MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) – Business owners at Oak Court Mall are operating in limbo as the shopping center prepares to close without a confirmed date.
Mall management has begun sending closure notices to tenants but has not provided a specific timeline, leaving business owners uncertain about their next steps.
“They have started sending out letters, letting us know that the mall is closing. We don’t know when the exact closing date is. We just know that they are closing,” said Tracy O’Mays, owner of Sassy Treats.
“It’s putting us in a bind. Because like I said, we still have to find somewhere to go, but when are we going to find somewhere to go?” OMays said.
Closing signs line several stores throughout the mall, and other storefronts sit empty. Customers frequently ask O’Mays about her plans…