Cherry Hill Mall is getting a sizeable style refresh, with six new stores on the way and a leasing push that mall executives say will wake up the Grand Court and surrounding corridors. Headlining the pack is Aritzia, which is planning a more-than-20,000-square-foot space complete with an A-OK Café. The new arrivals are landing as a large Dick’s House of Sport buildout moves ahead, and mall officials say the combined projects should drive more foot traffic and broaden the brand mix at the 65-year-old South Jersey shopping center.
Big names and space commitments
According to The Philadelphia Inquirer, six tenants are committing to more than 25,000 square feet at Cherry Hill Mall. The lineup includes Aritzia, Timberland, Indochino, True Religion and Gorjana, and the paper notes that Crocs has already opened at the property. Aritzia is set to take just over 20,000 square feet and will feature the brand’s in-store A-OK Café. “The fact that six of them chose Cherry Hill Mall speaks volumes,” Paula Charles, PREIT’s senior vice president of leasing, told the outlet.
Dick’s House of Sport nears completion
Per PREIT, the roughly 120,000-square-foot Dick’s House of Sport store is slated to open in 2026 and is being billed as an experiential anchor. Plans call for a climbing wall, golf simulators, an outdoor track and multi-sport cages. PREIT says it will be the largest single-tenant addition to Cherry Hill Mall in more than a decade and will replace the former One Cherry Hill office building. The company presents the project as part of a broader push to repurpose underused commercial space and boost consumer engagement at the center.
Timing and what to expect
Smaller-format shops will roll out on staggered timelines. 94.5 PST reports that Timberland is expected to open this summer, Indochino is targeting a debut before the 2026 holiday season, and True Religion and Gorjana are lined up for early and late 2027, respectively. Crocs has already launched a roughly 2,000-square-foot store close to the future House of Sport location, and mall executives say additional food options, including DoneRight Doner Kebab in the food court, are scheduled to arrive later this summer.
What this means for South Jersey retail
Local reporting and analysts say the latest Cherry Hill leases highlight a growing split in the regional mall scene. Well-located, higher-end centers are still landing national and experiential concepts, while some mid-tier properties are dealing with closures and vacancies. The Inquirer points to recent shutdowns at a few area malls even as King of Prussia and Cherry Hill continue to attract fresh investment. For South Jersey shoppers, the new signings are expected to translate into a fuller roster of national brands and more reasons to swing through the Grand Court over the next 12 to 18 months.
