Sikes Senter
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| Location | Wichita Falls, Texas, United States |
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| Coordinates | 33°52′08″N 98°31′59″W / 33.869°N 98.53316°W |
| Opening date | 1974 |
| Developer | Jack Jacobs & Co.[1] |
| Management | Kohan Retail Investment Group Summit Properties USA |
| Owner | Kohan Retail Investment Group Summit Properties USA |
| No. of stores and services | 100+ |
| No. of anchor tenants | 4 (2 open, 2 vacant) |
| Total retail floor area | 670,000 sq ft (62,000 m2) |
| No. of floors | 1 |
| Website | sikessenter |
Sikes Senter is a 670,000 sq ft (62,000 m2) shopping mall in Wichita Falls, Texas. It is the only Texas mall within 100 miles (160 km) of Wichita Falls.[2] It was owned and managed by Brookfield Properties Retail Group until 2022, when it was sold to Kohan Retail Investment Group. The mall has no open anchor stores, following the closure of two Dillard's locations in 2022, and JCPenney and At Home in 2024.
History
[edit]Construction on Sikes Senter began sometime in the 1960's and was not completed until construction started again in 1973, with Dillard's and JCPenney as the first anchor stores.[3] The Mall was an empty shell for many years back in the late 1960's and people wondered if it would ever be completed. The mall opened in 1974, with Perkins department store joining as a third anchor in 1975.[4] The Perkins store became a second Dillard's, while Bealls was later added. Sears joined as an anchor in 1991, with additions in the 2000s including Books-A-Million and Old Navy.
Bealls closed in 2011,[5] as did New York & Company. Also, the Old Navy in the mall reduced its floor space by 25 percent.[6] Despite the loss of these stores, the mall maintained occupancy higher than the national average.[7] The former Bealls became The Shoe Department Encore in 2012. Sears closed on December 20, 2015 and became At Home on April 21, 2016.[8][9]
On May 12, 2022, it was announced that Dillard's would be closing both locations in summer 2022.[10]
On June 6, 2024, it was announced the JCPenney would be closing in fall 2024, which will leave At Home as the only anchor left.[11]
On July 25, 2024, it was announced that At Home would be closing later in the year, which will leave the mall with no anchors, making it a dead mall.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ "Sikes Senter's completion reported 'on again' here". Wichita Falls Times. July 29, 1973. pp. 2A. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
- ^ "Sikes Senter". Brookfield Properties Retail Group.
- ^ CSA super markets - Google Books. April 1973. Retrieved 2012-09-10.
- ^ Retail directions - Google Books. 1975. Retrieved 2012-09-10.
- ^ "Jan. 22 last day for Bealls Sikes store". Times Record News. Retrieved 2012-09-10.
- ^ "Old Navy Planning to Downsize in Sikes Senter Mall". Texomashomepage.com. Retrieved 2012-09-10.
- ^ "Bealls Joining NY & Co. in Leaving Sikes Senter Mall - KAUZ-TV: Newschannel 6 Now | Wichita Falls, TX". Newschannel 6 Now. 2011-01-07. Retrieved 2012-09-10.
- ^ "Wichita Falls to Lose Major Retail Outlet Before Years' End".
- ^ "At Home décor superstore to replace Sears". 2016-01-09. Archived from the original on 9 January 2016.
- ^ "Wichita Falls Dillard's is closing, corporate confirms". Texomashomepage.com. 2022-05-12.
- ^ Smith, Spencer R. "JCPenney at Sikes Senter Mall to close". KAUZ. Retrieved June 7, 2024.
- ^ Hoggard, Joshua (July 25, 2024). "Sikes Senter Mall losing last remaining anchor store". Texomas Home Page. Retrieved July 26, 2024.