Richlands Mall
LocationRichlands, Virginia, United States
Coordinates37°05′35″N 81°49′17″W / 37.0931°N 81.8213°W / 37.0931; -81.8213
Opening dateOctober 1980
DeveloperGG Industries, inc. and Tazewell Industries
No. of anchor tenants2
Total retail floor area148,216 sq ft (13,769.7 m2)[1]
No. of floors1
Websitefletcherbright.com/shopping-centers/va/107

Richlands Mall is a shopping mall located in Tazewell County, Virginia. The mall is anchored by Grant's Supermarket and Roses.

History

Richlands Mall was announced in 1979 by Atlanta-based group GG Industries inc. Operating under a subsidiary known as Tazewell Associates, they would develop the shopping center, which was to be the first air conditioned mall in the region.[2][3] The mall was to be roughly 162,000 square feet, and feature a supermarket, a drug store, a restaurant, and 35,000 square feet of other interior tenant space. In addition, a garment facility would occupy over 20,000 square feet of space at the mall.[2] It was estimated that the mall would employ about 350 people, and generate $20 million dollars in sales.[2]

The mall was retrofitted from an old textile mill known as the Eastern Isles Manufacturing Plant, which was located on Front Street across from the Clinch Valley community hospital.[2]

The property would be completed, and opened to the public in October 1980. Roses, Kroger and Eckerd Drug anchored the mall, with interior tenants Sidney's, Pic' N Pay, Western Steer Restaurant, Twin Cinema and Baskin Robbins present at opening, among others.[3]

In 1987, both of the Eckerd Drug locations in the area, including the one in Richlands Mall, were rebranded as SupeRx drug stores.[4]

1990s

In January 1991, a new restaurant would open at the mall, named 'The Fig Tree.' Their menu consisted of a variety of foods, from Mexican cuisine, to steaks, shrimp and more. The Fig Tree was named because of the twisted fig trees located throughout the mall during the time.[5]

The SupeRx Drug Store inside the mall would become Revco drug in 1994.[6] Then, in September of 1998, Revco drug would become CVS Pharmacy, announced by public notice in the newspaper.[7]

2000s

It was announced at the beginning of March 2000 that Kroger would close its doors on March 24 of the same year, citing underperformance.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Richlands Mall". Archived from the original on October 19, 2021. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "New Shopping Centers To Open In October". Clinch Valley News and Richlands Press. June 20, 1979. p. 13. Retrieved November 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. 1 2 "Summer Opening for Center". Clinch Valley News and Richlands Press. March 12, 1980. p. 1. Retrieved November 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "The Richlands & Tazewell area Eckerd stores are becoming SupeRx Drug Stores!". Clinch Valley News and Richlands Press. November 18, 1987. p. 8. Retrieved December 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "New restaurant opens in Richlands Mall". Clinch Valley News and Richlands Press. January 30, 1991. p. 5. Retrieved November 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "You've Got A New Friend In Town. SupeRx Is Now Revco". Clinch Valley News and Richlands Press. July 20, 1994. p. 9. Retrieved December 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Public Notice Revco is now CVS Pharmacy". Clinch Valley News and Richlands Press. September 16, 1998. p. 5. Retrieved December 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Richlands Mall Kroger to close". Bristol Herald Courier. March 1, 2000. p. 8. Retrieved November 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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