Richmond Town Square
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Richmond Town Square, is a super regional shopping mall known locally as 'Richmond' or 'Richmond Mall,' located in Richmond Heights, Ohio
, a suburb of Cleveland, at the intersection of Richmond Road and Wilson Mills Road.
Opened in 1966 as Richmond Mall by developer Edward J. DeBartolo, Sr., it was renovated, expanded, and renamed in 1999. This renovation took advantage of new and emerging technologies "in materials, as well as architectural and decorative innovations" The total cost of the renovation was reported as US$100 million.
The mall's anchor store
s include JCPenney, Macy's
and Sears
. Formerly home to Ruby Tuesday
. Home to a 20-screen Regal Cinemas
theater. The mall is 1 million square feet (90,000 m²) and is owned by Simon Property Group
. Also Richmond Heights mall features a lot of boutique stands that mainly sell jewelry and other retail products.
opened in the mall in 1988. Originally housed in a freestanding boutique kiosk, the branch showed significant circulation growth. The kiosk was forced to close in August 1998 due to a major renovation of the mall but the branch library reopened in September 1999 in a 1200 square feet (111.5 m²) location by the northeast mall entrance, next to Sears.. The Cuyahoga County Public Library has now, as of 2009, relocated to a nearby business plaza, off of Wilson Mills Road.
kiosk near the perfume kiosk. Next to the Perfume kiosk was The Gourmet Popcorn which was earlier mentioned. In late 2008 the Mahal family yet again opened another kiosk in Richmond Town Square Mall on the other side of the mall and it was another perfume shop called Fragrance World. Several other kiosks like Jewellery opened everywhere in the mall through 2000-2010 mostly owned by Muslim families except the Mahal family which was the only Punjabi family in the mall.
Richmond Heights, Ohio
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, a suburb of Cleveland, at the intersection of Richmond Road and Wilson Mills Road.
Opened in 1966 as Richmond Mall by developer Edward J. DeBartolo, Sr., it was renovated, expanded, and renamed in 1999. This renovation took advantage of new and emerging technologies "in materials, as well as architectural and decorative innovations" The total cost of the renovation was reported as US$100 million.
The mall's anchor store
Anchor store
In retail, an anchor store, draw tenant, anchor tenant, or key tenant is one of the larger stores in a shopping mall, usually a department store or a major retail chain....
s include JCPenney, Macy's
Macy's
Macy's is a U.S. chain of mid-to-high range department stores. In addition to its flagship Herald Square location in New York City, the company operates over 800 stores in the United States...
and Sears
Sears, Roebuck and Company
Sears, officially named Sears, Roebuck and Co., is an American chain of department stores which was founded by Richard Warren Sears and Alvah Curtis Roebuck in the late 19th century...
. Formerly home to Ruby Tuesday
Ruby Tuesday (restaurant)
Ruby Tuesday is an American casual dining restaurant chain named after the Rolling Stones' song of the same name.- History :The first restaurant was founded in 1972 by five University of Tennessee students, and is now headquartered in Maryville, Tennessee. The first location was adjacent to UT's...
. Home to a 20-screen Regal Cinemas
Regal Entertainment Group
Regal Entertainment Group also known as REG is a movie theater chain headquartered in Knoxville, Tennessee. Regal operates the largest and most geographically diverse theater circuit in the United States, consisting of 6,775 screens in 548 locations in 39 states and the District of Columbia as of...
theater. The mall is 1 million square feet (90,000 m²) and is owned by Simon Property Group
Simon Property Group
Simon Property Group, Inc. is an American commercial real estate company, ranked #1 in the United States as the largest real estate investment trust. Simon is a fully integrated real estate company which operates from five retail real estate platforms: regional malls, Premium Outlet Centers, The...
. Also Richmond Heights mall features a lot of boutique stands that mainly sell jewelry and other retail products.
Mall features
The Richmond Town Square Branch of the Cuyahoga County Public LibraryCuyahoga County Public Library
Cuyahoga County Public Library has 28 branches that serve 47 communities in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. It was ranked the number one public library in the United States among libraries serving populations of more than 500,000 by the Hennen's American Public Library Ratings 2010...
opened in the mall in 1988. Originally housed in a freestanding boutique kiosk, the branch showed significant circulation growth. The kiosk was forced to close in August 1998 due to a major renovation of the mall but the branch library reopened in September 1999 in a 1200 square feet (111.5 m²) location by the northeast mall entrance, next to Sears.. The Cuyahoga County Public Library has now, as of 2009, relocated to a nearby business plaza, off of Wilson Mills Road.
Kiosks
The several kiosks in the mall have contributed to the growth of this mall. Several jewellery and cosmetic kiosks opened during the late 90's and early 00's. There were several family businesses in this mall that started kiosks. Notably The Gourmet Popper which as of late 2009 changed to The Gourmet Popcorn. This was due to take over of ownership by the Mahal Family. The Mahal Family first opened a Perfume Shop called USA Perfume World in 2001, and later opened a Avon ProductsAvon Products
Avon Products, Inc. is a US cosmetics, perfume and toy seller with markets in over 140 countries across the world and sales of $9.9 billion worldwide as of 2007.-Business Model:...
kiosk near the perfume kiosk. Next to the Perfume kiosk was The Gourmet Popcorn which was earlier mentioned. In late 2008 the Mahal family yet again opened another kiosk in Richmond Town Square Mall on the other side of the mall and it was another perfume shop called Fragrance World. Several other kiosks like Jewellery opened everywhere in the mall through 2000-2010 mostly owned by Muslim families except the Mahal family which was the only Punjabi family in the mall.