Cumberland Mall

The 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.

For other places with the same name, see Cumberland Mall (disambiguation).
Cumberland Mall
LocationAtlanta, Georgia, United States
Coordinates33.880810°N 84.468418°W / 33.880810; -84.468418
Opening dateAugust 8, 1973 (1973-08-08)
ManagementBrookfield Properties Retail Group
OwnerBrookfield Properties Retail Group (51%), CBRE Group (49%)
No. of stores and services134
No. of anchor tenants3 (2 open, 1 vacant)
Total retail floor area1,040,000 sq ft (97,000 m2).
No. of floors2
Parking5,600
Websitecumberlandmall.com

History

Cumberland Mall in Atlanta was the first four-anchor mall built in Georgia. The original anchors to the mall were Rich's, Davison's, Sears and JCPenney. The mall is two-levels and includes a multi-story parking deck to accommodate the large crowds. The mall was modeled after similar Landover Mall in Maryland and was so far superior to Cobb County's first mall that the older mall was unable to ever recover.

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 Macys, 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, Stoney River Legendary Steaks, and Ted's Montana Grill. 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.[1] 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.[2] 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.[3] After the store closed Costco and Macy’s are the remaining anchors left. As of Monday, June 8, 2020 Ted’s Montana Grill has officially closed its doors for good due to COVID-19 financial restraints; so now the only restaurants left are Buffalo Wild Wings, Maggianos Little Italy, The Cheesecake Factory, P.F. Chang’s Bistro, and Stoney River Legendary Steaks!

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

Current anchors
  • Costco Wholesale (November 15, 2006-present)
  • Macy's (1986-2003, March 6, 2005-present)

Upcoming anchors

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 26, 2018)
Cumberland Mall in 2018
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See also

References
  1. "At Cumberland Mall - Seritage". www.seritage.com.
  2. Zandman, Eli (11 March 2015). "Kroger in Talks to Enter Cumberland Mall". Tomorrow's News Today - Atlanta. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
  3. "Here's the list of 46 more Sears, Kmart stores to close in late 2018". WCVB. 22 August 2018.
  4. "[EXCLUSIVE] Round1 and Dick's to Headline Cumberland Mall Sears Replacements". Tomorrow's News Today - Atlanta. 30 July 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  5. "[EXCLUSIVE] Planet Fitness stretches to Cumberland Mall". Tomorrow's News Today - Atlanta. 14 May 2020. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
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