Selma Mall
Encyclopedia
Selma Mall is an enclosed shopping mall
located in Selma, Alabama
..http://www.selmatimesjournal.com/news/2003/feb/04/new-mall-manager-bodes-well-for-city/http://books.google.com/books?id=aSnMU6X-zO4C&q=%22Selma+Mall%22&dq=%22Selma+Mall%22&cd=1 The mall's anchor store
s are J. C. Penney
and Belk
. The mall opened in 1971 with Sears, Britt's (a division of J.J. Newberry
) and S.H. Kress as its major stores.
Sears closed in 1993 and became McRae's
(now part of Belk) three years later.
Shopping mall
A shopping mall, shopping centre, shopping arcade, shopping precinct or simply mall is one or more buildings forming a complex of shops representing merchandisers, with interconnecting walkways enabling visitors to easily walk from unit to unit, along with a parking area — a modern, indoor version...
located in Selma, Alabama
Selma, Alabama
Selma is a city in and the county seat of Dallas County, Alabama, United States, located on the banks of the Alabama River. The population was 20,512 at the 2000 census....
..http://www.selmatimesjournal.com/news/2003/feb/04/new-mall-manager-bodes-well-for-city/http://books.google.com/books?id=aSnMU6X-zO4C&q=%22Selma+Mall%22&dq=%22Selma+Mall%22&cd=1 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 are J. C. Penney
J. C. Penney
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and Belk
Belk
Belk is a department store chain founded in 1888 in Monroe, North Carolina, today part of the Charlotte metropolitan area. After the founding of the first Belk store, the company grew in size and influence throughout the South via the chain in the USA, with its stores primarily located in the...
. The mall opened in 1971 with Sears, Britt's (a division of J.J. Newberry
J.J. Newberry
J.J. Newberry's was an American five and dime store chain in the 20th century. It was founded in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, United States, in 1911 by John Josiah Newberry . J.J. Newberry had learned the variety store business by working at S.H...
) and S.H. Kress as its major stores.
Sears closed in 1993 and became McRae's
McRae's
McRae's was a mid-range regional department store chain founded and based in Jackson, Mississippi, with locations in Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana, and Florida. The nameplate was in existence for more than a century.-History:...
(now part of Belk) three years later.