EASTERN SHORE CENTRE

'Eastern Shore Centre' is a lifestyle center located in Spanish Fort, a suburb of Mobile, AL, at the intersection of Malbis Parkway (Alabama State Route 181) and I-10. A landscaped perimeter road, Eastern Shore Boulevard, connects the lifestyle and power center components of this hybrid regional center.
Developed by The MGHerring Group and designed by CMH Architects of Birmingham, AL, it officially opened on November 17 of 2004, following a slight delay caused by Hurricane Ivan, although the Dillard's department store was operating a few weeks earlier. The lifestyle center is anchored by the Dillard's and Belk department stores, while the bookstore Barnes & Noble and the home furnishings retailer Bed, Bath and Beyond are additional junior anchors. In-line merchants include Pottery Barn, Williams-Sonoma, The Sharper Image, Build-A-Bear Workshop, Ann Taylor LOFT, Coldwater Creek, Charlotte Russe, Hollister Co. and Kirkland's Home. Numerous eateries and service-oriented businesses are situated on outparcels in the parking lots of both Eastern Shore Centre and Eastern Shore Plaza.
Over the last couple of years, Eastern Shore Centre has developed a very noticeable vacancy problem. Numerous shuttered storefronts and undeveloped spaces can be found throughout the lifestyle center complex. A number of factors have contributed to Eastern Shore Centre’s unfortunate noticeable vacancies. Many of the local and regional merchants that have initially leased space in the shopping center were unable to maintain their lease agreements, mainly due to declining revenue. National retailers, such as Pottery Barn and Aeropostale, have been able to sustain sales and continue to lease space in the lifestyle center. A second factor is the fact that retailers are flocking to competing regional developments, such as Legacy Village at Spring Hill, in nearby Mobile, AL.
As it is a regional shopping center, Eastern Shore Centre also includes a smaller power center component located on site, adjacent the lifestyle center. Eastern Shore Plaza, as this power center is known, is more than in size and is tenanted with big box stores such as Best Buy, PetSmart, Old Navy, Ross Dress For Less and Cost Plus World Market.

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Anchors & Junior Anchors

External links

Anchors & Junior Anchors

Dillard's (124,824 square ft)

Belk (96,240 square ft)

Barnes & Noble (22,500 square ft)

Bed, Bath & Beyond (19,551 square ft)

External links

http://www.easternshorecentre.com/ (The website for Eastern Shore Centre)

http://www.trotmancompany.net/retail_info.aspx?id=161 (Square Footage Information for Eastern Shore Centre & Plaza)

http://www.icsc.org/srch/sct/sct0205/focus_gulf_3.php (Article about Eastern Shore Centre in Shopping Centers Today)