Valley Hills Mall
Valley Hills Mall is a two-story regional shopping mall located in Hickory, North Carolina. It is owned and managed by Brookfield Properties Retail Group. It is anchored by Belk, Dillard's, and J. C. Penney.[1]
.jpg.webp) Entrance to Valley Hills Mall, May 2012 | |
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| Location | Hickory, North Carolina, United States |
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| Coordinates | 35.7035126°N 81.3048679°W |
| Address | Catawba Valley Blvd & Hwy 70 |
| Opening date | 1978 |
| Management | Brookfield Properties Retail Group |
| Owner | Brookfield Properties Retail Group |
| No. of stores and services | 80 |
| No. of anchor tenants | 4 (3 open, 1 vacant) |
| Total retail floor area | 862,703 sq ft (80,147.7 m2) |
| No. of floors | 2 |
| Parking | 3,877 |
| Website | valleyhillsmall |
History
The mall opened in 1978 as the second mall in Hickory, the first being Catawba Mall (now Catawba Furniture Mall). Its two anchors at the time were Belk Broome and Sears. A 1988 expansion relocated J. C. Penney from Catawba Mall to Valley Hills Mall. A food court was located near Sears on the lower level. The mall was renovated in 1999 adding a fourth anchor, Dillard's, and a new, larger food court on the upper level.[2] In May 2015 it was announced that a portion of the upper level of the mall would be reworked to allow for the opening of a new 20,000 square foot H&M store.[3] On February 8, 2020, it was announced that Sears would be closing in April 2020.[4]
References
- "Valley Hills Mall". Brookfield Properties Retail Group.
- "Retail History: Valley Hills Mall". Sky City. Retrieved June 10, 2018.
- Thomas, Jennifer (May 11, 2015). "H&M expanding presence in the Charlotte region". Charlotte Business Journal. Retrieved June 10, 2018.
- https://www.hickoryrecord.com/hdr/fate-of-hickory-sears-uncertain/article_bf7a36b4-28c1-57ca-baff-bc2efb9c8528.html