There are 11 article(s) tagged Oak Court Mall:

• March 2023

  • Oak Court was sold weeks ago on courthouse steps — now what?

    The solutions require either a lot of money or creativity. Risk extends to both.

    By Jane Roberts March 27, 2023

• December 2022

  • Conaway: A messy desk, a mess of memories

    This column was prompted by the sale of Oak Court on the courthouse steps, and by last week’s announcement of the pandas leaving Memphis. But this isn’t about loss. This is about redemption. This is about celebration.

    By Dan Conaway December 30, 2022

  • Oak Court, whatever happens next, won city’s heart in 1988

    Oak Court, in its day, was a pinnacle of shopping and retail lore. It was also the first project that developers Jack Belz and Henry Turley did together. 

    By Jane Roberts December 11, 2022

  • Social Club: Memphians react to Oak Court Mall foreclosure

    Locals talk getting their first job at the Oak Court Mall and Kaari Morant’s griddy on Twitter this week.

    By Jasmine McCraven December 09, 2022

  • Oak Court in foreclosure, auction scheduled

    On Tuesday, Dec. 6, a foreclosure notice announced the pending sale of the 850,000-square-foot mall. 

    By Neil Strebig December 06, 2022

• November 2022

  • Sheriff’s Operation Jingle Bells aims to dash ‘Grinch activity’ in retail hotspots

    “We want everybody to have a great holiday. We want them to have a great shopping experience. And we want our businesses to thrive. We want to see Memphis thrive.”

    By Julia Baker November 25, 2022

• June 2021

  • Oak Court Mall owner files for reorganization bankruptcy

    Oak Court Mall houses about 70 retailers including anchors Macy’s, Dillards and H&M.

    By Tom Bailey June 15, 2021

• March 2020

  • Coronavirus daily blog, March 17: Strickland declares state of emergency; third local case confirmed

    The state reports the total number of confirmed cases in Tennessee is 73, and a third Shelby County case has also been reported. That individual is isolated at home and did not contract it in Shelby County.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff March 20, 2020

• February 2020

  • Macy’s will close 125 department stores

    The company did not list all 125 locations that will close, but 30 are already in the process of being shuttered including one in Goodlettsville, Tennessee.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff February 05, 2020

• April 2019

  • Remedy plan expected after Oak Court Mall removes large trees without permission

    Oak Court Mall may receive a code citation for cutting down about 10 large trees along Poplar Avenue so motorists can see its new, larger sign. 

    By Tom Bailey April 24, 2019

• November 2018

  • Man shot during fight outside Oak Court Mall

    Memphis police are investigating after a 22-year-old man was injured when he was grazed by a bullet during a fight outside Oak Court Mall in East Memphis Thanksgiving night.

    By Yolanda Jones November 23, 2018