Knoxville Center Informations

Knoxville Center, marketed as East Towne Mall; located in Knoxville, Tennessee, is a super-regional shopping mall serving the Knoxville metropolitan area. The mall opened in 1984, and is located at Exit 8 on Interstate 640. The mall's primary target is the fastest growing area in the market. In 1998, Sam’s Club opened its doors for the first time on the southeast corner in the mall’s outlot area. The mall was sold to Simon Property Group spin off Washington Prime Group(now under the name WP Glimcher) On May 29, 2008, Dillard's announced their plans to close due to declining sales. The store closed in September 2008. in 2014. Retaining Simon Property Group as the manager of the mall. On February 18, 2016 it was announced that the mall had been placed up for sale once again. The mall was sold in August 2016 to Knoxville Partners LLC. As of August 2017, Knoxville Partners LLC has changed the name of the mall back to East Towne Mall. Signage at the mall remains unchanged, the mall is still marketed as Knoxville Center. JCPenney announced on March 17, 2017 that they would be closing as a plan to close 138 stores nationwide. The store closed on September 17, 2017. The mall currently has 2 anchor stores open, Belk and Regal Cinemas. Sears announced on May 31, 2018 they would also be closing as part of a plan to close 72 stores nationwide. The store closed September 2, 2018. As of June 2019, the mall has only 20 stores and 4 restaurants listed on their website. On August 18, 2019, Belk announced that they would be closing in mid-November, leaving the mall with no department store anchors left.

East Towne Mall opened with a food court in the center of the mall located on the upper level of the Center Court. The food court is located directly next to the 10-screen Regal Stadium Cinema location.

East Towne Mall received a major renovation by its owner Simon Property Group in 1997. The outside was left unchanged aside from a new entrance. The inside was renovated with new tile, paint, trim, and other features. The mall adopted a Tennessee mountain theme. Once the renovation was completed, the name Knoxville Center was adopted. As of August 2017, Knoxville Partners LLC has internally changed the name of the mall to East Towne Mall. The mall has since been in decline, with hopes of turning the mall into a mixed-use facility with hopes of adding office space, retail, dining, and entertainment.

Coordinates: 36°01′58″N 83°52′36″W / 36.03284°N 83.87662°W / 36.03284; -83.87662

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