WestGate Mall (South Carolina)
Total retail floor area 954,302 sq ft (88,657.6 m2) | | |
No. of floors | 1 with partial upper level (2 in Belk, Dillard's, and former Sears) | |
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Website | http://www.westgate-mall.com |
WestGate Mall is a shopping mall in
History
Westgate Mall was built by
After Bramalea filed for bankruptcy in 1992, the mall was purchased by
Following the purchase of Proffitt's by Belk in 2005, the fate of the Proffitt's store was originally uncertain due to Belk already having a store in the mall.[11] The Proffitt's store was then closed and demolished for a Costco, which opened in 2007.[12]
On May 31, 2018, it was announced that Sears would be closing as part of a plan to close 72 stores nationwide. The store closed on September 2, 2018.[13] Dick’s Sporting Goods became a clearance center in 2019 [14] and closed in 2021. Bed Bath and Beyond announced its closure in January 2023.[15]
In October of 2023, WestGate Mall was put up for sale, nearly 3 years after CBL Properties filed for
References
- ^ a b c "Fact Sheet". CBL & Associates Properties. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
- ^ "Westgate Mall opens new era". Herald-Journal. October 28, 1975. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
- ^ "Westgate Mall: It didn't take the shoppers long to find something they liked". Herald-Journal. October 30, 1975. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
- ^ "Penney building at mall". Herald-Journal. March 5, 1977. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
- ^ a b Smith, Michael B. (October 20, 1996). "Westgate Mall ready to show off renovations". Herald-Journal. pp. 2, 21. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
- ^ Teter, Betsy (January 23, 1988). "Bramalea buys Westgate mall, 2 other centers". Herald-Journal. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
- ^ Teter, Betsy (June 4, 1987). "Uptons holds up plans to build Hillcrest store". Herald-Journal. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
- ^ Davis, Kathleen (August 4, 1998). "Proffitt's makes deal to buy Spartanburg's JB White Sold! Big changes coming to Westgate Mal". Go Upstate.com. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
- ^ Davis, Kathleen; Susan Orr (July 19, 1999). "Mall looks at options for Uptons' space". Herald-Journal. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
- ^ "Store sports athletic supplies". Herald-Journal. May 3, 2001. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
- ^ Orr, Susan (April 30, 2005). "Proffitt's WestGate Mall store's fate unknown in Belk buyout". Herald-Journal. Archived from the original on March 9, 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
- ^ Filler, Lane (May 14, 2006). "Costco to add WestGate location". Go Upstate.com. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
- ^ "Customers shocked by Spartanburg Sears closing".
- ^ "DICK'S Sporting Goods Announces the Grand Opening of Two New Concept Stores" (Press release).
- ^ "Spartanburg location among 87 Bed Bath & Beyond stores closing". 30 January 2023.
- ^ Fowler, Bethany (2023-10-24). "For sale: Spartanburg's WestGate Mall, over 430k square feet of property. What to know". Spartanburg Herald Journal. Archived from the original on 2023-10-24. Retrieved 2023-10-24.