Mershops Weberstown
Interior of Mershops Weberstown in Stockton, California | |
| Location | Stockton, California |
|---|---|
| Address | 4950 Pacific Avenue |
| Opening date | 1966 |
| Developer | Charles M. Weber III |
| Management | Spinoso Real Estate Group |
| Owner | Mershops |
| Stores and services | 100+ |
| Anchor tenants | 4 (1 vacant) |
| Floor area | 855,800 square feet (80,000 m2)[1] |
| Floors | 1 (2 in Dillard's, JCPenney, and former Sears) |
| Website | weberstown.com |
Mershops Weberstown (formerly and commonly known as Weberstown Mall) is a small enclosed shopping mall in Stockton, California, United States. Opened in 1966, it is anchored by JCPenney, Dillard's, and Barnes & Noble,[2] with a vacant anchor last occupied by Sears. Weberstown also features Victoria's Secret and its sister store, Pink, as well as Old Navy and Five Below. It is owned by Mershops and managed by Spinoso Real Estate Group.
Prior to 2022, Mershops Weberstown was one of two enclosed shopping malls in Stockton, the other being Sherwood Mall, which is located next door. Sherwood was redeveloped into a conventional shopping center and was renamed Sherwood Place. As a result, Weberstown became the city's lone remaining enclosed shopping mall.
History
Charles M. Weber III built Weberstown Mall in 1966.[3] The original anchors were Sears and Weinstock's.
Old Navy opened one of its first locations at the mall in 1995, taking over a spot vacated by Pier 1 Imports.[4] In 1996, the Weinstock's store closed when its parent company, Broadway Stores, was acquired the year before by Federated Department Stores, parent company of Macy's, which already had an existing store at Sherwood Mall next door. Two years later, it was purchased by Dillard's to become that chain's first California location.[5] Barnes & Noble moved into the mall in 1997, replacing a store nearby.[6] A year later, Glimcher Realty Trust purchased the mall.
The mall's JCPenney store was slated for closure in 2000, but the decision to close was later overturned.[7]
H&M opened a store in Weberstown in 2014. It was shuttered in 2022.
Sears announced that it will be closing their store at Weberstown Mall.[8] When it closed on August 16, 2024, the Sears store was one of four remaining in California and ten remaining in the continental United States.[9]
In April 2025, Washington Prime Group (WPG) which had acquired the Weberstown Mall and Glimcher’s portfolio in 2015 from Glimcher Realty Trust,[10] announced that they’ll be selling the rest of their portfolio, which included Weberstown Mall.[11]
In August 2025, Mershops purchased the Weberstown Mall from Washington Prime Group (WPG) for $50 million.[12] Because of this acquisition, the Weberstown Mall was rebranded as Mershops Weberstown to fit in with Mershops' portfolio.
References
- ^ "Weberstown Mall". Glimcher Realty Trust. Retrieved January 13, 2014.
- ^ Webstown Mall, quoted: 19 August 2015.
- ^ "Weberstown Mall sale official". RecordNet.com. August 10, 1998. Retrieved January 13, 2014.
- ^ Whipple, Carol (March 1, 1995). "Old Navy Clothing Co. takes over Pier 1 Import site". RecordNet.com. Retrieved January 13, 2014.
- ^ Hood, Jeff (April 20, 1998). "Dillard's settling in". RecordNet.com. Retrieved January 13, 2014.
- ^ Hood, Jeff (October 23, 1997). "Barnes & Noble moving to mall". RecordNet.com. Retrieved January 13, 2014.
- ^ Benston, Liz (March 9, 2000). "J.C. Penney: Lodi, Tracy stores to stay open". RecordNet.com. Retrieved January 13, 2014.
- ^ Fitzgerald, Michael. "The saga of Sears and sprawl". Stocktonia News. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
- ^ Tolentino, Aaron (December 28, 2023). "Sears in Bay Area is one of 12 remaining US locations". KRON-TV. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
- ^ Washington Prime Group (WPG). "Washington Prime Group Inc. to Acquire Glimcher Realty Trust for $4.3 Billion in Stock and Cash Including the Assumption of Debt". PR Newswire.
- ^ Moss, Linda; Heschmeyer, Mark. "Landlord WPG to sell rest of its malls, shopping centers across the country". CoStar.
- ^ Rocha, Angelaydet (August 8, 2025). "Weberstown Mall in Stockton acquired by Mershops for $50 million". The Stockton Record.