Foothills Mall (Tennessee)
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Foothills Mall is an indoor regional shopping mall
located in Maryville
, Tennessee
. Foothills Mall features approximately 70 stores and restaurants. Adjacent to the mall is the Foothills Plaza complex which includes several additional restaurants and a cineplex
with 12 screens.
Opened in 1983, Foothills Mall is the only shopping mall in suburban Blount County
, part of the Knoxville Metropolitan Area
. The mall was originally anchored by Maryville based Proffitt's
, a regional department store
; Miller's, another regional department store that was a division of Allied Stores
; JC Penney; and Sears. Proffitt's and Miller's no longer exist. The original Proffitt's space is now used by Belk
, while the former Miller's/Hess's was demolished in 2011 to accommodate a new movie theater.
Anchor store
Former Anchors:
Other popular stores include American Eagle Outfitters
, maurice's, Bath & Body Works
, Finish Line, Hibbett Sports, Christopher & Banks
, and Aeropostale
.
Shopping mall
A shopping mall, shopping centre, shopping arcade, shopping precinct or simply mall is one or more buildings forming a complex of shops representing merchandisers, with interconnecting walkways enabling visitors to easily walk from unit to unit, along with a parking area — a modern, indoor version...
located in Maryville
Maryville, Tennessee
Maryville is the county seat of Blount County, Tennessee, in the Southeastern United States. The city is located south of Knoxville. Maryville's population was 27,258 at the 2010 census. It is included in the Knoxville Metropolitan Area. Maryville has received a number of accolades for its...
, Tennessee
Tennessee
Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...
. Foothills Mall features approximately 70 stores and restaurants. Adjacent to the mall is the Foothills Plaza complex which includes several additional restaurants and a cineplex
Cineplex
-Specific multiplex groups:*Cineplex Entertainment, Canada*Cineplex Odeon Corporation, Canada*Loews Cineplex Entertainment, United States*MegaStar Cineplex, Vietnam*Cineplex Australia...
with 12 screens.
Opened in 1983, Foothills Mall is the only shopping mall in suburban Blount County
Blount County, Tennessee
Blount County is a U.S. county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. Its population was 123,010 at the United States Census, 2010. The county seat is at Maryville, which is also the county's largest city....
, part of the Knoxville Metropolitan Area
Knoxville Metropolitan Area
Knoxville Metropolitan Area is the third largest Metropolitan Statistical Area in Tennessee. It consists of Knoxville, Tennessee as its central city and the following counties:*Anderson*Blount*Knox*Loudon*Union...
. The mall was originally anchored by Maryville based Proffitt's
Proffitt's
Proffitt's was a department store chain based in Alcoa, Tennessee. On March 8, 2006, the Proffitt's and McRae's stores were converted into Belk stores. Belk acquired the two chains in July 2005 from Saks Incorporated.-Beginnings:...
, a regional department store
Department store
A department store is a retail establishment which satisfies a wide range of the consumer's personal and residential durable goods product needs; and at the same time offering the consumer a choice of multiple merchandise lines, at variable price points, in all product categories...
; Miller's, another regional department store that was a division of Allied Stores
Allied Stores
Allied Stores was a department store chain in the United States. It was founded in the 1930s as part of a general consolidation in the retail sector by B. E. Puckett. See also Associated Dry Goods. It was the successor to Hahn's Department Stores, a holding company founded in 1928...
; JC Penney; and Sears. Proffitt's and Miller's no longer exist. The original Proffitt's space is now used by Belk
Belk
Belk is a department store chain founded in 1888 in Monroe, North Carolina, today part of the Charlotte metropolitan area. After the founding of the first Belk store, the company grew in size and influence throughout the South via the chain in the USA, with its stores primarily located in the...
, while the former Miller's/Hess's was demolished in 2011 to accommodate a new movie theater.
Anchor storeAnchor storeIn retail, an anchor store, draw tenant, anchor tenant, or key tenant is one of the larger stores in a shopping mall, usually a department store or a major retail chain....
s
- JC Penney - Original anchor
- Sears - Original anchor
- BelkBelkBelk is a department store chain founded in 1888 in Monroe, North Carolina, today part of the Charlotte metropolitan area. After the founding of the first Belk store, the company grew in size and influence throughout the South via the chain in the USA, with its stores primarily located in the...
