“Sumter Mall”的意思、由来-开放百科全书

The first use of the name "Sumter Mall" was for a 20-acre downtown mall that became known as Sumter Towne Mall. Construction of this mall was announced by Plaza Associates Inc. in 1973.^[5] Completed in 1975 and defunct by 1982, this mall has also been known as the Sumter Downtown Mall and the Downtown Sumter Mall.

In 1979, the mall was announced by Jim Wilson with Belk and JCPenney as anchors.^[6] The mall cost $12.5 million to build and was named Jessamine Mall, sometimes referred to as Jasmine Mall, after the state flower of South Carolina.^[6]^[6] The mall opened on August 6, 1980.^[7] On August 21, 1980, business was announced to be excellent at the mall with people traveling from surrounding areas to shop there.^[8] In 1989 a 53,000 square foot Sears was announced for the mall.^[9]

In 2000, the mall was sold to Hull Storey Gibson who cited Sumter's position as the retail and financial center of the surrounding area as the reason for purchasing the mall.^[10] In 2002, the mall was renovated and renamed Sumter Mall.^[11] In 2003, the mall had its grand opening under its new name.^[14] The mall is one of the counties largest taxpayers paying $1.3 million annually.^[12] The mall is fully enclosed and employs approximately 850 people.^[13] The mall's size was originally reported as being 431,617 square feet, but was later reported as 345,000 square feet.^[13]^[12]

In 2009, a Sykes Enterprises call center was announced for Sumter Mall.^[14] The call center opened on September 29, 2010 with attendance from Governor Mark Sanford.^[15]^[16]

In 2011, a Books-A-Million was announced for the mall,^[17] which has since been built.

References

1. ^{{cite web|title=Sumter Mall Shopping|url=http://www.shopsumtermall.com/Shopping|work=Sumter Mall|accessdate=28 May 2014}}
2. ^{{cite news|last1=Faye|first1=Jackie|title=Four hundred jobs heading to Sumter Co.|url=http://www.wistv.com/story/12045965/four-hundred-jobs-heading-to-sumter-co|accessdate=8 June 2014|work=WISTV Channel 10|publisher=NBC}}
3. ^{{cite news|last1=Santaella|first1=Tony|title=Sykes Corporation to Bring 400 Jobs to Sumter County|url=http://archive.wltx.com/news/story.aspx?storyid=84492|accessdate=8 June 2014|work=WLTX Channel 19|publisher=CBS}}
4. ^{{cite web|title=Sykes Enterprises, Incorporated Company Information|url=http://www.hoovers.com/company-information/cs/company-profile.Sykes_Enterprises_Incorporated.fe65f3b73c8182e7.html|website=Hoovers|accessdate=8 June 2014}}
5. ^{{cite news|title=Sumter Mall Plans Told; Store Names|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1979&dat=19731009&id=QmoiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=RaoFAAAAIBAJ&pg=953,1222393|accessdate=28 May 2014|newspaper=The Sumter Daily Item|date=October 9, 1973}}
6. ^{{cite news|last=Leonard|first=Michael|title=60-Store Enclosed Shopping Mall Planned|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1876&dat=19810602&id=ooMsAAAAIBAJ&sjid=W84EAAAAIBAJ&pg=1724,201265|accessdate=31 May 2014|newspaper=Herald-Journal|date=June 2, 1981}}
7. ^{{cite news|last=Berlin|first=Barry|title=Crowds Jam Mall for Grand Opening|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1979&dat=19800806&id=aYY0AAAAIBAJ&sjid=1akFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1850,4973218|accessdate=28 May 2014|newspaper=The Sumter Daily Item|date=August 6, 1980}}
8. ^{{cite news|last=Osteen|first=Graham|title=Jessamine Mall Business Excellent|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1979&dat=19800821&id=doY0AAAAIBAJ&sjid=1akFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2926,7718145|accessdate=28 May 2014|newspaper=The Sumter Daily Item|date=August 21, 1980}}
9. ^{{cite news|last=Quarles|first=Billy|title=Sumter's worst kept secret is out: Sears opening in Jessamine Mall|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1980&dat=19891029&id=wKAiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=bKoFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5194,6457522|accessdate=28 May 2014|newspaper=The Item|date=October 29, 1989}}
10. ^{{cite news|last=Dudley|first=Tim|title=Jessamine has been sold, and mall manager says 'exciting things' are on the way|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1980&dat=20000116&id=q4QiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=uqkFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3922,3684332|accessdate=28 May 2014|newspaper=The Item|date=January 16, 2000}}
11. ^{{cite news|last=Lucas-Parker|first=Sharyn|title=Jessamine Mall gets new look, new name|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1980&dat=20021109&id=8nEyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0a0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=4793,1514100|accessdate=28 May 2014|newspaper=The Item|date=November 9, 2002}}
12. ^¹²{{cite news|last=Lucas-Parker|first=Sharyn|title=Sumter Mall to kick off grand opening|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1980&dat=20030319&id=wooiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Fa8FAAAAIBAJ&pg=2683,2618407|accessdate=28 May 2014|newspaper=The Item|date=March 19, 2003}}
13. ^¹²³{{cite news|last=O'Boyle|first=Peter|title=Plans for Jessamine Mall Announced|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1979&dat=19790516&id=fY0iAAAAIBAJ&sjid=NKoFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3778,2045216|accessdate=28 May 2014|newspaper=The Sumter Daily Item|date=May 16, 1979}}
14. ^{{cite news|title=Jobs on the way|url=http://www.theitem.com/itnews01/jobs-on-the-way/article_74f036d3-b979-537e-b336-005704b0228a.html|accessdate=8 June 2014|work=The Sumter Item|date=April 23, 2009}}
15. ^{{cite news|last1=Trautsch|first1=Susan|title=Grand opening of Sykes means jobs for Sumter|url=http://www.southcarolinaradionetwork.com/2010/09/30/grand-opening-of-sykes-means-jobs-for-sumter/|accessdate=8 June 2014|work=South Carolina Radio Network}}
16. ^{{cite news|title=Governor Watch|url=http://www.columbiabusinessreport.com/news/36128-governor-watch|accessdate=8 June 2014|work=Columbia Regional Business Report}}
17. ^{{cite news|title=Local & State|newspaper=The State|date=August 10, 2011}}

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