McCain Mall and Park Plaza Mall, both located in Central Arkansas, have announced plans to reopen Friday.
McCain Mall in North Little Rock, which has been closed since March 18, is scheduled to reopen Friday morning, according to a memo from Simon Property Group, which owns the mall.
Lisa Meyer, manager of McCain Mall, said the property's new hours will be from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday and from noon to 6 p.m. on Sunday.
"They're ready and excited to come back," Meyer said of the mall's approximate 90 tenants.
Simon Property Group is the biggest operator of malls in the United States. The company outlined its plan to reopen 49 shopping centers across 10 states starting Friday in a memo obtained Tuesday by The New York Times.
The majority of the reopening malls are in Texas, Indiana, Georgia and Missouri. Properties in Tennessee, South Carolina, Oklahoma, Alaska and Mississippi will also be reopened.
Park Plaza Mall in Little Rock also will reopen Friday, with restrictions. Like McCain, Park Plaza will be open from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday and from noon to 6 p.m. on Sundays, a spokeswoman for CBL Properties, owner of the mall, said.
Dillard’s said it will open its stores at Park Plaza in Little Rock, McCain Mall in North Little Rock and Pinnacle Hills Plaza in Rogers on Tuesday. “We are monitoring the easing of government restrictions across all our markets and are opening as soon as practicable,” a Dillard’s spokeswoman said.
Park Plaza said the mall will follow the guidelines of the Centers for Disease Control. That includes canceling or postponing of mall events, no seating in food courts because restaurants will be serving to-go only, and prohibiting groups of more than 10 in common areas. Retailers are being encouraged to provide employees with masks.
This story was originally published at 1:22 p.m.