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'''Sears Vestavia Hills''' was a 63,000 square foot, two-level [[Sears|Sears, Roebuck & Co.]] department store which opened on [[September 23]], [[1964]] at the [[Vestavia Mall]] as the fourth [[Birmingham area]] store in the chain's expansion from downtown [[Birmingham]] into the suburbs. It was managed by [[E. C. Brown]]. In keeping with the parent company's expansion into fashion retailing, more than a third of the store's floor space was given over to apparel. | '''Sears Vestavia Hills''' was a 63,000 square foot, two-level [[Sears|Sears, Roebuck & Co.]] department store which opened on [[September 23]], [[1964]] at the [[Vestavia Mall]] as the fourth [[Birmingham area]] store in the chain's expansion from downtown [[Birmingham]] into the suburbs. It was managed by [[E. C. Brown (Sears)|E. C. Brown]]. In keeping with the parent company's expansion into fashion retailing, more than a third of the store's floor space was given over to apparel. | ||
A [[Sears Auto Center]] was also constructed outside the mall. | A [[Sears Auto Center]] was also constructed outside the mall. | ||
Revision as of 12:57, 2 September 2014
Sears Vestavia Hills was a 63,000 square foot, two-level Sears, Roebuck & Co. department store which opened on September 23, 1964 at the Vestavia Mall as the fourth Birmingham area store in the chain's expansion from downtown Birmingham into the suburbs. It was managed by E. C. Brown. In keeping with the parent company's expansion into fashion retailing, more than a third of the store's floor space was given over to apparel.
A Sears Auto Center was also constructed outside the mall.
References
- "Parisian, Sears will open new Vestavia stores" (September 20, 1964) The Birmingham News - via Birmingham Rewound
