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In August 2007, MBC Holdings entered into talks with the
Warmack Company to purchase the Indian Mall. MBC Holdings plans on destructing most of the site and then developing it into additional retail space. The deal is contingent on several areas. One is the city of Jonesboro's willingness to allow
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Dillard's and a new JCPenney among its anchors. As a result, JCPenney closed its store at Indian Mall, and the Dillard's at Indian Mall was converted to a clearance center (with the Dillard's Men's store closing entirely). Similarly, many of the older mall's tenants
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Southern Hills Mall, was to feature a similar
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403:2007-04-30
367:References
288:food court
261:Fort Smith
135:Management
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313:Sam Goody
272:Dillard's
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284:JCPenney
276:TG&Y
245:GameStop
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317:KB Toys
305:The Gap
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