Columbia Mall (Missouri)

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Columbia Mall (Missouri)
Location Columbia, Missouri, United States
Coordinates 38°57′50″N92°22′30″W / 38.96389°N 92.37500°W / 38.96389; -92.37500
Address2300 Bernadette Drive
Opening date1985;39 years ago (1985)
Management Brookfield Properties
OwnerBrookfield Properties
No. of stores and servicesApprox. 90
No. of anchor tenants 6 [1]
Total retail floor area 737,000 square feet (68,500 m2) [1]
No. of floors1 (2 in JCPenney)
Parking3500
Public transit accessAiga bus trans.svg Go COMO
Website visitcolumbiamall.com

The Columbia Mall is a shopping mall located in Columbia, Missouri. It was built in 1985 [1] and is the largest mall in its area. [2] The mall's anchor stores are Target, JCPenney, Level Up Entertainment, two Dillard's stores, and Barnes & Noble.

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Facility

The mall's anchors are two Dillard's stores, JCPenney, and Target. [1] The mall also has a post office [3] and a car wash. [4] It was the 3rd mall in Columbia, after Parkade Plaza in 1965 and Biscayne Mall in 1972. [5] In 2013, an H&M store was announced for the mall. [6] [7] In April 2018, Sears Holdings announced the closure of the mall's Sears store in July 2018, which is the company's last store in mid-Missouri. [8] In August 2019, it was announced that a second Dillard's would move into the former Sears building. [9] The store opened on February 22, 2020. [10]

Café Court

The mall has a Food Court, known as the Café Court. The Café Court has space for 8 tenants, but only 5 are currently occupied. The restaurants, as of May 2024 are: Stir Fry 88, Subway, Bubble House, Taco John's, and Charleys Philly Steaks. [11] An Auntie Anne's pretzel shop is located near. The Café Court is located near the Barnes & Noble wing, and was remodeled in 2003. It also has a carousel, which was added in the 2003 remodel.

Coronavirus Pandemic

The mall was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. The retailers struggled with the reopening, after the mall was forced to close. [12] The mall re-opened on May 5, 2020. As an effect of Covid-19, JCPenney went bankrupt, but the Columbia location did not close. Pier 1 Imports shuttered all stores, and closed the Columbia Mall location. Victoria's Secret quit paying rent, and its parent company went bankrupt, closing many stores. [13] Barnes & Noble, Hot Topic, Torrid (clothing retailer), Merle Norman Cosmetics, and J.Jill reopened on May 5, 2020, and Kay Jewelers, Helzberg Diamonds, Victoria's Secret, PINK, Attic salt l Loft (clothing), GameStop, Bath & Body Works, Inc., The White Barn Candle Company, AT&T, and Zale Corporation did not open back up until a later date.

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