Developer Aronov Realty No. of stores and services 20+ Opened 1968 Number of anchor tenants 3 | Opening date 1968 Owner Aronov Realty No. of anchor tenants 3 Number of stores and services 20 | |
Address Muscle Shoals, AL 35661, USA Similar The Mall at Westlake, Heart of Huntsville Mall, Selma Mall, High Point Town Center, Montgomery Mall | ||
Southgate Mall is an enclosed shopping mall in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. Opened in 1968, it features Burke's Outlet, Tractor Supply Company, Walmart, and a Walgreens call center.
History
The mall opened in 1968, featuring Woolco and Rogers as its original anchor stores. After Woolco closed in 1983, its space was sold to Walmart, which moved from an existing store in Sheffield. In 1989, mall renovations were announced that included the expansion of the Rogers store, and the opening of Hibbett Sports and Bookland (a division of Books-A-Million).
In 1995, Walmart closed its store in favor of a supercenter located at the opposite end of the mall, in addition to opening a second supercenter in nearby Florence. At the time, the presence of two supercenters in the market was considered unusual. Rogers was acquired by the Dunlaps chain in 1996. At the time, Rogers also had a store at Beltline Mall (now Decatur Mall) in Decatur, Alabama.
Convergys purchased the former Walmart in 2001, and announced plans to convert it to a call center, but later canceled these plans. In 2006, Burke's Outlet opened at the mall, while Tractor Supply Company and a Walgreens call center filled portions of the former Walmart. Many new stores opened in the mid-2000s, although most of them faced the outside of the mall, leaving the interior corridors mostly vacant. Rogers closed in 2007.