Hanes Mall

Hanes Mall is a shopping mall in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The mall uses the address of 3320 Silas Creek Parkway, while being located off of Stratford Road and Hanes Mall Boulevard. The Mall is also located off of I-40, in which, Stratford Road and Hanes Mall Boulevard connects to I-40. The current anchor stores are Belk, Dillard's, and JCPenney. There are 2 vacant anchor stores that were last occupied by Macy's and Sears. The Macy's building is now an operations center for Truliant Federal Credit Union, while the Sears building is owned by Novant Health, which plans to expand services from nearby Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center into the building. Hanes Mall Boulevard, the road named after the mall, has become a high traffic count area with over 250 businesses stretching over 2.9 miles. The mall has 1,435,164 square feet (133,331 m2) GLA and has 3 anchor stores and over 170 tenants in all. Hanes Mall was North Carolina's largest enclosed shopping mall until 2004 when SouthPark Mall in Charlotte finished its expansion project.. History The original mall, the north wing, was opened on August 6, 1975, with Belk, JCPenney and Sears as anchor stores. In 1990, a new wing was built, expanding the mall southward to include Ivey's (this store was signed as Ivey's but, due to an acquisition by the parent company, opened as Dillard's), Thalhimer's (converted to Hecht's in 1992, and to Macy's in 2006) and a new food court. Because of this design, one must go through JCPenney to cross from one wing to the other. In addition, the mall is built into the side of a hill; patrons enter through the first floor on the south side of the mall, but must enter on the second floor on the north side. Hanes Mall is two stories throughout, with the exception of Belk and the former Macy's, which each have an additional floor. The road that loops the parking lot of the mall is designated as Hanes Mall Circle and is the address for many outlying businesses. There are five roadway entrances into the mall parking lot, one off of Silas Creek Parkway, two off of Hanes Mall Boulevard, and two off of Stratford Road. Hanes Mall also had a four-screen General Cinema movie theater until October 10, 2000; it stood at the spot that is now home to the Texas Roadhouse restaurant. Golden Corral is in what used to be the parking lot next to the theater. Golden Corral has the theater's old address which is 180 Hanes Mall Circle. The theater closed after the lease ended. The theater was at Hanes Mall for 25 years and was one of the original buildings at the mall. The Mall was originally accessed by two entrances with Silas Creek Pkwy, and one entrance with Stratford Road. In the mid to late 1980s, the arterial boulevard named after the mall was built. The boulevard had grown to serve as a corridor inside the surrounding commercial district. This utilized one of the connectors from Silas Creek Parkway, prompting the other entry to serve as the sole connector with Silas Creek Parkway. This also replaced most of Vest Mill Road, which connected to the previously-exclusive Stratford Road connection to the Mall. The 1992 Interstate 40 rerouting, included the construction of a new half diamond interchange connecting Hanes Mall Boulevard to the new stretch of the interstate stretch. Due to the time period that occurred prior to the recent regional shifts, the junction with Silas Creek Pkwy and I-40 Business, was still considered the "key Interstate" access with the Mall, while the entrance with Silas Creek Parkway was considered to be the "general" arterial access to the Mall. As of 2026, due to the regional shifts of Winston-Salem; the Mall most prominently relies on the two entrances with Stratford Road and two entrances with Hanes Mall Boulevard, in which, they both connect with Interstate 40, and to Downtown Winston-Salem, alongside the surrounding retail and corporate-establishment areas. The sole entrance with Silas Creek Parkway, connects with Salem Parkway (US 421), which had since re-designed, utilized, and encouraged to have "general"-usage for mostly access from the surrounding inner-areas, alongside connection with the northern areas of Forsyth County from the expressway stretch of Silas Creek Parkway, though, the usage of points is considered to be otherwise subjective and can also be reliant on potential aspects of traffic. Texas Roadhouse officially opened on September 20, 2004. A Dick's Sporting Goods store would then open two years later in 2006. A large, working carousel is located on the lower level. The mall is currently owned and operated by CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. An H&M store opened in November, 2011. This was the second store to open in the Carolinas, the first being in Raleigh. On November 8, 2018, it was announced that Sears would be closing as part of a plan to close 40 stores nationwide. The store closed in February 2019. Novant Health bought the building and parking areas. On May 13, 2019, a Dave & Buster's opened in part of the previous Sears wing. On January 8, 2020, it was announced that Macy's would also be closing as part of a plan to close 29 stores