The history of shopping malls in Arkansas began in 1970 with the opening of Phoenix Village Mall in Fort Smith.[1] As of 2016, the state has 21 malls and lifestyle centers. Six malls, including Phoenix Village, have been demolished or converted to other uses.

The biggest mall is Central Mall in Fort Smith; it has 141 stores.[2]

Current

Name Location Gross leasable area
sq ft / m² 		Format Owner
Mellor Park Mall El Dorado 280,000 square feet (26,000 m2)[3] Enclosed Surendra and Sajal Agarwal
Northwest Arkansas Mall Fayetteville 820,581 square feet (76,000 m2)[4] Enclosed Midwest Mall Properties
Central Mall Fort Smith 860,156 square feet (80,000 m2)[5] Enclosed Jones Lang LaSalle
Fashion Center Harrison 139,000 square feet (13,000 m2)[6] Enclosed Real Estate Southeast
Uptown Hot Springs Hot Springs 482,652 square feet (45,000 m2)[7] Enclosed Aronov Realty
The Mall at Turtle Creek Jonesboro 731,637 square feet (68,000 m2)[8] Enclosed Brookfield Properties
Park Plaza Mall Little Rock 562,432 square feet (52,000 m2)[9] Enclosed Deutsche Bank[10]
The Promenade at Chenal Little Rock 306,000 square feet (28,000 m2)[11] Lifestyle RED Development
Outlets of Little Rock Little Rock 325,000 square feet (30,000 m2)[12] Lifestyle New England Development
Pleasant Ridge Town Center Little Rock Lifestyle Lou Schickel
Shackleford Crossing Little Rock Lifestyle Irwin Partners
McCain Mall North Little Rock 790,000 square feet (73,000 m2)[13] Enclosed Simon Property Group
Conway Commons Conway 654,362 square feet (61,000 m2)[14] Lifestyle Seayco Group
Lewis Crossing Conway 441,871 square feet (41,000 m2)[15] Lifestyle Collett
Conway Towne Centre Conway 312,000 square feet (29,000 m2)[16] Lifestyle Centro Properties
Frisco Station Mall Rogers 242,535 square feet (23,000 m2) Enclosed J. Herzog & Sons
Pinnacle Hills Promenade Rogers 1,136,400 square feet (110,000 m2)[17] Lifestyle Brookfield Properties
City Mall Russellville 129,956 square feet (12,000 m2)[18] Enclosed

Defunct

Canceled

References

  1. ^ Waldon, George (21 August 2006). "Phoenix Village, State's First Mall, Hits Hard Times". Arkansas Business. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
  2. ^ Shopping malls and centers in Arkansas. MallsAndStores.info. Retrieved 25 January 2015
  3. ^ "Mellor Park Mall owners: TJ Maxx could lead to further national business". El Dorado News. 8 February 2013. Archived from the original on 12 November 2013. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
  4. ^ "Leasing". Northwest Arkansas Mall. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
  5. ^ "Leasing brochure" (PDF). Central Mall. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
  6. ^ "Fashion Mall flyer" (PDF). Real Estate Southwest. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 November 2013. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
  7. ^ "Leasing flyer" (PDF). Hot Springs Mall. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
  8. ^ "The Mall at Turtle Creek". Brookfield Properties.
  9. ^ "Park Plaza Mall". CBL & Associates Properties. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
  10. ^ Oman, Noel (October 29, 2021). "Park Plaza mall in Little Rock mall sells for $100,000 to lender". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Archived from the original on November 5, 2021. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
  11. ^ "The Promenade at Chenal". RED Development. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
  12. ^ "Outlets of Little Rock". New England Development. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
  13. ^ "McCain Mall". Simon Property Group. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
  14. ^ "Conway Commons". MallsDB. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
  15. ^ "Lewis Crossing". Collett. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
  16. ^ "Conway Towne Centre". Colliers International. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
  17. ^ "Pinnacle Hills Promenade information".
  18. ^ "City Mall|401-603 N Arkansas Ave". LoopNet. Archived from the original on May 7, 2022. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
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