Dick’s House of Sport will take over a 120,000-sq.-ft. space inside the Cherry Hill Mall in New Jersey. The real estate investment trust PREIT recently announced the next round of additional retailers to Cherry Hill Mall, including this new concept from one of the nation’s leading sporting goods chains.
Dick's House of Sport is a new retail experience from Dick’s Sporting Goods that offers a blend of apparel, equipment, services, interactive experiences, and community events. The store is slated to open in 2026. Among its features are in-store experiences such as a climbing wall, multiple golf bays with TrackMan simulators, an outdoor track and field and a multi-sport cage that can be used for baseball, softball, lacrosse and soccer.
Dick’s House of Sport replaces One Cherry Hill, a nine-story building constructed in the 1960s. Other new tenants signed to open at the property include Coach, Dr. Martens, Pop Mart, and Offline by Aerie.
"We are proud to welcome these outstanding retailers to Cherry Hill Mall," said PREIT’s chief revenue officer Joe Aristone. "The addition of Dick’s House of Sport, coupled with other sought-after retailers, reflects our strategic approach to capital allocation and our commitment to creating diverse, high-quality shopping experiences. These initiatives will strengthen the mall’s market position while improving overall performance and credit profile of this asset."
It was a year ago that Philadelphia-based PREIT exited Chapter 11 bankruptcy and named as its new CEO Jared Chupaila, former CEO of Brookfield Properties who spend a large portion of his retail real estate career at General Growth Properties, reports Chain Store Age.
New management has focused its attention on PREIT properties with potential for strong, long-term growth such as Cherry Hill Mall. When opened in 1961, it was the first indoor, climate-controlled shopping center east of the Mississippi River in the United States. New brands that have opened at the mall in the past year include Alo Yoga, Columbia, Lacoste, Kendra Scott, Rowan, and Signature Workspace.