Concord Mall (Delaware)
Encyclopedia
The Concord Mall is Delaware's second largest shopping mall
, located north of the city of Wilmington
, in the unincorporated Brandywine Hundred
area along U.S. Route 202
. The mall is located a short distance south of the Pennsylvania
border and it attracts shoppers from Pennsylvania and other neighboring states wishing to take advantage of tax-free shopping
in Delaware. The mall opened in stages over a period of several years. The first of the mall was an Almart, a now-defunct discounter, which opened in 1965. In 1971, a Pomeroy's (now-defunct department store chain) was added. The Almart later became a Jefferson Ward (Montgomery Ward-owned discounter), and was then a Bradlees
for a brief time until it was demolished for a Sears. It contains over 90 stores and is owned by Allied Properties.
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 north of the city of Wilmington
Wilmington, Delaware
Wilmington is the largest city in the state of Delaware, United States, and is located at the confluence of the Christina River and Brandywine Creek, near where the Christina flows into the Delaware River. It is the county seat of New Castle County and one of the major cities in the Delaware Valley...
, in the unincorporated Brandywine Hundred
Brandywine Hundred
Brandywine Hundred is the name of an unincorporated subdivision of New Castle County, Delaware. Hundreds were once used as a basis for representation in the Delaware General Assembly. Brandywine Hundred is a commonly used colloquial name for this area...
area along U.S. Route 202
U.S. Route 202
U.S. Route 202 is a highway stretching from Delaware to Maine, also passing through the states of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire....
. The mall is located a short distance south of the Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
border and it attracts shoppers from Pennsylvania and other neighboring states wishing to take advantage of tax-free shopping
Tax-free shopping
-Introduction:Tax-Free Shopping allows shoppers to reclaim the VAT /GST they have paid on their shopping in foreign countries. Promoting the tax rebate and making it easier for tourists to claim it back, has helped to attract travellers to many countries...
in Delaware. The mall opened in stages over a period of several years. The first of the mall was an Almart, a now-defunct discounter, which opened in 1965. In 1971, a Pomeroy's (now-defunct department store chain) was added. The Almart later became a Jefferson Ward (Montgomery Ward-owned discounter), and was then a Bradlees
Bradlees
Bradlees was a chain of discount department stores which operated primarily in the Northeastern United States. The chain went bankrupt in 2000 and all of its stores were closed by March 2001.-History:...
for a brief time until it was demolished for a Sears. It contains over 90 stores and is owned by Allied Properties.
Anchors
- Boscov'sBoscov'sBoscov's is an American department store founded by Solomon Boscov in 1911. The first store was in Reading, Pennsylvania, and today 40 stores are spread throughout the Mid-Atlantic states of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, New York, and Delaware....
- 186000 sq ft (17,280 m²). (Opened 1971 as Pomeroy'sAllied StoresAllied 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...
, closed 1986 and became Boscov'sBoscov'sBoscov's is an American department store founded by Solomon Boscov in 1911. The first store was in Reading, Pennsylvania, and today 40 stores are spread throughout the Mid-Atlantic states of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, New York, and Delaware....
) - Macy'sMacy'sMacy'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...
- 153000 sq ft (14,214.2 m²). (Opened 1983 as Strawbridge & Clothier, a relocated store from their nearby Merchandise Mart location, converted to Macy's 2006) - Macy's Home - 56000 sq ft (5,202.6 m²). (Opened 1994 as Strawbridge & Clothier Home Furnishings, converted to Macy's Home 2006)
- SearsSears, Roebuck and CompanySears, officially named Sears, Roebuck and Co., is an American chain of department stores which was founded by Richard Warren Sears and Alvah Curtis Roebuck in the late 19th century...
- 173000 sq ft (16,072.2 m²). (Opened 1992 on site of demolished Bradlees)
Former anchors
- Almart - (Opened 1965, later Jefferson Ward in Summer 1980, then BradleesBradleesBradlees was a chain of discount department stores which operated primarily in the Northeastern United States. The chain went bankrupt in 2000 and all of its stores were closed by March 2001.-History:...
, closed and demolished 1990 to make way for Sears)