Selma Mall

Selma Mall is an enclosed shopping mall located in Selma, Alabama, United States. It opened in 1971 with Sears, Britt's, and S. H. Kress as its principal stores. Britt's was associated with J. J. Newberry, reflecting the conventional department-store and variety-store model that characterized many regional American malls during the period. Over subsequent decades, the mall's anchor lineup changed repeatedly. S. H. Kress was eventually replaced by McCrory Stores, while Beall-Ladymon became another major tenant. Sears closed its Selma Mall location in 1993. The former Sears space later became a McRae's store in 1996; McRae's was subsequently absorbed into Belk. Beall-Ladymon's former location was replaced by Goody's. Although Goody's had previously closed its Selma Mall store in 2008, it reopened in 2011. Steele's was also added as an anchor-level tenant in 2011. The mall continued to experience anchor turnover as the traditional department-store model weakened. JCPenney announced in January 2014 that it would close its Selma Mall location. In August 2019, Treasure Box Flea and Antique Mall opened in the former JCPenney space, introducing a substantially different retail concept based on flea-market and antiques merchandising. On May 23, 2023, Belk announced that it would close its Selma Mall store on June 5. Following that closure, Treasure Box Flea and Antique Mall was reported as the mall's only remaining anchor. Selma Mall therefore represents a regional enclosed shopping center whose commercial identity has shifted over time. Its history includes the arrival and departure of nationally recognized department-store chains, the replacement of conventional anchors by discount and specialty retailers, and the conversion of a former department-store space into a flea-market and antiques destination. Publicly available reference material does not establish a current corporate owner, operator, official website, financial results, or a broader national brand system.

Selma Mall opened in 1971 as an enclosed shopping mall in Selma, Alabama. Its initial major stores were Sears, Britt's, and S. H. Kress. Britt's operated as a division of J. J. Newberry, placing the mall within the traditional American regional-shopping-center model of the era, in which several large anchors attracted customers to an enclosed collection of smaller stores. The center's original anchor configuration changed over time. By the 1990s, S. H. Kress had become McCrory Stores, and Beall-Ladymon had joined the mall as a central anchor. Sears closed in 1993. Three years later, the former Sears space was occupied by McRae's, a department-store chain that later became part of Belk. These changes reflected the continuing consolidation and turnover among American department-store operators. Goody's eventually replaced the former Beall-Ladymon location. Goody's closed its Selma Mall store in 2008 but reopened there in 2011. Steele's was also added as another anchor in 2011. The mall subsequently lost another major department-store tenant when JCPenney announced in January 2014 that it would close its Selma Mall store. A major change in the mall's use of anchor space followed in August 2019, when Treasure Box Flea and Antique Mall opened in the former JCPenney location. Rather than replacing JCPenney with another conventional department store, this conversion brought a flea-market and antiques business into a large former anchor unit. On May 23, 2023, Belk announced that it would close its Selma Mall store on June 5. After that closure, Treasure Box Flea and Antique Mall was identified as the only remaining anchor. The documented history of Selma Mall is consequently defined by successive changes in anchor tenants and retail format. It began with established department and variety-store chains, later accommodated replacement department stores and discount-oriented operators, and ultimately included a flea-market and antiques anchor in a former department-store space. Available reference material does not provide reliable information about the mall's original developer, current ownership, management company, financial performance, official website, or tenant count.

• 2023

  Belk announces closure

  [1]Selma Mallen.wikipedia.org

  Belk announces that its Selma Mall store will close on June 5, leaving Treasure Box as the only reported anchor.

• 2019

  Treasure Box occupies former JCPenney space

  [1]Selma Mallen.wikipedia.org

  Treasure Box Flea and Antique Mall opens in the former JCPenney location.

• 2014

  JCPenney announces store closure

  [1]Selma Mallen.wikipedia.org

  JCPenney announces that its Selma Mall store will close.

• 2011

  Goody's reopens and Steele's is added

  [1]Selma Mallen.wikipedia.org

  Goody's reopens after a prior closure, and Steele's is added as another anchor-level tenant.

• 1996

  McRae's takes over former Sears space

  [1]Selma Mallen.wikipedia.org

  McRae's occupies the former Sears location; the chain later becomes part of Belk.

• 1993

  Sears closes

  [1]Selma Mallen.wikipedia.org

  Sears closes its Selma Mall location.

• 1971

  Selma Mall opens

  [1]Selma Mallen.wikipedia.org

  The enclosed mall opens in Selma with Sears, Britt's, and S. H. Kress as its principal stores.

A local enclosed shopping center serving Selma and the surrounding area, with a tenant history spanning department stores, discount retail, and flea-market and antiques retail.

• Retail property · 1971

  Enclosed shopping mall

  Selma Mall's core offering is an enclosed retail environment containing stores and anchor spaces. Its tenant history shows a changing mix of department stores, variety stores, discount retailers, and specialty concepts serving the Selma area.

• Flea-market and antiques retail · 2019

  Treasure Box Flea and Antique Mall

  Treasure Box Flea and Antique Mall opened in 2019 in the former JCPenney space. It provides a flea-market and antiques format within one of Selma Mall's large former anchor locations and was reported as the mall's only remaining anchor after Belk's 2023 closure.

• 2019

  Conversion of former JCPenney space to flea-market and antiques retailStrategy

  Background

  JCPenney had announced the closure of its Selma Mall store in 2014, leaving a large former department-store space available for a new use.

  Action taken

  Treasure Box Flea and Antique Mall opened in the former JCPenney location in August 2019.

  Aftermath

  The conversion introduced a nontraditional anchor format centered on flea-market merchandise and antiques.

  Source

1. 1Selma Mallen.wikipedia.org