Mesa Mall

Mesa Mall is a regional shopping center in Grand Junction, Colorado, serving the Western Colorado market. The mall was developed by General Growth Properties and opened in 1980 with JCPenney, Sears, and Target as its original anchor tenants. Its retail mix has changed considerably over time as department-store chains and specialty retailers have entered, closed, or been replaced. The property became part of a large Macerich joint-venture acquisition in 1997, when Macerich purchased a portfolio of regional malls associated with the pension fund of International Business Machines Corporation. Mesa Mall subsequently experienced the broader structural changes affecting American enclosed malls, including the liquidation of Mervyn's in 2008, the closure of Sports Authority, and the 2018 shutdowns of Herberger's and Sears. These vacancies were later repositioned with new tenants and redevelopment projects. Cabela's replaced the former Mervyn's space in 2010 and later became Bass Pro Shops following a 2025 rebranding. HomeGoods opened in the former Sports Authority location in March 2021. A new Dillard's store was developed on the former Sears site and opened on October 6, 2021. Dick's Sporting Goods took the former Herberger's space and opened on August 27, 2021. These changes shifted the center toward a combination of department stores, outdoor recreation, sporting goods, home furnishings, and general merchandise. Mesa Mall is managed by CBL Properties. In July 2025, CBL Properties acquired the mall from Washington Prime Group after Washington Prime Group filed for bankruptcy. The center's current anchor lineup comprises Bass Pro Shops, Dick's Sporting Goods, Dillard's, HomeGoods, JCPenney, and Target. As a physical retail destination, Mesa Mall primarily competes through tenant variety, convenient access to national chains, and its role as a major shopping destination for Grand Junction and surrounding communities.

Mesa Mall opened in 1980 in Grand Junction, Colorado. General Growth Properties developed the center, whose original anchor lineup consisted of JCPenney, Sears, and Target. The mall was designed as a regional shopping destination for Grand Junction and surrounding Western Colorado communities, bringing major department-store and general-merchandise operators together under one enclosed retail complex. In 1997, Mesa Mall was included in Macerich's joint-venture acquisition of 12 regional malls associated with the pension fund of International Business Machines Corporation. The portfolio transaction expanded Macerich's regional-mall presence and placed Mesa Mall within a larger institutional shopping-center ownership structure. The anchor mix changed during the following decade. Mervyn's, which had occupied an anchor position, closed when the chain ceased operations in 2008. Cabela's subsequently replaced Mervyn's in 2010, strengthening the mall's outdoor-recreation offering. Another former anchor, Sports Authority, was later replaced by HomeGoods. HomeGoods opened in the former Sports Authority space in March 2021. The mall experienced additional department-store closures in 2018. Herberger's closed on August 29, 2018, following the liquidation of its parent company, The Bon-Ton Stores. Sears announced the closure of its Mesa Mall store in August 2018, and the location shut in November of that year. Rather than leave the Sears site unused, the property owners announced in February 2019 that the building would be demolished and replaced by a new Dillard's. The new Dillard's opened on October 6, 2021. The former Herberger's location was also redeveloped. In January 2021, Dick's Sporting Goods was announced as the replacement tenant, and the store opened on August 27, 2021. These projects refreshed the mall's anchor lineup and replaced several declining or defunct retail chains with operators focused on department-store apparel, sporting goods, home furnishings, and general merchandise. The property later changed ownership again. In July 2025, CBL Properties purchased Mesa Mall from Washington Prime Group, following Washington Prime Group's bankruptcy filing. During 2025, the Cabela's store was rebranded as Bass Pro Shops. The current anchor lineup is Bass Pro Shops, Dick's Sporting Goods, Dillard's, HomeGoods, JCPenney, and Target. Mesa Mall therefore remains an active regional retail center whose history reflects both the traditional department-store model and the continuing repositioning of enclosed malls toward experiential, outdoor, sporting, home, and general-merchandise uses.

• 2025

  CBL Properties acquired Mesa Mall

  [1]Mesa Mallen.wikipedia.org

  CBL Properties purchased the mall from Washington Prime Group after the latter entered bankruptcy proceedings.

• 2025

  Cabela's became Bass Pro Shops

  [1]Mesa Mallen.wikipedia.org

  The outdoor-retail anchor was rebranded from Cabela's to Bass Pro Shops.

• 2021

  HomeGoods and Dick's Sporting Goods opened

  [1]Mesa Mallen.wikipedia.org

  HomeGoods opened in March in the former Sports Authority space, followed by Dick's Sporting Goods in the former Herberger's location in August.

