McCain Mall is a shopping mall located in North Little Rock, Arkansas, and is the largest mall in the Little Rock Metro and third largest enclosed mall in Arkansas.[2] The mall is anchored by Dillard's, JCPenney, and Regal Cinemas.[3]

History

McCain Mall was developed on a 53.3 acre site on McCain Boulevard and Interstate 40 as Arkansas's largest mall.[4] The mall was officially dedicated in April 1973, although its primary anchor, Little Rock-based Pfeifer-Blass (now Dillard's), had opened for business in late 1972. Among its 96 stores and services were a J.G. McCrory 5 and 10 and McCain Mall Cinema I and II.

Over its 30+ year history, McCain Mall has never been expanded, although renovations were done in 1992 and again in 2011–2012. The former location of M. M. Cohn was demolished in 2012 for a Regal Entertainment Group movie theater.[5]

In 2015, Sears Holdings spun off its 235 properties, including the Sears at McCain Mall, into Seritage Growth Properties.[6] The auto center closed in 2017, and a portion of it became LongHorn Steakhouse on January 22, 2019. On November 7, 2019, it was announced that Sears would be closing this location a part of a plan to close 96 stores nationwide. The store closed on February 2, 2020.[7]

In August of 2020, a man entered the mall and it is confirmed that he fired one shot within the concourse.[8]

External links

References

  1. ^ "Do Business at McCain Mall, a Simon Property". Simon. August 13, 2022. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
  2. ^ "Largest Malls and Shopping Centers" (PDF). CoStar Group, Inc. August 12, 2022. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
  3. ^ Quinn, Paul (April 5, 2011). "McCain Mall plans renovation". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
  4. ^ "Other days". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. January 17, 2021. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
  5. ^ "New Theatre Set for Grand Opening at McCain Mall". archive.is. June 28, 2013. Archived from the original on June 28, 2013. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
  6. ^ "At McCain Mall | Seritage". seritage.com. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ "NLRPD confirms one shot at McCain Mall". KLRT - FOX16.com. May 24, 2024. Retrieved May 24, 2024.