Concord Mills
Mall facts and statistics
Location	Concord, North Carolina, United States
Opening date	September 1999
Developer	Mills Corporation
No. of stores and services	200
No. of anchor tenants	4
Total retail floor area	1,329,038 square feet[1] (GLA)
No. of floors	1
Website	www.concordmills.com

Concord Mills is a 1.32 million square foot shopping mall located in Concord, North Carolina, a suburb of Charlotte. The mall is in Cabarrus County, just a few hundred feet from the Mecklenburg County border, and about 12 miles from downtown Charlotte. One of two shopping malls in Concord, it was formely operated by the Mills Corporation before the acqusition of the Mills Coporation by Simon Malls, and is the third largest shopping mall in North Carolina. It is North Carolina's largest tourist attraction, attracting over 15 million visitors a year. The mall is located about a mile from Lowe's Motor Speedway. Image File history File links Converted to PNG by Fibonacci. ... Concord is a city located in Cabarrus County, North Carolina, a suburb of Charlotte. ... The Mills Corporation (NYSE: MLS) was a publicly traded real estate investment trust headquartered in Chevy Chase, Maryland. ... Gross leasable area (GLA) in the retail development industry is a term applied to shopping malls, lifestyle centers, outlet malls and other retail centers to indicate the amount of floor space available to be rented. ... Gross leasable area (GLA) in the retail development industry is a term applied to shopping malls, lifestyle centers, outlet malls and other retail centers to indicate the amount of floor space available to be rented. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Concord is a city located in Cabarrus County, North Carolina, a suburb of Charlotte. ... Charlotte (also known as candle stick) is a figure skating grace move - one of the spirals, where the skater is bended and glides on its one leg with the other one lifted to the air. ... Cabarrus County is a county located in the south-central part of the state of North Carolina. ... Mecklenburg County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. ... The Mills Corporation (NYSE: MLS) was a publicly traded real estate investment trust headquartered in Chevy Chase, Maryland. ... Official language(s) English Capital Raleigh Largest city Charlotte Area  Ranked 28th  - Total 53,865 sq mi (139,509 km²)  - Width 150 miles (240 km)  - Length 560[1] miles (901 km)  - % water 9. ... Lowes Motor Speedway (formerly Charlotte Motor Speedway) is a speedway in Concord, North Carolina, north of Charlotte. ...

Major stores

Like many of the Mills Corporation's other shopping malls, Concord Mills is composed mainly of outlet stores, big box stores, and entertainment venues. Among the center's anchor stores are: A big box is a box that is big. ... In retail, an anchor store, or draw tenant, is one of the larger stores in a shopping mall, usually a department store in a major retail chain, such as Macys or JCPenney. ...

AMC Theatres Blacklion F.Y.E Entertaiment Bass Pro Shops Best Fest Food Court Yankee Candle Co. Nike Factory Outlet Books A Million Nascar Speedpark F.Y.E Games Dave & Buster's

== Best Fest Food Court == Books A Million/Joe Muggs Coffee == F.Y.E == AC Moore == Saks Off 5th Ave == Shoe Dept. == Pacific Sunwear == TJ Maxx Homegoods == Finish Line == GameStop == Bed, Bath & Beyond == Bath & Body Works == Bass Pro Shops == Yankee Candle Co. == Verizon Wireless == Nascar Speedpark == Blacklion == Nike Factory Outlet

Layout

The mall is designed in the shape of an infinity symbol. The infinity symbol ∞ (unicode U+221E) in several typefaces The word infinity comes from the Latin infinitas or unboundedness. It refers to several distinct concepts which arise in theology, philosophy, mathematics and everyday life. ...

There are seven "neighborhoods" to the mall, each with its own entrance and distinct theme. For example, Neighborhood 5 is garden-themed, featuring a green palette and stores such as Earthbound Trading Co., while Neighborhood 3 is called Fashion Court and showcases the Off 5th Saks Fifth Avenue outlet. Saks Fifth Avenue is a chain of upscale American department stores that is owned and operated by Saks Fifth Avenue Enterprises (SFAE), a subsidiary of Saks Incorporated. ...

Surrounding area

What was once simply a forest lining Interstate 85 in 1999, the area surrounding Concord Mills has quickly grown. Concord Mills Boulevard, the main road that runs alongside the mall's property, is lined with dozens of restaurants, stores, hotels, and car dealerships, with new establishments being added on a regular basis. Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Interstate 85 Interstate 85 (abbreviated I-85) is an interstate highway in the southeastern United States. ... Year 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar). ...

2000 construction fire

On August 21, 2000 on a construction site near Concord Mills, a natural gas pipeline ruptured sending flames to heights of about 100 feet. As a result of the explosion, law enforcement officials to closed local roads around the mall and Interstate 85 around rush hour (4 p.m.); the roads were reopened one hour later after the situation was contained^[2]. The event received national network television coverage; FOX News Channel incorrectly called the mall "Concord Hills" during most of its coverage. News helicopters provided much of the video shown on national television. This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... The Fox News Channel (FNC) is a United States-based cable and satellite news channel. ...

See also

• I-85 Corridor
• List of shopping malls in the United States

The I-85 Corridor is a multi-state region that follows I-85 across the Southeastern U.S. It includes several metropolitan areas: the Atlanta metropolitan area, The SC Upstate, Asheville, Charlotte metropolitan area, The NC Piedmont Triad, The NC Triangle, and Richmond-Petersburg. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

External links

• Concord Mills official website

References

1. ^ http://www.costar.com/freesearch/Detail/Detail.aspx?p=9277920657CD5DB1F2749EE784D94EC4
2. ^ The State: EXPLOSION NEAR N.C. MALL SENDS 1 TO HOSPITAL