CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. (NYSE: CBL), today announced the
addition of Dick’s Sporting Goods to Southpark Mall in Richmond
(Colonial Heights), VA. The existing Dillard’s location will be
redeveloped into the new 56,000-square-foot store as well as a selection
of specialty stores and restaurants. Construction is scheduled to begin
in October with a grand opening slated for summer 2013.
“The addition of Dick’s Sporting Goods to Southpark Mall will complete
the first phase of our plans to redevelop the Dillard’s location. We are
also working to add a new assortment of specialty stores and restaurants
to the center,” said Stephen Lebovitz, president and CEO, CBL &
Associates Properties, Inc. “This redevelopment, as well as the previous
addition of the Regal theater, represents our ongoing commitment to
reinvest in the growth of our centers and provide shoppers with a
broader range of shopping, dining and entertainment options.”
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-based Dick’s Sporting Goods is an authentic
full-line sporting goods retailer offering a broad assortment of brand
name sporting goods equipment, apparel and footwear in a specialty store
environment. When the store opens, shoppers will find some of the finest
quality products at competitive prices for athletes and outdoor
enthusiasts. Dick’s Sporting Goods offers equipment, apparel for men,
women and children, as well as footwear. More information on Dick’s
Sporting Goods can be found at www.dickssportinggoods.com.
About Southpark Mall
Southpark Mall is a 690,000-square-foot enclosed regional mall anchored
by Macy’s, JCPenney, Sears and a Regal Cinemas Stadium 16. It is the
dominant regional mall and shopping, dining and entertainment
destination for the Tri-Cities area of Colonial Heights, Petersburg,
Hopewell and surrounding counties along the North Carolina border.
Southpark Mall features more than 80 specialty retailers including
Aéropostale, The Children’s Place, American Eagle Outfitters, Bath &
Body Works, rue21, Yankee Candle Company, and Victoria’s Secret. For
more information on Southpark Mall visitsouthparkmall.com.
Businesses interested in obtaining leasing information about Southpark
Mall should contact:
About CBL & Associates Properties, Inc.
CBL is one of the largest and most active owners and developers of malls
and shopping centers in the United States. CBL owns, holds interests in
or manages 160 properties, including 90 regional malls/open-air centers.
The properties are located in 27 states and total 87.3 million square
feet including 3.6 million square feet of non-owned shopping centers
managed for third parties. Headquartered in Chattanooga, TN, CBL has
regional offices in Boston (Waltham), MA, Dallas (Irving), TX, and St.
Louis, MO. Additional information can be found at cblproperties.com.
Information included herein contains "forward-looking statements"
within the meaning of the federal securities laws.Such
statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties, many of
which cannot be predicted with accuracy and some of which might not even
be anticipated.Future events and actual events, financial and
otherwise, may differ materially from the events and results discussed
in the forward-looking statements.The reader is directed to the
Company's various filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
including without limitation the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K
and the "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations" incorporated by reference therein, for a
discussion of such risks and uncertainties.

CBL & Associates Properties, Inc.
Katie Reinsmidt, 423-490-8301
Vice
President - Corporate Communications and Investor Relations
katie_reinsmidt@cblproperties.com
or
Mall
Contact:
Rich Pangratz, CSM, General Manager, 804-520-5161, x228
rich_pangratz@cblproperties.com
Source: CBL & Associates Properties, Inc.