South Plains Mall
Macerich purchased the mall in 1998 for $115.7 million from the original developer, South Plains Mall Associates Ltd. It has been expanded to 1,107,000 square feet (102,800 m) since opening. It is the only regional mall within 120 miles (190 km) and it serves an estimated market of 500,000 people (including West Texas and Eastern New Mexico).
In 2015, Sears Holdings spun off 235 of its properties, including the Sears at South Plains Mall, into Seritage Growth Properties. Sears closed on January 9, 2019.
On December 5, 2019, it was revealed by Lubbock in the Loop that New York and Company would close.
In August 2020, Bealls closed, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
On July 26, 2022, SPM had celebrated 50 years with Chick Fil-A making sandwiches as cheap as $0.50.
In mid-November of the same year, SPM was revealed to have a Dillard's move into the west side, although not immediately since the former Sears was to be demolished after Christmas. However, said demolition did not happen until late-January 2023.
Over one year later, Dillard's became closer to being finished by construction workers. Said department store was even announced to have a brand new opening sometime in October 2024 (or earlier).
References
- ^ Lubbock Centennial news archive of mall opening day (from the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal)
- ^ Macerich Acquires South Plains Mall in Lubbock, Texas
- ^ "Sears at South Plains Mall | Seritage". www.seritage.com. Archived from the original on 2015-12-14.
- ^ "Sears store closing list: 142 more Sears, Kmart locations closing in Chapter 11 bankruptcy". USA Today.
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