Myrtle Beach Mall

Shopping mall in Briarcliffe Acres, South Carolina

Myrtle Beach Mall

Entrance to Myrtle Beach Mall, August 2011

Location| Briarcliffe Acres, South Carolina, United States
Coordinates| 33°47′33″N 78°46′00″W﻿ / ﻿33.7925903°N 78.7667478°W﻿ / 33.7925903; -78.7667478
Address| 10177 North Kings Highway
Opening date| 1986
Developer| Shopco Advisory Group
Management| Jones Lang LaSalle
Owner| Colonial Properties Trust (1986-2007), Jones Lang LaSalle (2007-2014), Peak Financial Partners/Msuma Holdings Corp (2014-current)
No. of stores and services| 35+
No. of anchor tenants| 5 (4 open, 1 vacant)
Total retail floor area| 523,414 sq ft (48,626.8 m2)
No. of floors| 1
Website| shopmyrtlebeachmall.com

Myrtle Beach Mall is a regional shopping mall located in Briarcliffe Acres, South Carolina, United States. The mall has 523,414 square feet (48,626.8 m2) of GLA space.

## Description

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The Myrtle Beach Mall is located adjacent to the intersection of 22 and 17 in Briarcliffe Acres, South Carolina. The mall includes a Belk (Men's and Women's stores), AMC Theatres, Books-A-Million, South Carolina's only Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World, and Players Choice Myrtle Beach (Comic book trading store and 80's video arcade). The mall formerly had a Foot Locker, Hallmark, and a Bath and Body Works all of which have closed. The mall has fewer than 40 stores in total.[1]

## History

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The mall originally opened in 1986 as "Briarcliffe Mall", with the name later changing to "Colonial Mall Myrtle Beach." It was the second mall to open in the area, with the first being the now-defunct Myrtle Square Mall. The name was changed to Myrtle Beach Mall in 2007 after being purchased by Jones Lang LaSalle, who acquired it from Colonial Properties Trust in July 2007. The mall's last major update was in 2004.[2] It is one of three malls in the Grand Strand area. The super-regional Coastal Grand Mall is located to the south in Myrtle Beach and the other being Inlet Square Mall in Murrells Inlet.

In 2004, a Bass Pro Shops was added, after Kmart which had previously anchored the mall at that end was demolished. The Myrtle Beach Mall store is the only Bass Pro Shops location in South Carolina, and has helped keep the mall a viable retail establishment in the Grand Strand.[2] The second Belk store was added in 1994, as the original Belk store required expansion but was landlocked.[3]

In 2005, the Briarcliff Cinemas located behind the mall, closed on August 18, 2005, and the former Briarcliff Cinemas building was demolished to construct a larger and new cinema complex by the name of Colonial Cinemas 12. The new cinema complex opened in spring 2006.[4]

On May 17, 2014, it was announced Peak Financial Partners, a private real estate investment firm, as well as Msuma Holdings Corp acquired the mall for $45 million.[5][6][7]

On May 22, 2014, it was reported that the new owners of the Myrtle Beach Mall say that architects have already developed a couple of new concepts for the mall and there are plans to change the mall in order to attract more shoppers. The first changes would be a redesign of the food court, followed by a conversion of the center of the mall, the theater area and the mall's front.[8]

In 2017, the Colonial Cinemas 12 was renamed to AMC Colonial Mall 12.

On January 17, 2020, it was announced that JCPenney would be closing as part of a plan to close 6 stores nationwide. The store closed on July 26, 2020.[9]

On February 14, 2025, the former JCPenney anchor store was demolished to make way for a new restaurant called Downtown Flavortown.[10]

## Anchors

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* AMC Theatres (50,000 sq ft (4,600 m2))
* Bass Pro Shops (108,048 sq ft (10,038.0 m2))
* Belk East (61,234 sq ft (5,688.8 m2))
* Belk North (57,621 sq ft (5,353.2 m2))
* JCPenney (50,475 sq ft (4,689.3 m2)) (closed July 26, 2020)

## References

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1. ^ "Myrtle Beach Mall About Us". Myrtle Beach Mall. Archived from the original on May 26, 2014. Retrieved May 18, 2014.
2. ^ a b "Myrtle Beach Mall Fact Sheet" (PDF). Myrtle Beach Mall. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 2, 2011. Retrieved May 22, 2014.
3. ^ "NEEDING ROOM BUT LANDLOCKED, BELK TO OPEN 2ND STORE IN MALL". The Charlotte Observer. November 5, 1994. Retrieved May 22, 2014.
4. ^ "AMC Classic Myrtle Beach 12 in North Myrtle Beach, SC - Cinema Treasures". cinematreasures.org.
5. ^ Jones, Steve (May 17, 2014). "Partners buy Myrtle Beach Mall". The Sun News. Archived from the original on May 19, 2014. Retrieved May 17, 2014.
6. ^ "Peak Financial Partners, Inc. and Misuma Holdings Complete Joint Venture Note Acquisition of Myrtle Beach Mall in South Carolina". Peak Financial Partners, Inc. Retrieved May 18, 2014.
7. ^ "Peak Financial Partners, Inc. and Misuma Holdings Complete Joint Venture Note Acquisition of Myrtle Beach Mall in South Carolina". PR Web. Retrieved May 22, 2014.
8. ^ Jones, Steve (May 22, 2014). "New look, new tenants ahead for Myrtle Beach Mall". The Sun News. Retrieved May 22, 2014.
9. ^ "JCPenney is closing 6 stores. See if your local store is on the list".
10. ^ "Demolition crews tore down part of the Myrtle Beach Mall. What is opening there?". Yahoo Life. February 20, 2025.

## External links

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Shopping malls in South Carolina

Columbia area|

* Richland Mall
* Columbia Place
* The Village at Sandhill
* Columbiana Centre
* Dutch Square
* Five Points

Myrtle Beach area|

* Broadway at the Beach
* Barefoot Landing
* Coastal Grand Mall
* Inlet Square Mall
* Myrtle Beach Mall
* Myrtle Square Mall †
* The Market Common
* Waccamaw Corp. †

Greenville area|

* Haywood Mall
* Magnolia Park Town Center
* McAlister Square
* The Shops at Greenridge

Florence area|

* Magnolia Mall

Charleston area|

* Citadel Mall
* Ashley Plaza Mall
* Charles Towne Square
* Tanger Factory Outlet Centers
* Mount Pleasant Towne Centre

North Charleston area|

* Northwoods Mall

Hilton Head Island area|

* Shelter Cove Towne Centre

Orangeburg area|

* Prince of Orange Mall

Rock Hill area|

* Rock Hill Galleria
* Rock Hill Mall †
* Town Center Mall †

Spartanburg area|

* Westgate Mall

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