Battalion/Page 3
February 11, 1982
^ew mall to serve nine-county area
photo by Janet Joyce
Frank Supancic, assistant manager for Sweeney’s Jewelry
store, cleans mirrors and windows in preparation for
opening day in the new mall.
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expansion
by Sandra Kay Gary
Battalion Staff
Four department stores and
more than 80 smaller stores are
scheduled to open Wednesday
when College Station’s first en
closed mall has its grand
opening.
Post Oak Mall, developed
and owned by CBL & Associates
of Chattanooga, Tenn., occu
pies 100 acres off Highway 30
between the Highway 6 by-pass
and Texas Avenue.
“The firm chose to develop a
new mall in College Station pri
marily because of the lack of re
tailing facilities in this area —
not just a lack of facilities in Col
lege Station and Bryan — but a
lack in the nine-county area
around here,” said John Martin,
director of public relations for
CBL & Associates.
Because the market has a lot
of potential customers, many re
tailers expressed a desire to lo
cate outlets in this area, Martin
said.
The trade market area for
Post Oak Mall has a population
of 258,388, which includes the
35,000 students enrolled at
Texas A&M University, accord
ing to research published by the
mall developers. The research
also shows College Station’s
growth rate from 1970-78 was
140 percent, Bryan’s rate was 38
percent and Brazos County’s
was 75 percent.
Eugene Schimpf III, project
manager for Post Oak Mall, said
the mall initially will have a dras
tic effect on other retail stores in
the area. In the long run,
though, other merchants will
find that their clientele base will
broaden because of the mall, he
said.
Post Oak Mall is being de
veloped in two stages. Phase I,
which will cover about 800,000
square feet, consists of the four
department stores and 80 smal
ler stores.
Phase II, scheduled for com
pletion in 1984, should increase
the mail’s area to more than a
million square feet.
The following types of busi
ness are scheduled to open
Wednesday:
Books
Gateway Books and Walden
Books.
Clothing
Brooks Fashions, Casual Cor
ner, Chess King, County Seat,
Courts Western Wear, Fashion
Conspiracy, Foxmoor, Harold’s,
J. Riggins, Jeans West, Lerners,
Motherhood Maternity, Park
land Hosiery, Regan’s, T-Shirts
Plus and Worths.
Department stores
Beall’s, Dillard’s, Sears and Wil
son’s.
Food
Carousel Snack Bar, Chick Fil-
A, Corn Dog, Duck Soup, Fun-
nell Cakery, Giovanni’s, Ken
Martin’s Chicken Fried Steak,
Orange Julius, Original Great
American Chocolate Chip Co.,
Peanut Shack, Pepe’s, Polar
Bear Bar, Potato, Etc., Salad
Bartique, Sesame Hut, Swen
sons, Seafood Shop and The
Stadium.
Gifts
Coach House Cards & Gifts and
Gateway Cards.
Hairstyling
Command Performance and
Regis Hairstylists.
Jewelry
Carlyle Jewelers, Corrigan’s,
Gemstone Creations, Gordon’s
Jewlers, Mission Jewelry, Peck &
Peck, Piercing Pagoda,
Sweeney’s Jewelers and Zales.
Music
Camelot Music, Keyboard Cen
ter, Radio Shack and Record
Bar.
Optical
Royal Optical and Texas State
Optical.
Shoes
Baker Shoes, Butler Shoes, Gal-
lenkamp Shoes, Kinney Shoes,
Thom McAn, Upstage Shoes
and Wild Pair.
Sporting goods
Athlete’s Foot, Champs Sport
ing Goods, Footlocker, Open
Country and Time Out.
Toys
Game Peddler and Kay Bee
Toys.
Miscellaneous
Buckles 8c Blades, Cutlery
World, First Bank & Trust,
Flowers Faire, Jo-Ann Fabrics,
M J Lighting, Pet Emporium,
Plitt Theatre, Quick as a Flash,
Tinderbox, Walgreens, Wicks
’N Sticks and F.W. Woolworth.
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