Arbor Place

Arbor Place is a shopping mall in Douglasville, Georgia, United States. Opened in 1999, the mall features JCPenney, Macy's, Belk, Dillard's, Overstock Furniture, H&M, and Old Navy as its anchor stores, with one vacancy previously occupied by Sears. The mall is owned and managed by CBL Properties.

Arbor Place Mall
Arbor Place Mall logo
Entrance to Arbor Place Mall, July 2012
LocationDouglasville, Georgia, United States
Coordinates33.728250°N 84.745850°W / 33.728250; -84.745850
Address6700 Douglas Boulevard
Opening dateOctober 13, 1999 (October 13, 1999)
ManagementCBL Properties
OwnerCBL Properties
No. of stores and services140[1]
No. of anchor tenants7
Total retail floor area1,176,454 sq ft (109,296 m2)[1]
No. of floors2
Parking6,000+
Websitearborplace.com

History

Arbor Place was developed in 1999 by CBL & Associates Properties (now CBL Properties). Upon opening, the mall featured over 1,000,000 square feet (93,000 m2) of retail space. The original anchor stores were Bed Bath & Beyond, Old Navy, Parisian, Sears, and Borders Books & Music. An additional space was built for Uptons, but the chain went out of business before the mall opened. Arbor Place was the first retail development in Douglas County, Georgia.[2] The unopened Uptons became a home furnishings store called Dekor in 2001, but this store liquidated after only a few months in operation. A year later, Rich's was added as well.[3] JCPenney joined the mall in 2003, taking the place of Dekor.[4]

On November 7, 2019, it was announced that Sears would be closing as part of a plan to close 96 stores nationwide. The store closed on February 16, 2020.[5]

On June 4, 2020, it was announced that JCPenney would also be closing as part of a plan to close 154 stores nationwide.[6] On July 19, 2020, the closure of the JCPenney location is cancelled. The corporate office and CBL Properties negotiated terms for a new lease.

On September 18, 2020, Bed Bath & Beyond announced that 63 locations would be closing, as the company was suffering financial issues due to the COVID-19 pandemic. These locations included Arbor Place in Douglasville.[7] On Sunday August 28, 2022, Conn’s Home Plus is opening a partial space in the former Sears. On February 28, 2023, Belk temporarily close the Douglasville location for one month. It was reopen on April 4, 2023 as a Belk outlet store.

References
  1. "Arbor Place". CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. Archived from the original on 2010-11-23. Retrieved 2011-01-19.
  2. Matt Kempner (October 10, 1999). "Arbor Place to open in Douglas". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. pp. H1, H9. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
  3. "Rich's to open Arbor Place store to tap into growth of Douglas". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. May 18, 2002. pp. F3. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
  4. "JCPenney to anchor Arbor Place". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. June 28, 2003. pp. F2. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
  5. Tyko, Kelly; Bomey, Nathan (November 7, 2019). "Sears and Kmart store closings: 51 Sears, 45 Kmart locations to shutter. See the list". USA Today. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  6. "These are the 154 store locations that J.C. Penney is about to close".
  7. "Bed Bath & Beyond To Close 1 Metro Atlanta Location". 19 September 2020.
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