Lebanon Valley Mall
Lebanon Valley Mall is a shopping center west of Lebanon, Pennsylvania, anchored by Boscov's, Hobby Lobby, and Planet Fitness.
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Overview
Lebanon Valley Mall is a regional shopping center located on U.S. Route 422 just west of Lebanon, Pennsylvania. The property was developed on the site of a former landfill by the Lebanon Valley Mall Company, a real-estate development group owned by the department-store retailer Boscov's. Although the mall was completed in 1975, its first major retail presence arrived earlier: a Boscov's department store opened in August 1972. That location was significant in Boscov's expansion because it was the company's first store outside Berks County, Pennsylvania. At opening, the mall combined department-store, discount, grocery, drugstore, specialty-retail, food-service, and entertainment uses. Original or early tenants included Boscov's, Murphy's Mart, Acme Markets, Rea & Derrick, Kinney Shoes, RadioShack, Zales Jewelers, General Nutrition Center, Waldenbooks, Hardee's, and a movie theater. The property therefore operated as a conventional enclosed shopping mall serving Lebanon and surrounding communities, with Boscov's providing its principal department-store draw. After Acme Markets closed in 1988, Boscov's expanded into the former grocery space, increasing the footprint of the mall's principal anchor. A major expansion began in 1996 and added JCPenney as another anchor. JCPenney subsequently departed, and its former space was later reused by Hobby Lobby. In 2010, mall management announced that Hobby Lobby would occupy the former JCPenney premises. The center also developed a substantial entertainment component. Great Escape Lebanon Valley 10 opened in 2006, was rebranded as a Regal cinema in 2014 following a chain transaction, and later changed ownership several times. The Regal theater closed in January 2025. Other changes have reflected the broader transition of American malls from department-store-led retail toward value retail, specialty uses, fitness, and services. Planet Fitness opened in early 2014 in part of the former Ames space, while Price Rite opened in June 2015. Price Rite closed in September 2024. Despite the loss of several former anchors, grocery tenants, and the cinema, the mall remains an operating retail property with Boscov's, Hobby Lobby, and Planet Fitness identified as its principal anchors. Its tenant mix and history make it a local and regional commercial destination rather than a nationally scaled consumer brand.
History
Lebanon Valley Mall developed as a suburban shopping center on the western side of Lebanon, Pennsylvania, along U.S. Route 422. The project was built on a former landfill site and was overseen by the Lebanon Valley Mall Company, a real-estate development group owned by Boscov's. The connection to Boscov's was central to the property's identity from the beginning. A Boscov's department store opened in August 1972, several years before the full mall was completed, and became the retailer's first location outside Berks County. The enclosed shopping center was completed in 1975. The original tenant plan represented the conventional department-store mall model of the period. In addition to Boscov's, the center included Murphy's Mart, the discount division of G. C. Murphy; Acme Markets; Rea & Derrick; Kinney Shoes; RadioShack; Zales Jewelers; General Nutrition Center; Waldenbooks; Hardee's; and a movie theater. These tenants provided a combination of general merchandise, groceries, drugs, apparel, shoes, electronics, jewelry, books, food, and entertainment. The mall served Lebanon and the surrounding area as a broad-based retail destination rather than as a specialist center. The property's first notable reconfiguration followed the closure of Acme Markets in 1988. Boscov's expanded into the former grocery-store space, increasing the size and prominence of its department-store operation. This move also reflected the importance of adapting anchor space when a major tenant departed. Additional expansion work began in 1996 and brought JCPenney to the mall as a new anchor. JCPenney later closed, leaving another large space requiring reuse. Entertainment became a more important part of the complex in the 2000s. Great Escape Lebanon Valley 10 opened in 2006 as a multiplex cinema. In 2014, after a transaction involving the Great Escape chain, the theater was renamed Regal. The theater property subsequently changed hands several times, and the Regal operation ultimately closed in January 2025. The mall had also previously contained a Fox Theater, although the available reference material does not provide its operating dates or detailed history. The former anchor spaces were gradually reassigned to uses that were less dependent on traditional department-store retail. In 2010, management announced that Hobby Lobby would occupy the former JCPenney location. Planet Fitness opened in early 2014 in part of the former Ames space, adding a recurring-service and fitness use to the tenant mix. Price Rite opened in June 2015, giving the property another grocery component after the earlier Acme departure, but it closed in September 2024. Lebanon Valley Mall remains active as a shopping center despite the departure of several historic tenants and the 2025 closure of its cinema. Boscov's, Hobby Lobby, and Planet Fitness are identified as its principal anchors. Its history illustrates the evolution of a Pennsylvania regional mall from a 1970s department-store and grocery format toward a more diversified combination of value retail, specialty retail, fitness, and other services. Information about the mall's current ownership, detailed tenant roster, management leadership, and post-2025 redevelopment plans is not established by the supplied sources.
