Mid Rivers Mall

Mid Rivers Mall (formerly Westfield Shoppingtown Mid Rivers) is a shopping center in St. Peters, Missouri, just off Interstate 70. The mall opened in 1987[3] and has since grown to be St. Charles County's largest shopping center.[4] Mid Rivers Mall includes over 140 shops. The anchor stores are Vintage Stock, Macy's, Dillard's, Marcus Cinemas, JCPenney, and Dick's Sporting Goods.[3] There is one vacant anchor store that was once Sears. The mall is owned by CBL Properties, which acquired the property in 2007 from the Westfield Group.[5]

Mid Rivers Mall
Entrance to Mid Rivers Mall, May 2012
LocationSt. Peters, Missouri
Coordinates38°47′45″N 90°37′0″W
Address1600 Mid Rivers Mall Drive
Opening dateOctober 14, 1987 (1987-10-14)[1]
DeveloperMay Centers[2]
OwnerCBL Properties
No. of stores and services140+
No. of anchor tenants7 (6 open, 1 vacant)
Total retail floor area1,089,190 sq ft (101,189 m2)[3]
No. of floors2 (3 in Dillard's)
Entrance sign to Mid Rivers Mall, May 2018

History

Famous-Barr opened their store in 1981 on the site of the future Mid Rivers Mall. The mall was finished in 1987 with two anchor stores, Dillard's and Famous-Barr, as well as a food court; a 6-screen cinema opened in 1988.[6] The 1990 expansion of Mid Rivers Mall included a new anchor store, Sears. Another expansion of Mid Rivers Mall in 1996 added the fourth anchor, JCPenney,[7] which moved from nearby Mark Twain Mall in St. Charles.[8] In 1999, Wehrenberg demolished the mall's 6-screen theater and built a new 14-screen megaplex.[9] Upon the acquisition of The May Department Stores Company by Federated Department Stores, Famous-Barr was rebranded Macy's in 2006.[10] Dick's Sporting Goods opened at the mall between JCPenney and Sears in 2008. In February 2018, the mall began offering relatively inexpensive weekly lease rates so new retail businesses can test use of physical retail space. The initiative drives foot traffic to the mall while potentially bringing in long-term tenants.[11]

On August 6, 2019, it was announced that Sears will be closing this location as part of a plan to close 26 stores nationwide. The store closed on October 27, 2019.[12]

In September 2017, the mall owner sued former tenant Max & Erma's, alleging that the franchisee owed over $680,000 in rent, interest, and fees after vacating their nearly 7,000-square-foot (650 m2) mall space in August; its 2011 lease was to expire in January 2022.[13]

In December 2017, a 59-year-old man was attacked and his vehicle carjacked during late Saturday morning hours near the mall's Dillard's store.[14]

In July 2018, it was reported that a 33-year-old man had been charged with invasion of privacy after he was caught attempting to record a woman while she was in a dressing room at the mall's Windsor's Fashions store.[15]

Also in July 2018, 98 T-shirts, valued at nearly $4,000, were stolen from a Mid Rivers Mall department store.[16]

References
  1. "Mall to feature 'community family'". St. Charles Post. October 13, 1987. p. 3. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
  2. "Mall called key to attracting industry". The St. Charles Post. June 5, 1987. pp. 1, 2. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
  3. "Mid Rivers Mall Fact Sheet". cblproperties.com. CBL & Associates Properties. Archived from the original on July 8, 2011. Retrieved February 8, 2010.
  4. "Clarendale of St. Peters Names Executive Director and Announces Their All-New Senior Living Community Information Center is Now Open". St. Louis Post–Dispatch. July 8, 2019. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  5. Murray, Barbra (October 18, 2007). "CBL Wraps Up $1B Purchase of 4 St. Louis Malls". allbusiness.com. Retrieved February 8, 2010.
  6. "Theater Is Planned For Mid Rivers Mall". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. July 26, 1988.
  7. "J.C. Penney Opens Doors at Mid Rivers Mall, Joins Famous, Dillard's, Sears. (St. Charles)(Mid Rivers Mall)". St Louis Post-Dispatch (MO), October 31, 1996. St Louis Post-Dispatch (MO). Archived from the original on March 15, 2012. Retrieved October 29, 2010.
  8. Faust, Fred (November 9, 1993). "Penney's Will Add to Chain Jamestown, Mid Rivers Stores to Open in '95". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Questia. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
  9. "Mid Rivers 6 Cinema will close after show on Sunday, be replaced later by megaplex. (St. Charles County Post)". St Louis Post-Dispatch. Missouri. March 19, 1999. Archived from the original on March 15, 2012.
  10. Tritto, Christopher (August 20, 2006). "Famous-Barr checks out as Macy's makes its debut". St. Louis Business Journal, August 17, 2010.
  11. Feldt, Brian (February 16, 2018). "Mid Rivers Mall offering cheap rent for premium space, seeking to attract small businesses". Business. St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved April 15, 2018.
  12. Tyko, Kelly (August 6, 2019). "Sears and Kmart store closings: 26 stores to close in October". USA Today. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
  13. Kukuljan, Steph (September 5, 2017). "Mid Rivers Mall owner sues restaurant for nearly $700,000". St. Louis Business Journal. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
  14. Hollinshed, Denise (December 9, 2017). "Man attacked and carjacked by gunman at Mid Rivers Mall in St. Peters". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
  15. Clancy, Sam; Barnes, Jenna (July 2, 2018). "Police find 1,000+ secret recordings after man caught at Mid Rivers Mall dressing room". KSDK. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
  16. Blandin, Venton (July 10, 2018). "Police searching for suspects after high-speed chase starting in St. Peters ends in St. Louis". KMOV. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
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