Magnolia Mall is a shopping mall in Florence, South Carolina, near I-95. It is owned by Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust. The mall opened in 1979, and underwent a renovation in 2008. It underwent a further renovation in 2019, adding H&M, Five Below, and Burlington.[3] Other major stores at the mall are Best Buy, Belk, Dick's Sporting Goods, and Tilt Studios. Burlington replaced a Sears which closed in 2017.[4] On June 4, 2020, JCPenney announced that it would close by around October 2020 as part of a plan to close 154 stores nationwide.[5] In October 2021, Tilt Studios opened in the former space occupied by JCPenney.[6]

Magnolia Mall
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LocationFlorence, South Carolina, United States
Coordinates34°11′30″N 79°50′01″W / 34.191664°N 79.833576°W / 34.191664; -79.833576
Address2701 David McLeod Boulevard
Opening date1979
DeveloperEquity Properties[1]
OwnerPennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust
No. of stores and services50+
No. of anchor tenants7
Total retail floor area613,500 sq ft (57,000 m2)
No. of floors1
Websiteshopmagnoliamall.com
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Roses was an original tenant of the mall, and closed in 2002 to be replaced by Best Buy and the food court.[7]

Magnolia Mall, February 2017
Magnolia Mall, February 2017 following Sears closure

References edit

  1. ^ Directory of Shopping Centers in the United States. National Research Bureau. 1985. p. 470.
  2. ^ "Magnolia Mall". PREIT. Retrieved Jan 5, 2020.
  3. ^ Reporter, Andrew Boardwine aboardwine@florencenews com. "Magnolia Mall's new stores, jobs a contrast to experience in other parts of US". SCNow.
  4. ^ Dickerson, Brad. "Burlington to replace Sears at Florence's Magnolia Mall". www.wmbfnews.com.
  5. ^ "JCPenney Store Closings – Penney IP LLC". companyblog.jcpnewsroom.com.
  6. ^ "Tilt Studios Celebrates Opening with a Ribbon Cutting". www.florchamber.com.
  7. ^ "North Carolina". Region Focus: 11. 2003.

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