Mayagüez Mall is a shopping mall located in the municipalities of Mayagüez. It is the third largest shopping center in Puerto Rico with a total of  of retail space, and it is the main shopping center in western Puerto Rico. Its main stores include Kókomo, Sears, JCPenney, Shoe Carnival, Old Navy, Marshalls, Summit Trampoline Park  and Office Max. 

There is also a heliport within the mall property. The mall is made up of three concourses which connect at a central atrium.

History
In October 1970, a $6.5 million permanent mortgage was arranged by the Miami office of Friedman-Drew Corp. on the Mayaguez Mall. The mall was planned to be on a 38-acre tract and would have 300,000 square feet of building area including an enclosed air conditioned mall, parking for 2,000 cars would also be provided. The loan was for 27 years,  lender being a New York State savings bank. 

On October 4, 1972, at a cost of $12 million dollars, being developed and administrated by Empresas Puertorriqueñas de Desarrollo Inc. a local firm represented by its president at the time Joaquín A. Villamil. Mayaguez Mall inaugurated with 60 establishments, of which included anchors Sears, González Padín, Woolworth, New York Department Stores, and a Walgreens. It also had a cinema Mayaguez Theaters, two banks, and cafeterias which served as food options. During opening week the mall had a series of recreational and cultural events which included different artistic groups of the island. As it was informed Sears, which was one of the first stores to open at the mall had record breaking sales which beat previous records. At the time of opening it was the biggest mall in Puerto Rico. 

In March 1977, with the mall having sales of $46 million dollars the previous year, plans for the mall to expand were announced. This would include expanding the north of the mall approximately 6,000 square meters that would add to the already 625 that were in use by the 60 establishments at the mall, active negotiations were also undergoing to bring establishments such as Mr. Donuts, JCPenney, Kentucky Fried Chicken, and Pizza Hut to the mall. 

In February 1979, Pizza Hut opened a location on the premises of the mall, being the chains 5th location on the island at the time. 

In December 1979, the first B. Dalton Booksellers store in Mayaguez opened at the mall.  

Throughout the late 1990s up to late 1991, the mall underwent extensive renovations, including the construction of its third and largest concourse anchored by JCPenney. 

Walmart would open a 110,000 square-foot store at the mall in late 1991 as an addition to the ongoing renovations that underwent the mall during this period of time.

In October 1995, González Padín which co-anchored the Sears concourse closed when the chain ceased operations. Its former space was occupied later on by Sears Brand Central.

In 2008, an Old Navy store opened at the mall in the JCPenney concourse.

The former CineVista Theatres building shuttered with the rest of the chain in November 2008 and was demolished by 2010. Later on being replaced by a Romano's Macaroni Grill.

In 2011, the Borders Book Store store at the mall closed with the chains bankruptcy. The store had originally opened in 2005.

In June 2, 2020, after being closed for some time during the COVID-19 pandemic, the mall reopened.

In December 2020, it was announced that Sears would be closing as part of a plan to close 23 stores nationwide. Both the main Sears store and Sears Brand Central closed in February 2021.

The mall underwent renovations in 2023 to celebrate its 50th anniversary.

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References

External links
 
Map of Mayagüez Mall

Shopping malls in Puerto Rico
Shopping malls established in 1972
Buildings and structures in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
Tourist attractions in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
1972 establishments in Puerto Rico