Pierre Bossier Mall

Pierre Bossier Mall is an enclosed shopping mall located at the intersection of Interstate 20 and Airline Drive (Louisiana Highway 3105) in Bossier City, Louisiana. The mall, as is the city it is located in, is named after early settler Pierre Bossier. In October 1998, the mall was purchased by General Growth Properties, which built and sold it in the 1980s, for $26 million.[1][2] It is currently owned and managed by Brookfield Properties Retail Group. Its anchor stores are J. C. Penney, Dillard's, Virginia College, and Forever 21, formerly Stage, established with the sale in 1994 by Horace Ladymon of the Beall-Ladymon Corporation. The mall had a theater, The Bossier 6. It was opened September 10, 1982 and was operated by AMC. It closed in 2000.

Pierre Bossier Mall
LocationBossier City, Louisiana, United States
Coordinates32.5258°N 93.7056°W / 32.5258; -93.7056
Opening dateAugust 19, 1982 (August 19, 1982)
DeveloperGeneral Growth Properties
ManagementBrookfield Properties Retail Group
OwnerBrookfield Properties Retail Group
No. of stores and services80
No. of anchor tenants5 (4 open, 1 vacant)
Total retail floor area650,000 sq ft (60,000 m2)
No. of floors1 (2 in Dillard's)
Parking4,000
Websitepierrebossiermall.com

The mall banned smoking on June 1, 1994.[3]

In 2005, Shreveport newspaper The Times reported that Pierre Bossier Mall was one of two local malls to increase sales, bucking the national trends toward the decline of traditional enclosed malls.[4] The mall faced increased competition from newer outdoor shopping centers such as the Louisiana Boardwalk but the hot, humid Louisiana summers helped to drive shopper to the air conditioned indoor mall.[5] In mid-2012, Virginia College moved into an anchor spot vacated by Service Merchandise in 1999.[6]

For mall walkers, a lap around the Pierre Bossier Mall including all the niches is a half mile.

On June 6, 2018, it was announced that Sears would be closing in September 2018.[7]

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