Sunset Mall

Sunset Mall is a shopping mall in San Angelo, Texas. It serves as a retail destination for the city and the surrounding area, with a tenant mix that includes department stores, discount retail, beauty, footwear, and fitness. The mall’s listed anchor stores are Marshalls, JCPenney, Fitness 1440, Ulta Beauty, and two Dillard’s locations. The property opened in 1979 with JCPenney, Sears, H. J. Wilson Co., Bealls, and Hemphill-Wells among its principal tenants. Its original design included fiberglass skylights in the concourses, allowing natural light into the interior. That architectural treatment was recognized a year after opening when the mall’s design received an award from the Dallas chapter of the American Institute of Architects. Sunset Mall’s tenant history reflects the broader evolution of American shopping centers. Hemphill-Wells was acquired by Dillard’s in 1986, linking one of the mall’s original department-store spaces to the Dillard’s chain. H. J. Wilson Co. was subsequently sold to Service Merchandise, whose operation at the mall ended when the retailer closed in 1999. In 2006, Dillard’s opened a second store in the former Service Merchandise location, expanding its presence at the property. The mall also experienced changes among its specialty and value-oriented tenants. Old Navy opened at Sunset Mall in 2000 but closed in 2010. Marshalls later moved into that space, while the Shoe Dept. location was expanded. Ulta Beauty also opened in a space previously occupied by Luby’s, adding a major beauty retailer to the center’s tenant mix. Sears, another original anchor, announced in November 2017 that its Sunset Mall store would close as part of a nationwide program affecting 63 stores. The location closed in January 2018. The current anchor lineup described in available reference material therefore represents a later phase in the property’s retail history, with Dillard’s, JCPenney, Marshalls, Ulta Beauty, and Fitness 1440 forming the principal anchors. Publicly available reference material does not identify the mall’s owner, operator, founding developer, financial performance, or a corporate parent.

Sunset Mall opened in San Angelo, Texas, in 1979. Its initial anchor and major tenants included JCPenney, Sears, H. J. Wilson Co., Bealls, and Hemphill-Wells. The interior concourses incorporated fiberglass skylights intended to bring natural light into the mall. This design received recognition in 1980 from the Dallas chapter of the American Institute of Architects. The mall’s anchor composition changed as its original retailers were acquired, sold, or closed. Dillard’s acquired Hemphill-Wells in 1986, eventually establishing a Dillard’s presence in the space. H. J. Wilson Co. was later sold to Service Merchandise. Service Merchandise operated in the mall until the retailer closed its stores in 1999. In 2006, Dillard’s opened a second location at Sunset Mall in the former Service Merchandise building. Specialty retail occupancy also shifted over time. Old Navy opened at the center in 2000 and left in 2010. Marshalls later occupied the former Old Navy space. The Shoe Dept. store was expanded, and Ulta Beauty opened in space previously used by Luby’s. These changes moved the property’s mix toward discount apparel, beauty, and other specialty retail while retaining traditional department-store anchors. Sears remained part of the mall’s historical anchor lineup until 2017, when the retailer announced that the store would close under a nationwide reduction plan covering 63 locations. The Sunset Mall Sears closed in January 2018. Available reference material identifies Marshalls, JCPenney, Fitness 1440, Ulta Beauty, and two Dillard’s stores as the mall’s current anchors. It does not provide verified information about the property owner, management company, developer, leasing economics, or later redevelopment plans.

• 2018

  Sears closes its Sunset Mall store

  [1]Sunset Mallen.wikipedia.org

  The Sears location closes in January after the 2017 announcement.

• 2017

  Sears announces closure

  [1]Sunset Mallen.wikipedia.org

  Sears identifies its Sunset Mall store for closure in a nationwide plan involving 63 stores.

• 2011

  Marshalls and Ulta Beauty enter the tenant mix

  [1]Sunset Mallen.wikipedia.org

  Marshalls moves into the former Old Navy space, while Ulta Beauty opens in a location previously occupied by Luby’s; the Shoe Dept. store is also expanded.

• 2010

  Old Navy closes

  [1]Sunset Mallen.wikipedia.org

  Old Navy leaves Sunset Mall after approximately a decade of operation.

