beach is located directly off Interstate 95 on Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard in West Palm Beach, Florida. The site also includes Marketplace at the Outlets, a 300,000 square foot regional center that features approximately 20 stores, including

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(closing),

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History

Palm Beach Mall early years

When the mall originally opened on October 26, 1967, it was touted by its developer, the

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, as the largest mall in the Southeastern United States. The founding anchors included

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, which moved from its historic store downtown on Clematis Street about three miles (5 km) southeast,

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and Richards. By the end of the decade, the mall also featured

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, Woolworth, and ''The Mall Cinema 1-2-3-4''

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. The Palm Beach Mall was expanded and renovated in 1980, in conjunction with the addition of

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(which relocated from its Downtown West Palm Beach location) sporting a parking garage and

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. Also in 1980

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moved into the space previously occupied by Richards, which had closed the same year following a statewide liquidation. The shopping mall's

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floor was replaced with tiles at this time. Furthermore, when Pantry Pride (formerly Food Fair) closed in 1987, a food court called ''Treats'' was developed from its space. Design features popular in the 1980s, including skylights and a lofty ceiling, were introduced to the Mall at this time. The 2000 renovation replaced most of the mall's interior fixtures, redesigned the food court (this time calling it "Sea Side Café), and replaced the Wonderfall in center court with a much more modern fountain sporting a

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theme.

Closure and redevelopment

On December 5, 2009, the mall's court-appointed receiver announced that the Palm Beach Mall would officially close on January 31, 2010, with the exception of JCPenney, George's Music and Firestone, which have outdoor entrances. Upon foreclosure under

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ownership,

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seized ownership of the Mall in December 2009, and along with the City of West Palm Beach, was looking into luring

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and

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to occupy the site, but it never happened. The mall was eventually acquired by New England Development transforming the Palm Beach Mall into Palm Beach Outlets, an open-air outlet mall beside a strip of big box stores. The mall was developed on the 80-acre property by New England Development, Eastern Real Estate and Lubert-Adler. It was announced in February 2013 that

would open in its own facility towards the southwest end of the mall property, next to the Palm Beach Lakes/I-95 interchange. George's Music relocated to nearby Rivera Beach, closing their mall location on June 30, 2012, originally intending to return with the opening of Palm Beach Outlets, however, this never happened. JCPenney and Firestone were planned to be included in the Palm Beach Outlets with their original buildings, but due to company downsizing, closed the location on May 1, 2013. Palm Beach Outlets opened on February 14, 2014. The mall includes a

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Off Fifth outlet store as an anchor.Saks Fifth Avenue OFF 5th to open at Palm Beach Outlets
/ref> Sports Authority closed in 2016 as result of bankruptcy which divided into HomeGoods and Five Below, in May 2020 Pier 1 Imports would close all stores including this location as it filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy back on February 17, 2020, Marshalls will replace Pier 1 and open in April 2022.

Current anchors

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* DSW *

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* Bed, Bath, and Beyond *

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Former anchors (Palm Beach Mall)

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(opened in 2000, closed in 2008) *

(opened in 1979, converted to Macy's in 2005) *

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(opened in 2000, closed in 2008) * Firestone (opened as Penney's Auto Center in 1967, became Firestone in 1980 after Firestone's acquisition of J.C. Penney Auto Center; closed in 2013) *

(later became Pantry Pride, closed in 1987, became Food Court) *George's Music Superstore (opened in 2002, closed in 2012) * J. C. Penney; (opened in 1967, closed in 2013) *

(opened in 1967, closed in 1992, became Mervyn's) *

(opened 1980, closed 2001, store demolished, the first location in Florida for the chain) *

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(converted in 2005 from Burdines, closed in 2009) *

Mervyns Mervyn's was an American middle-scale department store chain based in Hayward, California, and founded by Mervin G. Morris (1920–2021). It carried national brands of clothing, footwear, bedding, furniture, jewelry, beauty products, electronics, ...

(opened in 1992 in former Jordan Marsh space, demolished in 2000, became Dillard's and additional mall store space) *

(opened in 2014, closed in 2020) *

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(opened in 1967, closed in 1980, became Sears) *

(opened in 1980 in former Richards space, closed in 2010) *

Sports Authority Sports Authority, Inc. (formerly The Sports Authority) was an American sports retailer. At its peak, Sports Authority operated 463 stores in 45 States and Puerto Rico. The company's website was on the GSI Commerce platform and supported the reta ...

(opened 2014, closed with company wide liquidation 2016, became Homegoods) *

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(opened in 1967, became Borders in 2000) *

(opened in 1967, closed in 2002)

References

External links

Palm Beach Mall HistoryPalm Beach Mall - Labelscar.comMemories of the Palm Beach Mall - The Palm Beach PostPalm Beach Outlets Noire NailPalm Beach OutletsRemnants of the mall: A look inside the abandoned Palm Beach MallA week before demolition, a last look inside the Palm Beach Mall
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