Comments on: Indian Mall; Jonesboro, Arkansas

By: Bobby P.

Bobby P. — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 04:02:40 +0000

Any updates yet on this place? Is it still empty?

By: jonesboro I

jonesboro I — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 18:27:51 +0000

in response to jonesboro statement, 6-20-2009, i totally agree with your comments. i think warmack had a great vision with indian mall at the time he built back in the 60’s. i also think that the warmack family sold out at the right time, they used great discernment with that right timing. i also feel that the purchasing party probably bite the big bullet, especially since our economy has been in its downward spiral over the last year(s). good luck to the new owner(s). as i stated, i agree with you in your comment – don’t hold your breath when it comes for that new look.

By: Jonesboro

Jonesboro — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 16:05:40 +0000

Warmack has received a lot of criticism on this site. It is only fair to point out that Warmack was smart enough not to build a big mall at the peak of the real estate bubble. Warmack was also smart enough to sell the decrepit Indian Mall to a guy who was foolish enough to think that Jonesboro could support two malls within a mile of each other. Warmack left Jonesboro with money in his pockets. Burrow is reaping the karma he sowed. If you are waiting for the Shops at Caraland to open, don’t hold your breath.

By: ThriveStudentConnections

ThriveStudentConnections — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 02:29:32 +0000

burrow halsey has finally bought the indian mall…and are planning to build the shoppes at caraland…yay

By: john

john — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 22:30:58 +0000

Indian Mall’s owners, the Warmack Family, signed its death warrant when they bought it. They NEVER attempted to revitalize it, modernize it or enhance it. They left it as was, too small, too outdated and on its last legs. A stage by stage remodeling, enlargement of stores by reworking its many blank and dead spaces and refurbishment of its exterior would have at least helped it transition when the inevitabile new mall opened. It could have easily become a outlet mall, which would have exploded in popularity here, or combo retail/office space. It was not ever going to survive as “the” mall for the region due to its size constraints and the consraints on the land around it to raise up new out parcel stores. Turtle Creek Mall had the right sight, size and outparcels to support the retail development our city needed. Southern Hills might as well have been named “Womack’s Folly”, it was a size constrained area, off the beaten path and would have caused a major disruption to the main road that feeds the city’s most affluent neighborhoods.
The eventual purchase of the Indian Mall property by Mr. Bruce Burrow will certainly be a boon to our local economy. Mr. Burrow runs a first class operation and has his pulse on what people want and what they need. He and his company will undoubtedly bring the corner of Carway and Highland back to life, a life that began fading when Warmack and Compant rolled into town many moons ago.

By: Bobby

Bobby — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 22:53:13 +0000

I doubt Macy’s will open any new stores anytime soon, I’ve heard Fed… er, Macy’s Inc. has no interest in doing so for a while.

By: Jonesboro Native

Jonesboro Native — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 20:07:37 +0000

The Shoppes of Caraland will replace Indian Mall. Indian Mall will be demolished, and I have not heard what will happen to the Sears store. They may keep their current building, build new on the same site, or move across the intersection to their K-Mart location. The Shoppes of Caraland will be an open-air upscale lifestyle center with lush landscaping, according to several sources. It will bring in very nice stores that did not sign on with The Mall at Turtle Creek a few blocks away. Hopefully, The Shoppes of Caraland will include Williams-Sonoma, Talbots, Bonefish Grill, Crepe Maker, Macy’s, and a Fresh Market gourmet grocery store. People come to Jonesboro, Arkansas, from all over Northeast Arkansas and Southeast Missouri to shop. The shopping in Jonesboro serves a population base of about a half a million, far greater than Jonesboro’s population of 60,000. The economy is great in Jonesboro. Most people in this region would rather shop in Jonesboro in order to avoid the high crime associated with Memphis. Jonesboro is definitely a city on the move and is no longer a sleepy Southern town. St. Bernard’s Hospital of Jonesboro is the largest hospital between St. Louis, Little Rock, and Memphis. People come to St. Bernard’s for their health needs from all over Northeast Arkansas and Southeast Missouri, just like they do for their shopping. Jonesboro is a clean, efficient, fresh, and progressive community. We can’t wait until The Shoppes of Caraland opens!

By: Jonah Norason

Jonah Norason — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 22:50:26 +0000

Maybe mixed-use/offices could work but…political correctness killed the mall.

By: wayne m

wayne m — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 22:40:40 +0000

It has been announced that the developer of turtle creek has acquired indian mall I am not sure if they intend to demolish it completely or revamp it but either way it is to live again as the shops at CaraLand or somthing like that. The ncaa has forced the local college to abandon the indian mascot so a slamming together of caraway rd and Highland drive leaves us with the shops at caraland. I say you go Belz Burrow or Burrow Halsey but lets give a little more thought to a name. caraland sucks!

By: TrafficCourt » Blog Archive » Comparing Malls

TrafficCourt » Blog Archive » Comparing Malls — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 14:08:41 +0000

[...] Labelscar conducts an interesting exercise comparing two malls in Jonesboro, Ark., looking at how a new project, Mall at Tuttle Creek helped push Indian Mall out of commission. Over the years we’ve spent a great deal of time investigating why malls die. We’ve found a great number of reasons, and one of the most popular of these has been competition. We hate to sound general, but it’s happened all over the place, and probably close to you too. The newer, shinier mall (replace ‘mall’ with ‘Lifestyle Center’ or ‘Big Box Power Center’ or whatever, same difference) becomes instantly popular and leaves the smaller, older center by the wayside. However, this process usually takes a while, typically at least several years if not longer before total dominance is shifted from one retail center/area to another, and the losing mall finally gives up and meets Mr. Bulldozer. However, that’s not necessarily the case here. What we’re about to investigate is rather unique, in that the dominance of one center shifted to another instantaneously; as one shiny new mall opened, the older, smaller mall was immediately abandoned, seemingly overnight. [...]