Bristol Mall was the only regional shopping mall serving Bristol, Virginia. It opened in 1976. Former anchors included Sears, Belk, JCPenney, and a movie theater. With Bristol being the home of country music, long before Knoxville or Nashville, for many years there has been a museum at the mall, showcasing the legacy this left to the area.In April 1999, Bristol Mall was sold to Aronov Realty Management of Montgomery, Ala., from an affiliate of Urban Retail Properties, Chicago, for $25 million. The mall was sold to Bristol Mall Acquisitions LLC in 2006 for $18.3 million.On August 3, 2015, local news station WCYB reported that Bristol Mall had gone into foreclosure and would be put up for auction. After an unsuccessful first auction, the mall was ultimately purchased by a family-owned real estate investment group, Sunstar Keshav LLC at a second online auction. Representatives from the company state that they are committed to revitalizing Bristol Mall and again making it a viable retail complex.The mall closed on August 31, 2017, after the last remaining store closed. The malls website was taken offline after the malls closure.StoresThe mall's original anchor stores were Parks-Belk, Miller's and Sears. Bristol Mall had the usual mix of restaurants, mall services, fast food, and other typical mall stores, as well as a movie theater. There were also eight food establishments including Chick-Fil-A.