• 2021

  New Dillard's opened

  [1]Mesa Mallen.wikipedia.org

  A new Dillard's store opened on October 6 at the redeveloped former Sears site.

• 2019

  Dillard's replacement announced

  [1]Mesa Mallen.wikipedia.org

  The former Sears building was slated for demolition and replacement with a new Dillard's store.

• 2018

  Herberger's and Sears closed

  [1]Mesa Mallen.wikipedia.org

  Herberger's closed in August after the Bon-Ton liquidation, while Sears closed in November as part of a nationwide store-closing plan.

• 2010

  Cabela's replaced Mervyn's

  [1]Mesa Mallen.wikipedia.org

  Cabela's opened in the former Mervyn's space, adding a major outdoor-retail anchor.

• 2008

  Mervyn's closed

  [1]Mesa Mallen.wikipedia.org

  The Mervyn's anchor closed after the retail chain ceased operations.

• 1997

  Macerich acquired the mall in a regional portfolio transaction

  [1]Mesa Mallen.wikipedia.org

  Mesa Mall became part of Macerich's joint-venture purchase of 12 regional malls associated with an IBM pension-fund portfolio.

• 1980

  Mesa Mall opened

  [1]Mesa Mallen.wikipedia.org

  General Growth Properties developed and opened Mesa Mall in Grand Junction with JCPenney, Sears, and Target as the original anchor stores.

A regional enclosed shopping center serving Grand Junction and the wider Western Colorado trade area, combining department stores, general merchandise, outdoor retail, sporting goods, and home furnishings.

• Outdoor retail anchor · 2025

  Bass Pro Shops

  Bass Pro Shops is Mesa Mall's outdoor-oriented anchor, offering merchandise associated with hunting, fishing, camping, boating, outdoor apparel, and recreation. The location was formerly operated as Cabela's and was rebranded as Bass Pro Shops in 2025.

• Department store · 2021

  Dillard's

  Dillard's provides department-store categories such as apparel, footwear, accessories, cosmetics, and home merchandise. The current store opened on October 6, 2021, after replacing the former Sears site with a new building.

• Sporting-goods retailer · 2021

  Dick's Sporting Goods

  Dick's Sporting Goods occupies the former Herberger's space and sells sporting equipment, athletic apparel, footwear, and related recreation products. The store opened on August 27, 2021, as part of the mall's post-2018 anchor repositioning.

• Home-furnishings retailer · 2021

  HomeGoods

  HomeGoods occupies the former Sports Authority location and offers home furnishings, decorative accessories, kitchen items, textiles, and other household merchandise. It opened at Mesa Mall in March 2021.

• Department store · 1980

  JCPenney

  JCPenney is one of Mesa Mall's original anchor tenants. Its department-store assortment includes apparel, footwear, accessories, beauty products, home goods, and seasonal merchandise.

• General-merchandise retailer · 1980

  Target

  Target is an original Mesa Mall anchor and offers a broad general-merchandise assortment spanning household goods, apparel, electronics, groceries, health and beauty, and seasonal products.

• 2025

  CBL Properties acquired Mesa MallM&A

  Background

  Washington Prime Group filed for bankruptcy, creating a change in ownership for the property.

  Action taken

  CBL Properties purchased Mesa Mall in July 2025.

  Aftermath

  CBL Properties became the mall's owner and manager.

  Source

• 2021

  Reposition former anchor spaces with HomeGoods and Dick's Sporting GoodsStrategy

  Background

  The closures of Sports Authority and Herberger's created large vacant spaces and required a new tenant strategy.

  Action taken

  HomeGoods opened in the former Sports Authority space, while Dick's Sporting Goods took the former Herberger's location.

  Aftermath

  The two openings diversified Mesa Mall's anchor base toward home furnishings and sporting goods.

  Source

• 2019

  Replace the former Sears building with Dillard'sStrategy

  Background

  Sears closed its Mesa Mall store in November 2018, leaving an anchor vacancy in a prominent location.

  Action taken

  The former Sears building was scheduled for demolition and a new Dillard's store was developed on the site.

  Aftermath

  The replacement Dillard's opened on October 6, 2021, restoring a department-store anchor while modernizing the site.

  Source

• Unconfirmed

  Reported2021.06.15

  Washington Prime Group files for bankruptcy[3]Washington Prime Group申请破产kekbfm.com

  Washington Prime Group filed for bankruptcy, which the article says was planned and related to pandemic-related shutdowns. The company said the filing would help it restructure its balance sheet.

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1. 1Mesa Mallen.wikipedia.org
2. 2Mesa Mall official websiteshopmesamall.com
3. 3Washington Prime Group申请破产kekbfm.com