- 2025
Regal theater closes
[1]The mall's Regal cinema closes in January.
- 2024
Price Rite closes
[1]The Price Rite location closes in September.
- 2015
Price Rite opens
[1]Price Rite opens at the mall in June.
- 2014
Planet Fitness opens and cinema is renamed Regal
[1]Planet Fitness opens in part of the former Ames space, while the Great Escape cinema becomes a Regal theater.
- 2010
Hobby Lobby announced as replacement anchor
[1]Management announces Hobby Lobby for the former JCPenney space.
- 2006
Great Escape Lebanon Valley 10 opens
[1]A ten-screen Great Escape cinema opens at the mall.
- 1996
Expansion adds JCPenney
[1]Work begins on a major expansion that adds JCPenney as an anchor.
- 1988
Boscov's expands into former grocery space
[1]Boscov's expands after Acme Markets leaves the mall.
- 1975
Mall completed
[1]Lebanon Valley Mall is completed on the western side of Lebanon, Pennsylvania.
- 1972
Boscov's opens before mall completion
[1]Boscov's opens its Lebanon Valley location in August, marking the retailer's first store outside Berks County.
Products and positioning
A community and regional shopping center serving Lebanon, Pennsylvania, and nearby communities through a mix of department-store retail, specialty merchandise, fitness, services, and formerly cinema and grocery uses.
Department store · 1972
Boscov's
Boscov's is the mall's principal historic anchor and was operating before the shopping center itself was completed. The store offers broad department-store merchandise, including apparel, accessories, home goods, cosmetics, seasonal products, and other general merchandise. Its presence links Lebanon Valley Mall to the regional Pennsylvania department-store chain's early geographic expansion beyond Berks County.
Arts, crafts, and home décor retail · 2010
Hobby Lobby
Hobby Lobby occupies the former JCPenney anchor space and provides arts-and-crafts supplies, fabric, seasonal merchandise, home décor, and related creative-hobby products. Its large-format presence represents the mall's shift toward specialty and value-oriented retail after the departure of a traditional department-store anchor.
Fitness center · 2014
Planet Fitness
Planet Fitness opened in part of the former Ames space and contributes a membership-based fitness use to the mall. The club broadens the center's role beyond merchandise retail by generating regular service visits and supporting a more diversified tenant mix.
Cinema · 2006
Great Escape Lebanon Valley 10 / Regal Lebanon Valley
The mall's multiplex opened as Great Escape Lebanon Valley 10 in 2006 and was renamed Regal in 2014 after a transaction involving the Great Escape chain. The theater property later changed ownership several times and the Regal operation closed in January 2025.
Grocery retail · 2015
Price Rite
Price Rite added a value-focused grocery offering to Lebanon Valley Mall in June 2015. It provided food and household essentials but closed in September 2024.
Brand decisions
2014
Cinema rebranded from Great Escape to RegalM&ABackground
A transaction involving the Great Escape theater chain affected the identity of the Lebanon Valley cinema.
Action taken
The Great Escape Lebanon Valley 10 theater was renamed Regal Lebanon Valley.
Aftermath
The theater property later changed hands multiple times before the Regal operation closed in 2025.
2010
Hobby Lobby selected for former JCPenney spaceProduct launchBackground
The closure of JCPenney left a large anchor vacancy at the mall.
Action taken
Mall management announced Hobby Lobby as the incoming occupant of the former JCPenney premises.
Aftermath
Hobby Lobby became one of the mall's principal active anchors.
1996
Mall expansion adds JCPenneyStrategyBackground
The property began its next major expansion after operating for more than two decades.
Action taken
JCPenney was added as a new anchor tenant.
Aftermath
JCPenney later closed, and the space was subsequently reused by Hobby Lobby.
1988
Boscov's absorbs former Acme spaceStrategyBackground
Acme Markets closed its grocery store at the mall, leaving a substantial retail space vacant.
Action taken
Boscov's expanded its department store into the former Acme premises.
Aftermath
The expansion increased the footprint of the mall's primary department-store anchor.
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