Southgate Mall (Muscle Shoals)

The mall opened in 1968, featuring Woolco^[2] and Rogers as its original anchor stores. After Woolco closed in 1983, its space was sold to Walmart, which moved from an existing store in Sheffield.^[3] In 1989, mall renovations were announced that included the expansion of the Rogers store,^[4] and the opening of Hibbett Sports and Bookland (a division of Books-A-Million).^[5]

In 1995, Walmart closed its store in favor of a supercenter located at the opposite end of the mall, in addition to opening a second supercenter in nearby Florence. At the time, the presence of two supercenters in the market was considered unusual.^[6] Rogers was acquired by the Dunlaps chain in 1996. At the time, Rogers also had a store at Beltline Mall (now Decatur Mall) in Decatur, Alabama.^[7]

Convergys purchased the former Walmart in 2001, and announced plans to convert it to a call center, but later canceled these plans.^[8] In 2006, Burke's Outlet opened at the mall,^[9] while Tractor Supply Company and a Walgreens call center filled portions of the former Walmart. Many new stores opened in the mid-2000s, although most of them faced the outside of the mall, leaving the interior corridors mostly vacant.^[10] Rogers closed in 2007.^[7]