Northwest Arkansas Mall

Location	Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States
Coordinates	36°07′42″N 94°08′52″W / 36.12827°N 94.14777°W / 36.12827; -94.14777
Opening date	March 2, 1972; 52 years ago (1972-03-02)
Developer	General Growth Properties
Management	Namdar Realty Group
Owner	Namdar Realty Group
No. of stores and services	more than 100
No. of anchor tenants	4 (3 open, 1 vacant)
Total retail floor area	820,581 square feet (76,000 m2)[1]
No. of floors	1 (2 in both Dillard's locations and JCPenney)
Public transit access	Ozark Regional Transit
Website	northwestarkansasmall.com

Northwest Arkansas Mall is a shopping mall located in Fayetteville, Arkansas.

History

The shopping center began as Northwest Arkansas Plaza, a single-level mall of 570,000 square feet (53,000 m²) leasable square feet. It was developed by General Growth Properties, and among the original tenants were Sears, Dillard's, and F. W. Woolworth Company. Other tenants included Osco Drug, The Jean Joint, Beall’s, The Boston Store and Malco Theatres.^[2] Construction began in late 1977 on another anchor store, JCPenney, which opened in 1978.^[3]

A major renovation and expansion was done between the spring of 1995 and spring of 1999. Over 300,000 square feet (28,000 m²) were added, existing stores relocated and/or enlarged and two new anchor stores constructed. The original JCPenney was replaced with a larger store, with the original structure being partially demolished. Half of its area became a Pincic Food Court of 12 fast-food restaurants. On the opposite end of the mall, a second Dillard's was built, which would house a Men's and Children's Store. The original Dillard's became a Women's Store. The final project in the renovation was an enlargement of the existing Sears. With all reconstruction work completed, the shopping hub -now known as Northwest Arkansas Mall- encompassed 820,581 square feet (76,234.5 m²) leasable square feet.

Currently, the mall features more than 100 specialty stores, and is anchored by the aforementioned Dillard's stores and JCPenney. The mall is managed by Bayer Properties, LLC of Birmingham. Alabama.

On November 2, 2017, it was announced that Sears would be closing as part of a plan to close 63 stores nationwide. The store closed in January 2018.

Anchors

• Dillard's Women's (117,400 sq ft (10,910 m²)) - Opened March 1972 as a full line Dillard's / Became a Women's Store in 1997
• JCPenney (154,100 sq ft (14,320 m²)) - Original 95,600 sq ft (8,880 m²) store opened 1978 / Relocated to larger 154,100 sq ft (14,320 m²) in 1997 / Original store Partially demolished, with remaining structure made into a Food Court and additional mall stores
• Dillard's Men's & Children's (105,000 sq ft (9,800 m²)) - Opened 1997

Former anchors

• Sears (137,000 sq ft (12,700 m²)) - Opened March 1972 with 90,400 sq ft (8,400 m²) / Expanded to 137,000 sq ft (12,700 m²) in 1998-1999 / Closed January, 2018.