Pierre Bossier Mall
Pierre Bossier Mall is an enclosed shopping mall located at the intersection of Interstate 20 and Airline Drive (Louisiana Highway 3105) in Bossier City, Louisiana. The mall, as is the city it is located in, is named after early settler Pierre Bossier. In October 1998, the mall was purchased by General Growth Properties, which built and sold it in the 1980s, for $26 million.[1][2] It is currently owned and managed by Brookfield Properties Retail Group. Its anchor stores are J. C. Penney, Dillard's, Virginia College, and Forever 21, formerly Stage, established with the sale in 1994 by Horace Ladymon of the Beall-Ladymon Corporation. The mall had a theater, The Bossier 6. It was opened September 10, 1982 and was operated by AMC. It closed in 2000.
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| Location | Bossier City, Louisiana, United States |
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| Coordinates | 32.5258°N 93.7056°W |
| Opening date | August 19, 1982 |
| Developer | General Growth Properties |
| Management | Brookfield Properties Retail Group |
| Owner | Brookfield Properties Retail Group |
| No. of stores and services | 80 |
| No. of anchor tenants | 5 (4 open, 1 vacant) |
| Total retail floor area | 650,000 sq ft (60,000 m2) |
| No. of floors | 1 (2 in Dillard's) |
| Parking | 4,000 |
| Website | pierrebossiermall |
The mall banned smoking on June 1, 1994.[3]
In 2005, Shreveport newspaper The Times reported that Pierre Bossier Mall was one of two local malls to increase sales, bucking the national trends toward the decline of traditional enclosed malls.[4] The mall faced increased competition from newer outdoor shopping centers such as the Louisiana Boardwalk but the hot, humid Louisiana summers helped to drive shopper to the air conditioned indoor mall.[5] In mid-2012, Virginia College moved into an anchor spot vacated by Service Merchandise in 1999.[6]
For mall walkers, a lap around the Pierre Bossier Mall including all the niches is a half mile.
On June 6, 2018, it was announced that Sears would be closing in September 2018.[7]
References
- Gunset, George (September 5, 1998). "General Growth Acquires Mall". Chicago Tribune. p. B1.
- "General Growth Properties Buys $26M Shreveport Mall". Realty Times. October 23, 1998.
- "Smoking ban takes effect at 3 malls". The Advocate. Baton Rouge, LA. June 2, 1994.
- Mahfoufi, Michelle (January 9, 2005). "The pie is getting bigger". The Times. Shreveport, LA. p. I1.
- Jennings, Angel (July 14, 2005). "Boardwalk, mall compete for shoppers in Bossier City". The Times. Shreveport, LA. p. B6.
- http://bossierpress.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=7305:virginia-college-comes-to-bossier-city&catid=1:local-news&Itemid=134
- http://m.tucsonnewsnow.com/story/38364575/sears-closing-3-north-la-stores