• 2006

  Dillard’s adds a second store

  [1]Sunset Mallen.wikipedia.org

  Dillard’s opens a second location at the mall in the former Service Merchandise building.

• 2000

  Old Navy opens

  [1]Sunset Mallen.wikipedia.org

  Old Navy opens a store at Sunset Mall.

• 1999

  Service Merchandise closes

  [1]Sunset Mallen.wikipedia.org

  Service Merchandise, which occupied the former H. J. Wilson space, closes its operation at the mall as the retailer shuts down.

• 1986

  Dillard’s acquires Hemphill-Wells

  [1]Sunset Mallen.wikipedia.org

  Hemphill-Wells, one of the mall’s original department-store tenants, is acquired by Dillard’s.

• 1980

  Mall design receives architectural recognition

  [1]Sunset Mallen.wikipedia.org

  The mall’s skylit concourse design receives an award from the Dallas chapter of the American Institute of Architects.

• 1979

  Sunset Mall opens

  [1]Sunset Mallen.wikipedia.org

  The shopping mall opens in San Angelo, Texas, with JCPenney, Sears, H. J. Wilson Co., Bealls, and Hemphill-Wells among its initial major tenants.

A regional shopping-center destination serving San Angelo and nearby communities through a broad mix of department stores, value retail, specialty merchants, beauty, and fitness.

• Department store · 1986

  Dillard's

  Dillard’s operates two department-store locations at Sunset Mall. Its presence derives partly from the former Hemphill-Wells tenancy and later expanded into the building previously occupied by Service Merchandise. The stores provide department-store merchandise within the mall’s anchor lineup.

• Department store · 1979

  JCPenney

  JCPenney is an original Sunset Mall anchor dating from the property’s 1979 opening. It contributes apparel, accessories, home-related merchandise, and general department-store retail to the center’s tenant mix.

• Off-price retailer · 2011

  Marshalls

  Marshalls occupies the space formerly used by Old Navy. Its off-price apparel and home-merchandise format gives Sunset Mall a value-oriented anchor alongside its traditional department stores.

• Beauty retailer · 2011

  Ulta Beauty

  Ulta Beauty opened in space vacated by Luby’s. The store adds cosmetics, skincare, haircare, fragrance, and related beauty retail to Sunset Mall’s specialty offering.

• Fitness center

  Fitness 1440

  Fitness 1440 is identified as one of Sunset Mall’s anchor tenants. It represents the property’s service-oriented component and broadens the mall’s role beyond conventional merchandise retail.

• 2017

  Sears selects its Sunset Mall store for closureOther

  Background

  Sears announced a nationwide program to close 63 stores.

  Action taken

  The company announced the closure of its Sunset Mall location.

  Aftermath

  The store closed in January 2018, removing an original anchor from the mall.

  Source

• 2011

  Sunset Mall reconfigures specialty retail spaceStrategy

  Background

  Old Navy had closed its former mall location, creating space for a replacement tenant.

  Action taken

  Marshalls moved into the former Old Navy space, the Shoe Dept. was expanded, and Ulta Beauty opened in a former Luby’s location.

  Aftermath

  The tenant mix gained a major off-price retailer and beauty specialty store.

  Source

• 2006

  Dillard’s expands its presence at the mallStrategy

  Background

  The former Service Merchandise building became available after that retailer’s closure.

  Action taken

  Dillard’s opened a second store at Sunset Mall in the former Service Merchandise location.

  Aftermath

  Dillard’s became a two-location anchor presence at the property.

  Source

• 2018

  Sears location closes at Sunset Mall[1]Sunset Mallen.wikipedia.org

  Other

  The Sears store at Sunset Mall completed its closure in January 2018 following the retailer's prior-year announcement.

• 2017

  Sears announces closure of its Sunset Mall store[1]Sunset Mallen.wikipedia.org

  Bankruptcy · Other

  Sears announced that its Sunset Mall location would close as part of a nationwide plan involving 63 store closures. The San Angelo store subsequently closed in January 2018.

1. 1Sunset Mallen.wikipedia.org