Lakeshore Mall is a regional, enclosed shopping mall

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 Sebring, Florida

Sebring, Florida

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, United States

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. Opened in 1992, it is the only regional mall in the six-county Florida Heartland

Florida Heartland

The Florida Heartland is a region of Florida located to the north and west of Lake Okeechobee, composed of six inland, non-metropolitan counties — DeSoto, Glades, Hardee, Hendry, Highlands, and Okeechobee. In 2000, The US Census Bureau recorded the population of the region at 229,509...

 region, and serves the region's 250,000 residents. Lakeshore Mall comprises 495972 square feet (46,077 m²) of retail space, including five anchor store

Anchor store

In 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: Belk

Belk

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, J.C. Penney

J.C. Penney

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, Kmart

Kmart

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, Bealls and Sears

Sears Holdings Corporation

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 (which was added in 1999). The mall also features more than sixty-five stores, as well as a food court

Food court

A food court is generally an indoor plaza or common area within a facility that is contiguous with the counters of multiple food vendors and provides a common area for self-serve dining. Food courts may be found in shopping malls and airports, and in various regions may be a standalone development...

and movie theater. In late 2007, the mall took the unusual step of requiring all high-school aged and younger youths to leave the property by 9pm.

The drawing power of the Mall has attracted the attention of other retail builders. Plaza By The Mall has been built on an adjoining property attempting to cash in on some of the recognition.

External links

• Lakeshore Mall website

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