Georgia Square Mall

BUZZING WITH YOUNG FAMILIES!
My husband and I stumbled upon this mall while looking for something quick to eat. Yes, this mall is small and a bit dated compared to the ones that I usually shop. However, it probably suits this small town just fine. It was very busy on the Sunday after Christmas and we noticed that it was largely populated by young families which is always nice to see.
The one thing I really appreciated about this mall is the convenient location of the food court. When you walk through the front doors, you are in the food court and that was perfect for us because we were very hungry. There was no wandering through the mall trying to locate food. The food court is limited but we were able to score a couple of hot and delicious sandwiches from the American Deli.
After eating, we walked around a bit and while I am not usually a fan of he individual stores, they did have two of my favorite anchors, (Belk and Macy’s). If you are looking for something unique and different, just go downtown. This is the perfect mall for families and still seems to be viable. However, when the urban stores, (cheap flashy street wear) start to come into the mall, this is a sure sign that the mall is in a state of decline.
This is what I call a destination mall, where you come to specific stores for a specific purpose. It is not a place to really browse and people watch because of its size and limited stores. Despite this, I hope that the major anchors, (Belk, Sears, Macy’s, Penny’s), continue to be a draw and that the mall continues to meet the needs of the community.

The mall walkers will knock you down. All the good stores are leaving for Epps bridge. No restaurants with alcohol. Horrible food court. Should be called the old folks gym or mall of the walking dead

Will never visit again. Was a ghost town except a few guys that were walking around the mall with their pants falling halfway down their legs. It was creepy.

I’ve lived here all my life and can’t imagine an Athens without the Georgia Square Mall. I love to visit and see the new upgrades they’ve added inside the mall. It’s cool in the Summer and warm in the Winter. It’s a much better experience then the new strip mall’s they’re building these days. Driving from one store to another wears my wife and I out.
It’s always clean and the staff are friendly. The security officers are also friendly and easy to approach. I also enjoy watching the events that are held inside the mall while I’m waiting on my wife to finish her shopping. This is home to locals and the UGA student family alike. I really love this mall and think you will too.

Heard retro age was opening here. That store is very deceitful in Tallahassee.

Eh. This place isn’t too bad considering it is in the city of Athens. I mean, you can’t expect there to be an extravagant mall here.
Department store wise there is Macy’s, Sears, Belk, and JcPenney. There are also the more popular stores such as Express, Wet Seal, AE, Hollister, Bath & Body Works, VS, and places you’d find in other malls. There is a mini food court here as well.
This place is pretty much half filled with college students. Can ya guess why? lol. I was part of that crowd when I was at UGA. :) If you’re in the area, go take a browse on campus. The drive is only 10 to 15 minutes.
So for a college town, this is not so bad of a mall. It is two stories high with a dollar theater at the outskirts of the mall parking lot. There is a mini recycling center near this dollar theater as well.

OUTDATED!
This mall is terrible, there is now a new «outlet mall» called the Epps Bridge Centre and I see why it was built. This mall has a really outdated sign out front on the Atlanta Highway. The mall has some good stores but they will most likey move to that outlet center, just like Gap. I think the mall has had some good ideas to fill the empty spaces like a kid’s play place in what used to be a store downstairs near JC Penny. There are a lot of shoe stores that are not needed, not to mention the department stores that also sell shoes. I am from out of town and needed a mall directory and they are sparsley scattered. The mall is very dark with only a few skylights. Like I said, I am sure in future years everything from this mall will move to Epps Bridge Centre where Gap has already moved. But until then it will be stuck in the 1980’s. But there is something still good to say about it… I like the food court!

I think this mall might only be 2.5 stars, but I went ahead and rounded up. They have a few decent chain stores, and it’s kept pretty clean, but it really doesn’t offer much of anything special. The food court is okay, but also nothing special. If you really need something to do on a rainy day in Athens you can at least come here and be entertained with some shopping. There is a Victoria Secrets after all ;)

I like their home goods section. They always have a great selection and good deals. Their bedding department is decent also… oh and they have good selection of Polo for children. All in all pretty much like all the other Belks.

What can I say, it’s a small town mall so there isn’t much too it. There are key stores though. There is a Macy’s (which is great) and a Belk’s (disappointing compared to other Belks). Otherwise you have the average little stores Express, Lane Bryant… a decent food court. It’s mediocre but that’s okay because this is all we have here in Athens.

This mall is stuck in the 1980’s. I would say mid to late 80’s personally. It’s one of those places your grandparents would go when Sears has a sale or something.

I had to go to Atlanta for college before I realized the virtues of this little Athens mall.
Yes, yes this mall is a «s’mall». As far as malls go, this mall is getting smaller and smaller because of decreasing traffic, and it’s already lost a few mainstream stores since the last time I came, like «Hot Topic», «Pac Sun», and some others I probably didn’t notice.
It’s starting to move in these bargain-​looking stores, yes, like the «Men’s Fashion» store (it’s called that…), and some other weird «Rainbow» fashion store on the other end of the mall. They look cheap and bargainy, and I’ve never stepped foot in either of them.
But– the SALES here are incredible. For example, in a normal mall, a top in Charlotte Russe on clearance sale is about $ 10. At the Georgia Square Mall, CR tops on sale can go as low as $ 2 or $ 3, easily. Same goes for Victoria’s Secret, some other mainstream stores and the department stores here– the clearance sale prices here are basically unrivaled by any other mall I’ve been to.
It’s because this mall is going through such a slump in traffic that stores have no choice but to slash prices to stay alive– especially the more popular main-​stream stores that are forced to compete with the tiny bargain stores and kiosks with dirt-​cheap prices. They have no choice but to cut prices and have crazy clearance sales any season of the year.
When I want to go all out shopping, I come home to the Georgia Square Mall in Athens. I don’t know any other mall where I can buy 10 – 15 pieces of normal-​brand clothing for under $ 100.

Georgia Square Mall is and always has been* pretty crappy. Limited store selection, bargain-​basement feel to some of the areas (esp. at the ends of the mall), little to no charm. I’m not a huge fan of chain stores, and I don’t have a need to look in the small mall’s 7 shoe stores to see the same overpriced selection over and over again. Ew. The more I think about the mall, the angrier I’m getting.
This mall in particular has never been even a tiny bit crowded during any of my visits. Today it was a ghost town, with mid-​hallway shop managers staring into space or clicking gum.
Aeropostale has cheap jeans long enough for me. That’s nice.
The glasses store was pretty convenient and cheaper than the other area ones I researched.
The staff at the hat store upstairs were really helpful when I had to buy a hat for a kid last school year.
The dollar store is now the $ 1.10 store. I kid you not. The nail polish places abound and stink up the surrounding hallways.
Just drive to the Mall of Georgia or to Gwinnett.
I’m in a bad mood. Probably shouldn’t be reviewing. Blah!
*For the twenty years I’ve been going, at least

Although the boutiques and small shops lining the streets of downtown Athens will often take up your full attention, once in a while, you will feel like doing some real, hardcore shopping.
That’s where the Georgia Square Mall comes into the picture.
With frequent sales in all the stores it houses, you can find a lot of good deals here, sometimes a lot better ones than you would ever find downtown. And while the downtown Athens shopping is great, sometimes nothing beats the classics: Express, Charlotte Rousse, Wet Seal, etc.
Besides, as lovely as Athens and its unique shopping is, we must not forget where we came from and which stores outfitted us way before we even knew of Athens’ existence.