South Point

South Point is a shopping center in McDonough, Georgia, United States. The center opened in 2008 with JCPenney and Kohl's as its initial anchor tenants, establishing a broad retail offer aimed at residents of McDonough and surrounding communities. Its tenant mix was expanded in 2009 with Hobby Lobby and the Hilton Garden Inn, followed soon afterward by Academy Sports + Outdoors. The combination of department-store, home-improvement, sporting-goods, hospitality, and food-service uses gave South Point a role broader than a small local strip center and helped position it as a regional shopping destination. The center's reported trade area extended well beyond McDonough. According to the available reference material, its leading stores repeatedly ranked among the strongest performers in the surrounding region and attracted shoppers from distances of up to approximately 30 miles. This reach reflects South Point's location and its concentration of large-format tenants, which provided categories that were not necessarily available in smaller neighborhood retail developments. South Point continued to add major tenants during the early 2010s. TJ Maxx, Toys "R" Us, and Haverty's were confirmed as anchor tenants and opened in 2012. Additional retailers that joined the center during the following period included ULTA, Party City, and Five Below, broadening the assortment into beauty, seasonal merchandise, gifts, party supplies, and value-oriented consumer goods. These additions complemented the original department-store and specialty-retail foundation while increasing the center's appeal to families and budget-conscious shoppers. The development also attracted further home-furnishing and restaurant investment. Rooms To Go began construction during the fourth quarter of 2013, with a planned opening in late summer 2014. Freddy's announced plans for a new restaurant at the center, with an intended opening in May 2014. The available sources do not establish whether every planned opening occurred as scheduled, nor do they provide a complete current tenant directory, ownership history, financial profile, or management roster. South Point is therefore best understood as a regional shopping-center property rather than a conventional consumer-goods brand. Its identity is expressed through the scale and variety of its tenant base: department stores, specialty retailers, home furnishings, sporting goods, beauty, toys, party merchandise, value retail, hospitality, and food service. Current operating status and present-day occupancy require verification from an up-to-date property or local-business source.

South Point opened in 2008 in McDonough, Georgia, as a large-format shopping center serving Henry County and nearby communities. Its original anchor lineup consisted of JCPenney and Kohl's, giving the property an immediate department-store foundation. The center was designed to combine major retail anchors with specialty stores and service-oriented uses rather than operate as a narrowly focused shopping plaza. Expansion of the tenant base began in 2009. Hobby Lobby and Hilton Garden Inn joined the development, and Academy Sports + Outdoors followed shortly afterward. The presence of a hotel added a hospitality component, while the sporting-goods store strengthened South Point's appeal for recreational and outdoor purchases. Reference material describes several of the center's stores as repeated top performers in the region and states that shoppers traveled from as far as roughly 30 miles away, indicating a substantial regional draw. South Point added further anchors in 2012 when TJ Maxx, Toys "R" Us, and Haverty's were confirmed and opened. Their categories—off-price apparel and home goods, toys, and furniture—expanded the center's reach across family shopping, household furnishing, and value retail. During the surrounding period, ULTA, Party City, and Five Below were also identified among the stores opening at the center. These retailers added beauty, party, seasonal, novelty, and low-price merchandise to the existing department-store and specialty-retail mix. Development activity continued into 2013 and 2014. Rooms To Go started construction in the fourth quarter of 2013 and was expected to open in late summer 2014. Freddy's separately announced a planned restaurant for the center with an intended May 2014 opening. The available historical account records these construction and announcement milestones but does not confirm the final opening dates of every proposed tenant. The sources available for this dossier do not provide a complete account of South Point's ownership, financing, management, current tenants, redevelopment history, or present operating condition. Consequently, the center's historical development can be documented through its opening and tenant announcements, while current-status claims should be checked against recent local or property-management records.

• 2014

  Planned restaurant and furniture expansion

  [1]South Point (shopping mall)en.wikipedia.org

  Freddy's announces a planned restaurant opening, while Rooms To Go is expected to open later in the year.

• 2013

  Rooms To Go construction starts

  [1]South Point (shopping mall)en.wikipedia.org

  Rooms To Go begins construction at South Point during the fourth quarter.

• 2012

  Additional anchor stores open

  [1]South Point (shopping mall)en.wikipedia.org

  TJ Maxx, Toys "R" Us, and Haverty's open as additional anchors.

• 2009

  Early tenant expansion

  [1]South Point (shopping mall)en.wikipedia.org

  Hobby Lobby and Hilton Garden Inn join the property, followed soon afterward by Academy Sports + Outdoors.

• 2008

  South Point opens

  [1]South Point (shopping mall)en.wikipedia.org

  The McDonough shopping center opens with JCPenney and Kohl's as its initial anchors.

Regional shopping center

• Retail anchor · 2008

  Department-store retail

  South Point's initial retail proposition was built around JCPenney and Kohl's. These department-store anchors supplied apparel, accessories, home goods, and general merchandise, providing the center with broad everyday-shopping coverage and helping establish its regional draw.

• Home furnishings · 2009

  Home and furnishing retail

  Home-related shopping was represented by Hobby Lobby and Haverty's, with Rooms To Go later planned as an additional furniture tenant. Together, these uses broadened South Point beyond apparel and general merchandise into furniture, décor, crafts, and household projects.

• Specialty retail · 2012

  Specialty and value retail

  The center's later tenant additions included ULTA, Party City, and Five Below. These stores added beauty products, party and seasonal merchandise, gifts, novelty items, and value-priced goods, increasing the variety of shopping occasions available at the property.

• Sporting goods · 2009

  Sporting goods and recreation retail

  Academy Sports + Outdoors joined the center shortly after its early tenant expansion. Its sporting-goods and outdoor-equipment offer added a destination category that could attract customers from outside the immediate McDonough area.

• Hospitality and dining · 2009

  Food service and hospitality

  Hilton Garden Inn provided a hospitality component at South Point, while Freddy's announced plans for a restaurant. The available sources do not establish the complete current dining or hotel operation associated with the center.

1. 1South Point (shopping mall)en.wikipedia.org
2. 2South Point retail websitesouthpointretail.com