Rivergate Mall
Rivergate Mall (officially RiverGate) is a shopping mall located in Goodlettsville, Tennessee, United States.
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| Location | Goodlettsville, Tennessee, United States |
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| Coordinates | 36.302918°N 86.697901°W |
| Address | I-65 at Rivergate Pkwy, 1000 Rivergate Parkway |
| Opening date | August 2, 1971 (renovated 1989, 1999, 2011) |
| Management | Hendon Properties |
| No. of stores and services | 190 stores |
| No. of anchor tenants | 7 (5 open, 2 vacant) |
| Total retail floor area | 1,129,035 square feet (104,890.8 m2) (GLA) |
| No. of floors | 1 (2 in former Macy's and former Sears, 3 in Dillard's, 2nd floor offices in JCPenney) |
| Website | www.rivergate-mall.com |
Rivergate Mall has 5 anchor stores: Dillard's (formerly Cain-Sloan), JCPenney, Smart Buys Furniture, Guitar Center, and Jumpstreet. There are 2 vacant anchor stores that were once Macy's and Sears.
The mall sits in the core of a shopping district that is shared by the city of Goodlettsville and the Nashville neighborhood of Madison, however this distinct area is frequently and unofficially known as "Rivergate" by locals and businesses, after the mall.
The mall property is owned and managed by Hendon Properties. RiverGate has over 150 stores and over 5,200 parking spaces located on and around the mall property. The mall is also home to the world's first Journeys store.
History
Opened on August 2, 1971, RiverGate mall became the largest mall in the state of Tennessee until 1978. The mall originally included three anchor stores: JCPenney, Cain-Sloan, and Castner Knott.[1] In December 1986, the world's first Journeys store opened at the mall. A wing featuring Sears, dozens of new parcels, and a food court was added in 1989. Linens 'n Things arrived in 2003.[2] This store closed in 2008 and became SmartBuys in 2009. Incredible Dave's, a restaurant and entertainment center, replaced a mall wing in 2012,[3] but closed in 2014.
On December 28, 2018, Sears announced that its store would be closing as part of a plan to close 80 stores nationwide. The store closed in March 2019.[4]
On January 6, 2020, it was announced that Macy's would be closing in March 2020 as part of a plan to close 125 stores nationwide which left Dillard's and JCPenney as the only anchor stores left.[5]
Recent Openings
An 11,695-square-foot Guitar Center opened in the mall in the spring of 2017, while existing tenant, teen apparel retailer rue21, opened a larger store with an additional 2,600 sq ft (240 m2) in the summer of 2017. Another existing tenant, shoe retailer Foot Locker, added a new store with an additional 1,000 sq ft (93 m2) in the fall of 2017.[6]
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| Preceded by 100 Oaks Mall Nashville, Tennessee |
Largest mall in Tennessee 1971–1978 |
Succeeded by Hickory Hollow Mall Nashville, Tennessee |
References
- "Castner's Seventh And Largest Store". Tennessean. October 6, 1971. p. 49.
- http://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/stories/2003/05/19/daily14.html
- http://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/stories/2009/09/28/daily9.html
- Thomas, Lauren (2018-12-28). "Sears is closing 80 more stores in March, faces possible liquidation". CNBC. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
- https://fox17.com/news/local/macys-rivergate-mall-location-to-close-clearance-sale-begins-this-month
- "Guitar Center to open in RiverGate Mall". The Tennessean. Retrieved 2016-12-27.