Sooner Mall is a regional shopping mall and trade area located in Norman, Oklahoma. It contains four major department store anchors, and a total of 73 tenants comprising a total of approximately 512,000 square feet of gross leasable area.[2] It is also the top employer of University of Oklahoma students. The anchor stores are JCPenney and Dillard's. There is one vacant anchor store that was once Sears. Junior anchors are Get Air Trampoline Park, Sun & Ski Sports, and JoAnn Fabrics.

Sooner Mall
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LocationNorman, Oklahoma, United States
Coordinates35°13′12″N 97°29′27″W / 35.22000°N 97.49083°W / 35.22000; -97.49083
Opening date1976; 48 years ago (1976)
Previous namesSooner Fashion Mall (1976–1999)
DeveloperMonumental Properties[1]
OwnerBrookfield Properties
No. of stores and services76
No. of anchor tenants3 (2 open, 1 vacant)
Total retail floor area511,569 sq ft (47,526.3 m2)[2]
No. of floors1
Parking2,700 spaces
Websitewww.soonermall.com/en.html

The mall was built in 1976 as Sooner Fashion Mall. It was expanded in 1988 when Dillard's moved to a new store. JCPenney, which already had a store in the mall, moved into Dillard's original location.[3]

In 1996, the mall was purchased by General Growth Properties. On November 20, 1999, the mall was renamed Sooner Mall.[4] In 2015, Sears Holdings spun off 235 of its properties, including the Sears at Sooner Mall, into Seritage Growth Properties.[5]

On October 15, 2018, it was announced that Sears would be closing as part of a plan to close 142 stores nationwide.[6]

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References

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  1. ^ "Oklahoma". Chain Store Age: E42. 1974.
  2. ^ a b "Sooner Mall".
  3. ^ "Sooner Fashion Mall Expanding". Oklahoman.com. October 9, 1988.
  4. ^ Minty, Chip (November 12, 1999). "Mall unveils new look". The Oklahoman. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  5. ^ "At Sooner Mall | Seritage". seritage.com.
  6. ^ Tyko, Nathan Bomey and Kelly. "Sears store closing list: 142 more Sears, Kmart locations closing in Chapter 11 bankruptcy". USA TODAY.
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