Hanes Mall

The original mall, the north wing, was opened on August 6, 1975 with Belk, JCPenney and Sears as anchor stores. In 1990, a new wing was built, expanding the mall southward to include Ivey's (this store was signed as Ivey's but, due to an acquisition by the parent company, opened as Dillard's), Thalhimer's (converted to Hecht's in 1992, and to Macy's in 2006) and a new food court.^{[citation needed]}

Because of this design, one must go through JCPenney to cross from one wing to the other. In addition, the mall is built into the side of a hill; patrons enter through the first floor on the south side of the mall, but must enter on the second floor on the north side. Hanes Mall is two stories throughout, with the exception of Belk and the former Macy's, which each have an additional floor.^{[citation needed]}

The road that loops the mall's parking lot is known as Hanes Mall Circle and is the address for many outlying businesses. There are five roadway entrances into the mall parking lot, one off of Silas Creek Parkway, two off of Hanes Mall Boulevard, and two off of Stratford Road. Hanes Mall also had a four-screen General Cinema movie theater until October 10, 2000; it stood at the spot that is now home to the Texas Roadhouse restaurant. Golden Corral is in what used to be the parking lot next to the theater. Golden Corral has the theater's old address which is 180 Hanes Mall Circle. The theater closed after the lease ended. The theater was at Hanes Mall for 25 years and was one of the original buildings at the mall. ^{[citation needed]}

In the mid to late 1980s, the arterial boulevard named after the mall was built. The boulevard had grown to serve as a corridor inside the surrounding commercial district. This also replaced a lengthy portion of nearby local road Vest Mill Road. In 1992, the Interstate 40 rerouting allowed for a new half diamond interchange connecting Hanes Mall Boulevard to the new stretch of the interstate stretch to be constructed. This replaced having to exit off at the Silas Creek Parkway with the former Interstate 40 stretch to access the mall, which had since became a largely inner-area access to the mall. Texas Roadhouse officially opened on September 20, 2004.^[2] A Dick's Sporting Goods store would then open two years later in 2006.^[3]

A large, working carousel is located on the lower level. The mall is currently owned and operated by CBL & Associates Properties, Inc.^{[citation needed]}

An H&M store opened in November, 2011.^[4] This was the second store to open in the Carolinas, the first being in Raleigh.^[5]

On November 8, 2018, it was announced that Sears would be closing as part of a plan to close 40 stores nationwide. The store closed in February 2019.^[6] Novant Health bought the building and parking areas.^[7]

On May 13, 2019, a Dave & Buster's opened in the former Sears wing.^[8]

On January 8, 2020, it was announced that Macy's would also be closing as part of a plan to close 29 stores nationwide. The store closed in March 2020.^[9]Truliant Federal Credit Union opened an operations center in the former Macy's space in January 2023.^[10][11]

The Greater Hanes Mall District serves as the essential extension of Downtown Winston-Salem; being located in the southwestern areas inside Winston-Salem, most of the village limits of Clemmons, and the northern town limits of Bermuda Run. The district features several hotels, bank locations, large transportation network, retail, healthcare, the growth of amusement centers, and further, in which the Forsyth Medical Center is located near the center of the district, and Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist is located near the northern outskirts of the district. Interstate 40 traverses directly inside the district, with exits spanning from NC 801 (exit 180) to the west and Hanes Mall Boulevard (exit 190) to the east. The district is located mostly south of Salem Parkway and US 421, which is the essential north line of the district, with Interstate 40 and Silas Creek Parkway (NC 67) being located inside the vicinity of the district. The I-40 and US 421/Salem Parkway junction is a four-level stack/cloverleaf interchange that is located inside the overall center of the district, while the Salem Parkway and Silas Creek Parkway cloverleaf interchange is located along the northern line of the district. However, small number of destinations located outside of the lines can be considered inside the district, with the destinations located directly north of the Jonestown Road, Lewisville-Clemmons Road (in the south outskirts of Lewisville), and Stratford Road exits with US 421, being three of the largest notable examples. Besides the I-40 exits; freeway and expressway access is also accessible with US 421/Salem Parkway giving access to the district from from Exit 242 to 235 A, while Silas Creek Parkway access is between the Salem Parkway and Bolton Street exits. US 158 (Stratford Road and Clemmons Road) serves the district from Bermuda Run to Downtown Winston-Salem, while other arterial routes include Hanes Mall Boulevard, Jonestown Road, Clemmonsville Road, Stafford Village Boulevard, Kinnamon Road, Burke Mill Road, Lewisville-Clemmons Road, Peace Haven Road, among others, with several pedestrian-aligning access also being available in the district.^[12][11] Several shopping retailers have locations inside the district, including; one Target location, two Walmart Supercenter locations, two Walmart Neighborhood Market locations, one Sam's Club location, one Costco location, two Lowes Foods locations (Clemmons and Bermuda Run), two Harris Teeter locations, two Publix locations, one Home Depot location, two Lowe's Home Improvement locations, and several other location of retail. Several fast food chains are located inside the district; including several McDonald's locations, Chick-Fil-A locations, Burger King locations, Arby's locations, and further. Local and regional restaurants are also located here. Krispy Kreme features two locations inside the district, in which the founding location is located in Old Salem, which is directly south of the district. Tanglewood Park is located in the western area of the district. The intersection with Stratford Road and Hanes Mall Boulevard is located south of the Stratford Road junction with I-40; being considered the "busiest" intersection located in the district, alongside nearby and surrounding areas. Nearby towns and communities outside of the district include Mocksville to the southwest, Farmington to the west, Kernersville to the east, among others. The district is also surrounds the Yadkin River, and is in the Muddy Creek Basin.