- Opened 2006-originally Proffitt'sProffitt'sProffitt's was a department store chain based in Alcoa, Tennessee. On March 8, 2006, the Proffitt's and McRae's stores were converted into Belk stores. Belk acquired the two chains in July 2005 from Saks Incorporated.-Beginnings:... - TJ Maxx - Opened 2005
- Goody's Family ClothingGoody's Family ClothingGoody's is a brand used for some clothing stores operated by Stage Stores, Inc., of Houston, Texas. It is a successor to Goody's Family Clothing, a chain of clothing retailers based in Knoxville, Tennessee...
- Opened 1997, closed 2009; Re-opened 2011 - Carmike CinemasCarmike CinemasCarmike Cinemas Inc. is a motion picture exhibitor headquartered in Columbus, Georgia in the United States of America. As of December 31, 2010 it operates or has an interest in 239 theaters with 2,236 screens in 35 states, making it the fourth largest theatre company in the United States.Carmike...
Foothills 12 - Opening 2012
Former Anchors:
- BelkBelkBelk is a department store chain founded in 1888 in Monroe, North Carolina, today part of the Charlotte metropolitan area. After the founding of the first Belk store, the company grew in size and influence throughout the South via the chain in the USA, with its stores primarily located in the...
Men, Children & Home - Currently vacant: Men's store combined with Women's store in 2010. Originally Miller'sMiller's Department StoreMiller's Department Store was a chain of department stores based in eastern Tennessee.-History:The company was formed August 1, 1973, from the consolidation by retail conglomerate Garfinckel, Brooks Brothers, Miller & Rhoads, Inc. of two related Tennessee-based department stores; Miller Brothers of...
, Hess'sHess'sHess's was a department store chain based in Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania in the United States.- History :The department store known as Hess Brothers was founded on February 19, 1897, by Charles and Max Hess. Max Hess came to Allentown in 1896 on a business trip and envisioned a...
(1987), then Proffitt'sProffitt'sProffitt's was a department store chain based in Alcoa, Tennessee. On March 8, 2006, the Proffitt's and McRae's stores were converted into Belk stores. Belk acquired the two chains in July 2005 from Saks Incorporated.-Beginnings:...
(1992). Building demolished in 2011 to make way for Carmike Cinemas. - Proffitt's - The original location opened with the mall. In 1992-1993, the original location was renovated to house women's apparel, while the former Miller's/Hess's was converted to a Men's, Children's, and Home Store.
- Miller's - Opened with the mall: became Hess's in 1987.
- Hess'sHess'sHess's was a department store chain based in Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania in the United States.- History :The department store known as Hess Brothers was founded on February 19, 1897, by Charles and Max Hess. Max Hess came to Allentown in 1896 on a business trip and envisioned a...
- Opened 1987: secondary location for Proffitt's in 1992.
Other popular stores include American Eagle Outfitters
American Eagle Outfitters
American Eagle Outfitters is an American clothing and accessories retailer based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1977 by Mark and Jerry Silverman as a subsidiary of Retail Ventures, Inc., a company which also owned and operated Silverman's Menswear...
, maurice's, Bath & Body Works
Bath & Body Works
Bath & Body Works, LLC, is an American retail store under the Limited Brands umbrella. It was founded in 1990 in New Albany, Ohio and has since expanded across the United States and Canada. It specializes in lotions, bath items, personal care items, and home fragrances.The company launched both a...
, Finish Line, Hibbett Sports, Christopher & Banks
Christopher & Banks
Christopher & Banks is an American retail company based in Plymouth, Minnesota that specializes in women's clothing. The company operates more than 500 Christopher & Banks locations and more than 250 CJ Banks locations. Former Lane Bryant president Lorna Nagler is the company's president.The chain...
, and Aeropostale
Aéropostale
Aéropostale may refer to:*Aéropostale , an apparel retailer*Aéropostale , formerly la Compagnie générale aéropostale, a defunct French airmail company...
.