Wenatchee Valley Mall is a shopping mall located in

East Wenatchee, Washington East Wenatchee is a city in Douglas County, Washington, United States. The population at the 2010 census was 13,190, a 129.1% increase on the 2000 census, having annexed much of the East Wenatchee Bench CDP. As of the 2020 census, the popul ...

. It opened in 1973 and is anchored by

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, and

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. The

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of the mall is ,Wenatchee Valley Mall on Loopnet.com
/ref> meaning it is smaller than a regional mall, per the definitions of the International Council of Shopping Centers. However, despite its small size, Wenatchee Valley Mall is the only mall within an radius of East Wenatchee, and thus serves a population of over 200,000 people.

History

The mall opened in 1973 with

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(1973),

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(2nd phase), and Buttrey-Osco Food & Drug.

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had planned to add a store at Wenatchee Valley Mall as early as 1996; however, the store did not open until taking the former Buttrey building in 2001. This store became Bon-Macy's in 2003, and Macy's in 2005. Gottschalks, which replaced Lamonts in 2000, closed in 2003, and was replaced with Bed Bath & Beyond and Ross Dress For Less. Sears closed in 2013 and its building was sold to

the same year. In turn, Sears opened a smaller-format store.

References

External links

Wenatchee Valley Mall Official Website
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