nationwide. The store closed in March 2020.Truliant Federal Credit Union opened an operations center in the former Macy's space in January 2023. Statistical Combined Area The Greater Hanes Mall District serves as the essential "extension" of Downtown Winston-Salem; being located in the limits of the southwestern areas inside Winston-Salem and most of the village limits of Clemmons, which are located inside southern and southwestern Forsyth County. The district also extends into the northern outskirts of Advance (which also includes Bermuda Run) which is currently located exclusively in Davie County. The district is located inside of the Muddy Creek Basin, with Yadkin River located in the western areas. Inside this area; are several hotels, bank locations, large transportation network, retail, healthcare, the growth of amusement centers, among others. The Forsyth Medical Center is located near the center of the district, with Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist being located near the northern outskirts of the district. Interstate 40 traverses directly inside the district, with exits spanning from NC 801 (exit 180) to the west and Hanes Mall Boulevard (exit 190) to the east. The district is located mostly south of Salem Parkway and the Proposed I-777 (US 421), which is the essential north line of the district, with Interstate 40 and Silas Creek Parkway (NC 67) being located inside the vicinity of the district. The I-40 and US 421/Salem Parkway junction is a four-level stack/cloverleaf interchange that is located inside the overall center of the district, while the Salem Parkway and Silas Creek Parkway cloverleaf interchange is located along the northern line of the district. However, small number of destinations located outside of the lines are also integrated inside the district, with the destinations located directly north of the Jonestown Road, Lewisville-Clemmons Road (in the south outskirts of Lewisville), and Stratford Road exits with US 421, being three of the largest notable examples. Besides the I-40 exits; freeway and expressway access is also accessible with US 421/Salem Parkway giving access to the district from Exit 242 to 235 A, while Silas Creek Parkway access is between the Salem Parkway and Bolton Street exits. US 158 (Stratford Road and Clemmons Road) traverses southwest–northeast from Bermuda Run to Downtown Winston-Salem, while Hanes Mall Boulevard traverses as an east–west partial loop, which connects to an at-grade intersection with Silas Creek Parkway and an at-grade intersection with Jonestown Road. Clemmonsville Road and Stafford Village Boulevard connects Stratford Road and Jonestown Road, to the southeastern outskirts of the district. Lewisville-Clemmons Road connects Clemmons Road to US 421 (The Proposed I-777). Other arterial routes located inside the district includes; Kinnamon Road, Burke Mill Road, Peace Haven Road, a nearly three mile stretch of Country Club Road between the crossroad Cliffdale Drive and intersection of Whitman Drive, among others. The area also includes several pedestrian-aligning access. Several shopping retailers have locations inside the district, including; one Target location, two Walmart Supercenter locations, two Walmart Neighborhood Market locations, one Sam's Club location, one Costco location, two Lowes Foods locations (Clemmons and Bermuda Run), two Harris Teeter locations, two Publix locations, one Home Depot location, one ALDI location (Clemmons), two Lowe's Home Improvement locations, and several other location of retail. Several fast food chains are located inside the district; including McDonald's locations, Chick-Fil-A locations, Burger King locations, Arby's locations, and others. Local and regional restaurants are also located here. Krispy Kreme features two locations inside the district, in which the founding location is located in Old Salem, which is directly east of the district. Tanglewood Park is located in the western area of the district. The intersection with Stratford Road and Hanes Mall Boulevard is located south of the Stratford Road junction with I-40; being considered the "busiest" intersection located in the district, alongside nearby and surrounding areas. There are nearby towns and communities which are located outside of the district. This includes; Mocksville to the southwest (via I-40), Farmington to the west (via a southwestern commute along I-40), Kernersville to the east (via I-40 and I-74, with the northern outskirts of the Mall district connecting Kernersville with Salem Parkway), Lexington to the south (via I-40 and I-285), among others. The four listed municipalities, all extend or are adjacent to the southern half of Forsyth County, which aligns with the ongoing considered-growth of the region. The stature of Southern Forsyth County (which includes the Mall District), includes economic considerations, shifted geography, and the likes, to connect to the "existing" hubs of Raleigh and Charlotte, the "developing" hub of Greensboro, and broader cross-regional access. Notes References External links Official website CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. Archived 2011-07-08 at the Wayback Machine