Moorestown Mall originally opened for business in 1963 with
Gimbels,
Wanamaker's, and
Woolworths as the original anchors. In 1971,
Sears built a new store and relocated from Camden, NJ. Gimbels became
Stern's in 1986 and closed in 1990. It later became
Ports of the World, a new concept by
Boscov's only to be converted to Boscov's not long after. Moorestown Mall underwent a partial renovation in 1986 and was completely renovated in 1993–94, after a serious fire damaged the northeast quarter of the mall on December 23, 1992. Wanamaker's became Hecht's in 1995 and was later converted to
Strawbridge's. Prior to
The Rouse Company's purchase of the center in December 1997,
Lord & Taylor had committed to opening a store at the mall.
Nordstrom also considered opening a location in
South Jersey but they did not commit to the mall's expansion plans. The Strawbridge's store was rebuilt in 1999. In an attempt to protect the
Cherry Hill Mall, a mere away, The Rouse Company acquired the Moorestown Mall. PREIT acquired the Cherry Hill Mall,
Echelon Mall, Moorestown Mall,
Exton Square,
Plymouth Meeting Mall, and
Gallery at Market East in exchange for
Christiana Mall on March 7, 2003. Strawbridge's became Macy's in 2006. In 2011, Moorestown residents voted to allow liquor sales at the Moorestown Mall in order to increase revenues at the mall. As a result, several upscale, polished casual restaurants have been opened, highlighted by the Philadelphia region's first
Yard House sports-bar restaurant and
Distrito, a restaurant from the
Garces Group. On December 22, 2011, PREIT and the
Regal Entertainment Group announced their intent to build a new state-of-the-art 56,000 sq ft 12-screen theater known as
Regal Moorestown Mall Stadium 12, which will feature the new
Regal Premium Experience (RPX). The theater took over the 7-screen
United Artists Theaters at the mall, while a formerly adjacent skate park was used as an expansion to the new theater which more than doubled the size of the current theater. In 2015, the mall's food court was redeveloped and upgraded to provide an enhanced environment that better matches the merchandising mix and upscale demographics. In recent years, the Moorestown Mall has seen an increase in the vacancy rate, due to declining mall traffic and competition from the larger Cherry Hill Mall located less than away. In 2019, the non-anchor occupancy rate at Moorestown Mall is 82.4%. On January 4, 2017, Macy's announced that its store would be closing as part of a plan to close 68 stores nationwide. The store closed in March 2017. On February 8, 2018, it was announced that
HomeSense, and
Sierra Trading Post would be opening in the former Macy's space. HomeSense opened in September 2018,
Five Below opening in Winter of 2018 and Sierra Trading Post opening in Winter/Spring 2019. Of the 3 only HomeSense is still open. On August 28, 2019, Lord & Taylor announced that it would also be closing in 2020. On February 4, 2020, Sears announced they would be closing as well on April 11, 2020 as part of a plan to close 31 stores nationwide which left Boscov's as the only traditional anchor left. On October 15, 2020, Planet Fitness opened a location at the Moorestown Mall. In 2022, it was announced that PREIT, the mall’s owner, gained approval to build 375 apartments on the property with a 125-room hotel in the works. The number of apartments could reach 1,065 units. Turn 7 Liquidators opened in the former Lord & Taylor space in 2022. The store closed in 2024 and is expected to be replaced by Parky’s, an entertainment center. The center will feature amenities such as mini-golf, an arcade, and a go-kart track. As of 2026, Parky’s is currently under construction.
Cooper University Health Care converted the former Sears store to an ambulatory care facility, the
Cooper University Health Care – Moorestown Campus, which opened in November 2023. ==References==