Short Pump Town Center is located in Henrico County

Henrico County, Virginia

Henrico is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia, a state of the United States. As of 2010, Henrico was home to 306,935 people. It is located in the Richmond-Petersburg region and is a portion of the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area...

, Virginia

Virginia

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 on Broad Street, approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) west of I-64 Exit 178A/B. This area of Henrico County is called The West End

The West End (Richmond, Virginia)

The West End is a part of Richmond, Virginia. The true West End covers only the western part of the city of Richmond though some consider western Henrico County part of the West End as well. As there is no one municipal organization that represents this specific region, the boundaries are loosely...

 and is northwest of Richmond

Richmond, Virginia

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. Short Pump Town Center is a two-level, open-air retail center composed of upscale stores. It opened on September 17, 2003 and has over 200 stores. The retail center is owned and operated by Forest City Enterprises

Forest City Enterprises

Forest City Enterprises is a $9-billion diversified real estate management and development company based in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. Its portfolio includes interests in retail centers, apartment communities, office buildings and mixed-use projects in the U.S...

. Anchor stores are Dick's Sporting Goods

Dick's Sporting Goods

Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. , or Dick's, is a Fortune 500 American corporation in the sporting goods and retail industries.The company's headquarters are on the grounds of Pittsburgh International Airport in Findlay Township near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dick's has 451 stores in 42 states as of...

, Dillard's

Dillard's

Dillard's, Inc. is a department store chain in the United States, with 330 stores in 29 states. Headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas, Dillard's locations are concentrated in Texas and Florida; with a major presence in other states including Arizona, Iowa, Colorado, Wyoming, Kansas, Missouri,...

, Macy's

Macy's

Macy's is a U.S. chain of mid-to-high range department stores. In addition to its flagship Herald Square location in New York City, the company operates over 800 stores in the United States...

, and Nordstrom

Nordstrom

Nordstrom, Inc. is an upscale department store chain in the United States, founded by John W. Nordstrom and Carl F. Wallin. Initially a shoe retailer, the company today also sells clothing, accessories, handbags, jewelry, cosmetics, fragrances, and in some locations, home furnishings...

. Notable stores include Apple

Apple

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, Cache

Cache

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, Aldo

Aldo

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, Swarovski

Swarovski

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, Express

Express

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, Claire's

Claire's

Claire's is a retailer of accessories and jewelry to girls and young women. Claire's has over 3,000 locations worldwide: their stores are in 95% of all U.S. shopping malls, and in 33 countries...

, Abercrombie & Fitch

Abercrombie & Fitch

Abercrombie & Fitch is an American retailer that focuses on casual wear for consumers aged 18 to 22. It has over 300 locations in the United States, and is expanding internationally....

, Crate & Barrel, Pottery Barn

Pottery Barn

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, and Red Door Spa.

Dining is also very notable in Short Pump Town Center. Dining options include Cheesecake Factory, Tara Thai, Maggiano's Little Italy

Maggiano's Little Italy

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, California Pizza Kitchen

California Pizza Kitchen

California Pizza Kitchen , known within the food industry as CPK, is a casual dining restaurant chain that specializes in California-style pizza...

, Lehja, Firebirds

Firebirds

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, and Baker's Crust. Starbucks

Starbucks

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, Cold Stone Creamery

Cold Stone Creamery

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, and Virginia Shoppe & Diner are also located in the mall. The food court also adds Cajun Cafe, Chick-fil-A

Chick-fil-A

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, Villa Pizza, Sakura Japanese Restaurant, and Panda Express

Panda Express

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 to the mix.

Surrounding the mall proper, there are several strip mall

Strip mall

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s, other stores, and restaurants within walking or short driving distance. These are located on the Town Center property, however not a part of the mall itself. Notable locations surrounding the Town Center include: Applebees, Barnes & Noble

Barnes & Noble

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, Chili's

Chili's

Chili's Grill & Bar is a restaurant chain founded by Larry Lavine. The chain has more than 1400 casual dining restaurants, mostly located in the United States and Canada...

, Chipotle

Chipotle Mexican Grill

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, and Red Robin

Red Robin

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers is a chain of casual dining restaurants founded in 1969 in Seattle, Washington, and now headquartered in Greenwood Village, Colorado.-History:...

. Locations such as these are listed on the mall's store directory despite not being attached to the mall itselfhttp://www.shortpumpmall.com/go/dirListing_print.cfm.

Following a disagreement with Taubman Centers

Taubman Centers

Taubman Centers is an owner of United States upscale regional malls and has headquarters in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. The Taubman Asia subsidiary is headquartered in Hong Kong. It has the highest selling portfolio of malls in any mall company in the United States.Taubman was founded in 1950 by...

 on a possible mall development project, Stony Point Fashion Park

Stony Point Fashion Park

Stony Point Fashion Park is an upscale outdoor center in Richmond, Virginia that opened in 2003. It is owned and managed by Taubman. Anchor stores include Dick's Sporting Goods, Dillard's, Saks Fifth Avenue and CineBistro....

 was developed as a direct competitor and opened in 2003 in the same month that Short Pump Town Center opened. It is smaller but of the same upscale style as Short Pump Town Center. The mall was opened on September 17, 2003, one day before Hurricane Isabel

Hurricane Isabel

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 made landfall in nearby Outer Banks

Outer Banks

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, NC.

External links

• Short Pump Town Center