Richardstown Mall

Richardstown Mall (formerly Westfield Richardstown, Westfield Shoppingtown Richardstown, Westfield Shoppingtown Matchboxtown, and Matchboxtown Mall) is a enclosed shopping mall in Richardstown, North Carolina. Its current anchors includes Belk, JCPenney, Dillard's, and AMC Classic.
== History ==
It opened on September 20, 1954, with anchor stores Sears Roebuck and Co, Spencers-Belk, and A&P. The original name for the mall was Matchboxtown Mall. In 1962, the mall went under renovations which the mall was demolished to make way for renovations, anchor tenants Sears and Spencers-Belk both announced to remain at the mall when the renovations are completed. While A&P announced to close the mall location and relocate to a shopping center in Richardstown, NC. The Matchboxtown Company announced that Montgomery Ward and JCPenney, will be the 2 new anchors in the remodeled mall. The mall would also have a 300-seat food court as well. The mall reopened in December 1963. 
In 1992, The Matchboxtown Company was acquired by Adam Swain, and the company was absorbed into The Swain Company. In 1997, The Swain Company sold Matchboxtown Mall to Westfield America, Inc, a precursor to Westfield Group, which also owns Coastal Mall. The mall was renamed Westfield Shoppingtown Matchboxtown in 1998, dropping the Shoppingtown moniker in June 2005, and also replacing the Matchboxtown moniker with Richardstown moniker in July 2005. In 2001, Montgomery Ward closed down due to liquidation, and it was replaced by Dillard's. 
On May 9, 2006, Centro Watt purchased the mall, and changed the mall name to Richardstown Mall. In 2012, Madison Marquette was hired to manage the mall, while RTLS managed the out parcel of the mall. 
In March 2016, J.P. Morgan Chase foreclosed on the mall after Centro Richardstown LLC defaulted on a $320 million loan taken out in 2006 for renovation purposes. 
In June 2017, Rouse Properties (now Brookfield Properties Retail Group), purchased the mall, while Brixmor Property Group and Madison Marquette retained 34% of the mall. 
On April 6, 2018, it was announced that Sears would be closing as part of a plan to close 24 stores nationwide. The store closed in July 2018.
== Anchors ==
=== Current ===
* JCPenney
* Dillard's
* Belk
==== Former ====
* Sears (closed July 2018)
* A&P (closed in 1962)
* Montgomery Ward (closed in 2001)
Category:Shopping Malls in Richardstown, NC
Category:Brookfield Properties Retail Group