Ohio Valley Mall
Exterior view of Ohio Valley Mall, July 2013 | |
| Location | Richland Township, Ohio, United States |
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| Coordinates | 40°04′07″N 80°52′05″W / 40.06865°N 80.867922°W |
| Opening date | October 4, 1978 |
| Developer | Cafaro Company |
| Owner | Cafaro Company |
| Stores and services | 65 |
| Anchor tenants | 7 (4 open, 2 under construction, 1 vacant) |
| Floor area | 1,200,000 sq ft (110,000 m2)[1] |
| Floors | 1 (2 in Boscov's) |
| Website | ohiovalleymall |
Ohio Valley Mall is a one-story enclosed shopping mall in Richland Township, outside St. Clairsville, Ohio. It opened in 1978 and was developed by the Youngstown, Ohio-based Cafaro Company, which continues to own and manage it. The mall has four open anchor stores: Boscov's, Dunham's Sports, Marshalls, and Michaels. It contains 65 stores and services.
History
The Ohio Valley Mall opened on October 4, 1978. The mall opened with five anchor stores, which were JCPenney, Kaufmann's, L.S. Good, Montgomery Ward, and Sears. Cinemette Theatres opened in July 1979. In March 1982, L.S. Good closed and Stone & Thomas opened in its space in the summer of that year. Montgomery Ward closed in April 1983 and was replaced by Kmart, which opened that November.
In January 1987, Cinemette Theatres was converted to Cinema World. Cinema World was converted to Carmike Cinemas in April 1994. In 1996, Stone & Thomas moved to a larger location within the mall. Burlington Coat Factory opened in 1997 in the space which Stone & Thomas occupied before moving. In October 1998, Stone & Thomas was converted to Elder-Beerman. Burlington Coat Factory closed in 2000 and Steve & Barry's opened in its space in 2005.
In September 2006, Kaufmann's was converted to Macy's. JCPenney moved to Triadelphia, West Virginia, in 2007,[2] and was replaced by Levin Furniture in 2009. In September 2008, it was announced that Steve & Barry's would be closing in November due to bankruptcy. Crafts 2000 opened in the former Steve & Barry's in 2009.[3] In 2012, it was announced that the Cafaro Company planned to renovate the mall's interior to add a new anchor store.[3]
Levin Furniture closed in 2012[3] and in February 2013, it was announced that Boscov's would be opening in its space in October.[4] Crafts 2000 closed in 2015 and was replaced by Pat Catan's later that year. It was announced in January 2017 that Elder-Beerman and Kmart would be closing in March. In March 2017, it was announced that Carmike Cinemas would be converted to AMC Theatres that month.
It was also announced in March 2017 that the former Elder-Beerman would be subdivided and renovated to add Marshalls, which opened that September. In January 2019, it was announced that Pat Catan's would be closing in June due to Michaels announcing that it would be converting the store in August.
It was announced in March 2019 that half of the former Kmart would be subdivided and renovated to add Dunham's Sports, which opened that October, while the other half of the former Kmart would be demolished to add Hampton Inn & Suites, which opened in April 2021. In April 2019, it was announced that Sears would be closing in July. The former Sears was used by Spirit Halloween on a seasonal basis from 2019 to 2024.
In January 2020, it was announced that Macy's would be closing in March as part of a plan to close 125 stores nationwide.[5] It was announced in February 2020 that Five Below would be opening in the remaining portion of the former Kmart next to Dunham's Sports. Five Below opened in June 2020. From February to May 2021, the former Sears was used as a COVID-19 vaccination clinic.
The former Sears was also used by Hickory Farms during the Christmas and holiday season in 2021. In September 2024, it was announced that AMC Theatres would be closing that month. It was announced in April 2025 that Golden Ticket Cinemas would be opening in the former AMC Theatres.[6]
In September 2025, it was announced that the former Sears would be subdivided and renovated to add Academy Sports + Outdoors and Burlington. It was also announced that the former Macy's would be subdivided and renovated to add Boot Barn. Golden Ticket Cinemas opened in November 2025. Boot Barn will most likely open in March 2026, Burlington will most likely open in May 2026, and Academy Sports + Outdoors will most likely open by late spring/early summer 2026.
References
- ^ "Ohio Valley Mall". Archived from the original on June 22, 2012. Retrieved September 10, 2012.
- ^ "Existing Wheeling Businesses Choose to Relocate to Highlands - The State Journal | HighBeam Research". November 5, 2013. Archived from the original on November 5, 2013.
- ^ a b c "Shildt Wins Manager Of The Year Days After Mom's Death". theintelligencer.net.
- ^ "A good year for levies". timesleaderonline.com.
- ^ "BREAKING: Macy's closing at Ohio Valley Mall". January 6, 2020.
- ^ Flavin, Mary (April 24, 2025). "Popcorn and thrills: New movie theatre coming to the Ohio Valley". WTRF. Retrieved October 27, 2025.