History
Mall at Barnes Crossing opened March 7 1990 as the third mall in the Tupelo area. Original anchor stores included Kmart, Parisian and McRae's, along with JCPenney and Sears. Kmart closed in the mid 1990s, and McRae's later opened a secondary store in the former Kmart. Both of the McRae's stores were rebranded as Belk when that chain acquired both of the McRae's locations in 2005. Belk also acquired the Parisian chain in 2007, and as a result, the former Parisian at the mall was then closed and became Dick's Sporting Goods in 2008. In 2008, Barnes and Noble opened and added an additional 10,000 sq/ft to the mall making the official size 821,000 sq/ft. Joining them in an updated lifestyle center look were, Coldwater Creek and Jos. A. Bank. The southwest entrance also has been remodeled and it the home of ULTA Beauty and D'Casa Mexican Restaurant. In 2013, CHICO's and Francesca Collection has opened.
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