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Cumberland Mall

Entrance to the mall in 2015
Location	Cumberland, Georgia, United States
Coordinates	33°52′51″N 84°28′06″W / 33.880810°N 84.468418°W / 33.880810; -84.468418
Opening date	August 8, 1973; 51 years ago (1973-08-08)
Developer	Crow Carter Associates
Management	Brookfield Properties
Owner	Brookfield Properties (51%), CBRE Group (49%)
No. of stores and services	134
No. of anchor tenants	5
Total retail floor area	1,040,000 sq ft (97,000 m).
No. of floors	2 (3 in Macy's)
Parking	5,600
Public transit access	Cumberland Transfer Center
Website	www.cumberlandmall.com/en/

Cumberland Mall is a shopping mall in the Cumberland district of Metropolitan Atlanta near the suburbs of Smyrna and Vinings. It was the largest shopping mall in Georgia when it opened on August 8, 1973. The mall features the traditional retailers Macy's, Dick's Sporting Goods, Costco, in addition to Planet Fitness, and Round 1 Entertainment.

History

Cumberland Mall in Atlanta was the first four-anchor mall built in Georgia, and only the second such mall in the entire Southeastern United States. It was developed by Crow Carter & Company. The original anchors to the mall were Rich's, Davison's, Sears and JCPenney.

Cumberland Mall remained one of the leading malls in the region for over a decade before Town Center Mall in Kennesaw opened in 1986. Cumberland Mall originally featured many distinct design elements to heighten the original mall experience, but as competition forced a major reshuffling of the mall, much of this was stripped away in the renovation of 1989. Some of the original tenants that were lost at this point were Magic Pan, McDonald's, Piccadilly Cafeteria and Cashin's Restaurant among others. One of the additions, however, was a food court, which had not existed previously.

In 2003, Cumberland Mall lost its first anchor, Macy's (formerly Davison's). The vacant store resulted in a major redevelopment plan. The redevelopment included the demolition of the old Macy's, which was replaced with a new mall entrance complete with an open-air wing. This mall has restaurants such as Buffalo Wild Wings, Maggiano's Little Italy, The Cheesecake Factory, P.F. Chang's China Bistro and Stoney River Legendary Steaks. Other changes included the demolition of the JCPenney, which planned to close its store, for the construction of a new Costco. The changes also included a complete interior renovation with new skylights and an expanded food court. These changes were planned to keep the mall competitive, even with only two traditional department stores remaining: Macy's (former Rich's) and Sears. All the renovations were completed in early 2007. In 2015, Sears Holdings spun off 235 of its properties, including the Sears at Cumberland Mall, into Seritage Growth Properties. On March 11, 2015, Tomorrow's News Today - Atlanta detailed Kroger's plans to take over the upper level of Sears and reopen it as a 93,000-square-foot grocery store by the summer of 2016.

On January 12, 2016, Kroger announced that it was no longer coming to Cumberland Mall after all.

On August 22, 2018, Sears announced that it would be closing in November 2018 as part of a plan to close 46 stores nationwide. After the store closed Costco and Macy’s are the remaining anchors left.

On June 8, 2020, Ted's Montana Grill closed due to COVID-19 financial restraints; shortly after, the only restaurants left after the closure of Ted's, include Buffalo Wild Wings, Maggiano's Little Italy, The Cheesecake Factory, P.F. Chang’s Bistro, and Stoney River Legendary Steaks. In 2022, the space of the former Ted's Montana Grill is replaced with Canadian-based seafood restaurant The Captain's Boil.

On August 21, 2020, Dick's Sporting Goods and Golf Galaxy were added to the mall and replaced the upper level of the former Sears building, along with Planet Fitness; which opened on September 1, 2020.

The mall is connected to the Cobb Galleria Centre via a pedestrian walkway that bridges Cobb Parkway.

Anchors

• Costco Wholesale (November 15, 2006 – present)
• Dick's Sporting Goods/Golf Galaxy (August 21, 2020 – present)
• Macy's (1986-2003, March 6, 2005-present)
• Planet Fitness (September 1, 2020 – present)
• Round One Entertainment (2021–present)

Former anchors

• Davison's (August 8, 1973 – 1986)
• JCPenney (August 8, 1973 – 2005)
• Rich's (August 8, 1973 – March 6, 2005)
• Sears (August 8, 1973 – November 25, 2018)

Cancelled anchors

• Kroger (2016)

See also

• Cumberland (edge-city of Atlanta)
• Cobb Galleria

References

1. "Cumberland attracts 200,000 shoppers in 1st week". The Atlanta Constitution. August 16, 1973. p. 5S. Retrieved December 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "At Cumberland Mall". Seritage. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016.
3. Zandman, Eli (March 11, 2015). "Kroger in Talks to Enter Cumberland Mall". Tomorrow's News Today - Atlanta. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
4. Stafford, Leon (January 12, 2016). "Cumberland Mall Kroger no longer happening". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved December 18, 2024.
5. "Here's the list of 46 more Sears, Kmart stores to close in late 2018". WCVB. August 22, 2018. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
6. Spivak, Caleb J. (January 6, 2022). "The Captain's Boil Opens In Cumberland Mall, First U.S. Location for Canadian Franchise". What Now Atlanta. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
7. "[EXCLUSIVE] Round1 and Dick's to Headline Cumberland Mall Sears Replacements". Tomorrow's News Today - Atlanta. July 30, 2019. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
8. "[EXCLUSIVE] Planet Fitness stretches to Cumberland Mall". Tomorrow's News Today - Atlanta. May 14, 2020. Retrieved May 14, 2020.

External links

• Official website

• Shopping malls in the Atlanta metropolitan area
• Buildings and structures in Cobb County, Georgia
• Tourist attractions in Cobb County, Georgia
• Brookfield Properties
• Shopping malls established in 1973
• Cumberland, Georgia
• 1973 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)