Columbia Mall opened in 1977, anchored by
Belk and
Sears.
Rich's and
JCPenney opened a few months later.
Dillard's replaced Belk in 1995 and closed on November 4, 2008. JCPenney left the mall for a new
lifestyle center,
Village at Sandhill, located 10 miles (16 km) away in 2007. Sears closed in September 2017.
Burlington closed on February 16, 2018. Macy's, the mall's sole remaining anchor, is the only Macy's location in more than a 50-mile radius. The two-level mall added an 8 unit food court in 1997 and received its first renovation in 2002. The road that loops the mall's parking lot is known as Columbia Mall Boulevard and is the address for many outlying businesses as well as a campus of
Southeastern College (formerly
Virginia College). == Ownership ==