Rock Hill Galleria
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| Location | Rock Hill, South Carolina, United States |
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| Coordinates | 34°56′35″N 80°57′58″W / 34.94306°N 80.96611°W |
| Address | 2301 Dave Lyle Boulevard |
| Opening date | May 1991 |
| Developer | Zamias Services, Inc. |
| Management | Cypress Equities |
| No. of stores and services | 62 |
| No. of anchor tenants | 4 (6 anchor spots total) |
| Total retail floor area | 692,367 sq ft (64,323.0 m2)[1] |
| No. of floors | 1 |
| Parking | 3,000+ |
| Website | www |
Rock Hill Galleria is an enclosed regional shopping mall for York, Chester, and Lancaster Counties. It is located in Rock Hill, South Carolina, and is managed by Warren Norman Company.[2] The mall has six anchor store spots, four of which are currently occupied, by Belk, Walmart, Dick's Sporting Goods, and Stars and Strikes. A fifth will be occupied by an Ashley HomeStore in mid-2024.[3]
History
[edit]Zamias Services, Inc. developed Rock Hill Galleria,[4] which opened for business on May 16, 1991.[5] Leading up to the Galleria's opening, the two largest shopping malls in the area were Rock Hill Mall (opened in 1968), and Town Center Mall (enclosing part of Downtown Rock Hill, and opened in 1975).
All three of Rock Hill Mall's anchor stores (Belk, JCPenney and Sears) immediately moved to the Galleria as it opened, and this effectively dealt a death blow to Rock Hill Mall,[6] its interior nearly emptied of occupied stores by early in 1993. Other anchors at the Galleria's opening included Phar-Mor and Walmart.[7] Phar-Mor former closed after only one year in business,[8] and was replaced with a Brendle's catalog showroom in October 1995,[9] but Brendle's closed after only six months in business, following the chain's filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.[10]
The Phar-Mor/Brendle's space remained vacant until 2004, when it was replaced by Steve & Barry's.[11] Goody's was added as a new sixth anchor in 1998, having been delayed from an initial opening date of November 1997.[12] Steve & Barry's, and Goody's closed in 2008 and 2009, respectively, following the respective bankruptcy of each chain. In 2013, the Belk store was renovated, while the JCPenney store was doubled in size.[13]
In 2014, the former Goody's became Home South Furniture,[14] while Revolutions, a bowling alley and bar, opened in the former Phar-Mor/Steve & Barry's space.
On November 8, 2018, Sears announced that it would be closing its Rock Hill Galleria location in early 2019 as part of a plan to close 40 stores.[15] Revolutions and Home South both closed early in 2019. Revolutions was replaced by Stars and Strikes in 2023, and the Home South anchor spot remains vacant.
On June 4, 2020, JCPenney announced that its Galleria location would close as part of a plan to close 154 stores nationwide.[16] JCPenney was eventually replaced by Dick's Sporting Goods.
A new Ashley HomeStore store has announced it will open in the space of the former Sears in late Summer 2024.[3][needs update]
References
[edit]- ^ "Mall information" (PDF). Rock Hill Galleria. Retrieved July 5, 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Properties". Warren Norman Company. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
- ^ a b Thomas, Jason (December 18, 2023). "Here's what's replacing the former Sears at Galleria Mall in Rock Hill". Columbia Business Report. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
- ^ Handal, Chris (July 22, 1989). "Zamias reveals some of his plans for mall". The Herald. pp. 1A, 6A. Retrieved July 5, 2011.
- ^ Chapman, Bill (May 16, 1991). "Ceremonies To Unveil Shiny New Shopping Mall". The Charlotte Observer. p. 1Y. Retrieved April 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Harris, David; Hull, Becky (November 25, 1996). "Faison eyes Rock Hill mall deal". Charlotte Business Journal. Retrieved July 5, 2011.
- ^ White, Sally (August 8, 1991). "It's official: J.C. Penney opens". The Herald. p. 6B. Retrieved April 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Wilcox, Geoffrey (September 22, 1992). "Phar-Mor closing affects 53 workers". The Herald. p. 5B. Retrieved April 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Elkins, Ken (September 12, 1995). "Brendle's coming to Galleria". The Herald. p. 1A. Retrieved April 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Elkins, Ken (April 18, 1996). "Brendle's Revisits Chapter 11". The Herald. p. 1A. Retrieved April 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Fossi, Caroline Brustad (May 21, 2004). "Discount clothing store opens today in Galleria". The Herald. p. 4B. Retrieved April 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Milstead, David (September 23, 1997). "Goody's delays Galleria opening". The Herald. p. 6B. Retrieved April 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Worthington, Don (January 24, 2013). "$6 million Belk expansion under way at Rock Hill Galleria". The Herald. Archived from the original on January 28, 2013. Retrieved October 13, 2013.
- ^ Staff Reports (October 1, 2014). "Home South opens at Rock Hill Galleria". The Herald. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
- ^ Hirsch, Lauren; Thomas, Lauren (November 8, 2018). "Sears to shut 40 more stores early next year". CNBC. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
- ^ "JCPenney Store Closings - Penney IP LLC". companyblog.jcpnewsroom.com. June 4, 2020. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
