RiverGate Mall lives on — barely — into 2026

GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — The RiverGate Mall has survived into 2026. Well, at least parts of it.

Despite rumors that the mall would shut down for good on New Year’s Eve, the few remaining storefronts were all open for business on Thursday.

The aptly named “ghost mall” definitely lives up to that billing. However, on the first day of 2026, it felt like the mall had gone back to 1986.

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Right as the mall opened at 11 a.m., groups of people arrived, looking to take advantage of the vast clearance sales the stores are now offering. Dillard’s, which is not closing, was also packed…

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