Regency Square Mall Thread

[Elwood]

Wasn't the old MW space originally Dillards before they built their location on the backside of the mall?

[fsujax]

I think it was Ivey's and then when Dillards took over they built the newer store. Which is now a Dillards Clearance center.

[Timkin]

I think it was Ivey's and then when Dillards took over they built the newer store. Which is now a Dillards Clearance center.

I am not sure that the Dillards Clearance Center is still open... When at Belk a few days ago , the building looked abandoned.

[copperfiend]

It wouldn't surprise me if it was closed. The Sears looks pretty dead too every time I drive by the mall.

[iluvolives]

It wouldn't surprise me if it was closed. The Sears looks pretty dead too every time I drive by the mall.

I work at the office building near the theater and the Dillards is still open- it just has weird hours. It closes nightly at 7PM and is closed all day on Monday's.

[duvaldude08]

It wouldn't surprise me if it was closed. The Sears looks pretty dead too every time I drive by the mall.

Yeah Sears nationally arent doing to hot. Thats why I was afraid they were going to close the one at Regency when they annouced closings a few months back. To be honest, unless Im getting a battery for my car, I NEVER go in Sears.

[coredumped]

Yeah Sears nationally arent doing to hot. Thats why I was afraid they were going to close the one at Regency when they annouced closings a few months back. To be honest, unless Im getting a battery for my car, I NEVER go in Sears.

I'm always at sears, I'm a tool junky They're not as busy as JCP, but certainly not a ghost town. They also have weird-ish hours. They close at 8 when the rest of the mall closes at 9.

[vicupstate]

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2013/05/02/4017669/city-of-charlotte-likely-to-demolish.html

Eastland mall in Charlotte is of similiar size and age as Regency.  This was the first enclosed mall I ever visited, back in '77 or thereabouts.  People drove from all over to shop there, as it was the biggest mall in the two  Carolinas for several years, plus the Ice Rink was a unique feature. 

The mall and the area around it has gone from thriving to dying in the space of 25-30 years, much like ARlington.

[duvaldude08]

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2013/05/02/4017669/city-of-charlotte-likely-to-demolish.html

Eastland mall in Charlotte is of similiar size and age as Regency.  This was the first enclosed mall I ever visited, back in '77 or thereabouts.  People drove from all over to shop there, as it was the biggest mall in the two  Carolinas for several years, plus the Ice Rink was a unique feature. 

The mall and the area around it has gone from thriving to dying in the space of 25-30 years, much like ARlington.

I disagree tha Arlington has "died". Arlington is a huge area and one of the most dense areas of Jacksonville. The Regency area has went down, but that does not account for Arlington as a whole.

[I-10east]

IMO saying a mall that's just a little out of date have to get a mandatory drastic renovation is highly overblown, as long as it isn't something horribly outdated like Gateway; In special cases even very outdated malls do okay. Orange Park Mall, and The Oaks Mall in Gainesville are no more 'updated' than Regency, but they are doing just fine. Malls successes have more to do with the surrounding area and expansion, and less to do with a drastic 2013 renovation. Even with Jacksonville Landing's 80's appeal, IMO it would have been fine without a makeover (with expansion) if there was more to do there in the surrounding area (amusement, tourist friendly activities etc.).

Someone schooled me that there was ALOT of stealing going on in Regency's hey day, mainly from Pottsburg and Caravan thieves. Successful shoplifting sprees can definitely be a major detriment to a mall.

[duvaldude08]

IMO saying a mall that's just a little out of date have to get a mandatory drastic renovation is highly overblown, as long as it isn't something horribly outdated like Gateway; In special cases even very outdated malls do okay. Orange Park Mall, and The Oaks Mall in Gainesville are no more 'updated' than Regency, but they are doing just fine. Malls successes have more to do with the surrounding area and expansion, and less to do with a drastic 2013 renovation. Even with Jacksonville Landing's 80's appeal, IMO it would have been fine without a makeover (with expansion) if there was more to do there in the surrounding area (amusement, tourist friendly activities etc.).

Someone schooled me that there was ALOT of stealing going on in Regency's hey day, mainly from Pottsburg and Caravan thieves. Successful shoplifting sprees can definitely be a major detriment to a mall.

Since I stay on the Westside, I have finally been inside OP mall. Before recently, I had never been there.. Wasnt very impressed. Yes, the have a slew of stores, but all the talk about Regency being outdated, OP mall seems just as outdated as Regency if you ask me. The Avenues is kinda blah as well. Of course, everyone's view on here differs.

[I-10east]

OP mall seems just as outdated as Regency if you ask me.

That's exactly what I was said. I said that OPM is no more updated than Reg, and it's doing okay (store occupancy-wise, still adding stores etc) opposed to Reg. I can care less about a style of a skylight being outdated or not, how high water fountains spray up, and how many faux trees are in a mall. Everyone cares about which stores and restaurants are in a mall.

[JeffreyS]

I am sure the OP mall is doing very well it is always packed. 

[tufsu1]

^ and that is the key....a mall can get by as "outdated" as long as it is still busy....or in the case of OP, doesn't have much competition

[FSBA]

Regency's biggest issue is that it has very few things going for it. Arlington residents who are better off prefer going to the SJTC. The RCMP meant Northsiders didn't have to go over the Dames Point Bridge for most shopping needs.

If Sears did close, is Regency even financially in its current incarnation going forward?

I've seen it floated about to demolish part of the mall and attract IKEA. Is Jacksonville large enough to attract them?