Concord Mall

If you had asked me what I thought about this place back from 1984 – 2008, I’d have told you «the best times ever spent throughout my youth and 20s!» Since I was born and raised in Wilmington, Delaware and spent about 23 years living there, Concord Mall was like a 2^nd home to me. I even worked there in 2001 – 2003 at their F.Y.E. music/​movie store until being transferred to the one at Christiana Mall.
But, from what I have read recently, the mall is definitely not what it used to be. As times change, money flows, and bigger business have come to take over in droves…
I remember a time when Concord Mall didn’t even have a McDonald’s!
I remember when they had a Friendly’s!
I remember when they had BOTH a Sam Goody and The Wall!
I remember back to a time when they actually had a video arcade that was known as ‘Space Port’! The ultimate 80s video game center to enjoy yourself while spending tons of quarters on games like Pole Position, Pac-​Man, and Outrun!
But alas, that was then… and this is now.
Sometimes I think malls like this are just going to end up dying out. It seems like the stores/​restaurants that take up the space are better suited just for outdoor shopping plazas and don’t even need to be housed inside a mall like this one.
Maybe on my upcoming honeymoon back to Wilmington, Delaware I may just take a quick walk thru the place for nostalgia sake, but I’m sure it just won’t be the same, like when I went to Christiana Mall back in the Summer of 2010. That place had changed so much it felt like a huge chunk of my childhood had been taken away. Like that song ‘Big Yellow Taxi’, «they repaved paradise and put up a parking lot…»
Here’s to the good old days of memories of Concord Mall 1984 – 2008.

Concord Mall is definitely one of the nicest malls within the Greater Philadelphia Area. If you’re looking to take advantage of sales-​tax free Delaware and not looking to make the drive to the Christiana Mall, this is the next best thing.
As of this writing, it has everything I look for in a great mall (great clothing stores, record/​movie stores (yes, I still buy CDs and DVDs/​Blu-​Ray and great food options.) There is also a Best Buy and a Barnes and Noble a short walk from the mall.

I’ve seen bigger and I’ve seen better but this mall is actually A-​OK. Nice wide spaces for walking, plenty of variety and while they do have the usual chains that show up in every single mall, there are a handful of new entries that I’ve not seen before that are mixed in between the anchor stores. You can do some real credit card damage here!
There’s a food court but there are also a few other food spots that are not in the food court.
I especially enjoyed the easy and clear exit signs from the parking lot to get back onto 202. The north and south are nicely separated to keep the traffic moving!

The parking lot can be a pain in the ass but it’s a very busy popular place so that is to be expected… I would give some parking lot pointers, but I don’t really want to share where the best places to park are, so there are still plenty of spots for me when I get there. LOL. Just kidding, but seriously if I’m planning to hit a particular store, I obviously try to park as close to that as I can get because this mall is one super long straight mall and I get tired of walking back and forth. Otherwise, I find that it’s easiest getting in and out if I park in the front Sears lot or way at the other end next to Boscov’s.
Anyway, once you figure out where to park, which is apparently a big issue for me, there are tons of great stores in this mall — almost everything you could wish for. The food choices aren’t all that exciting, except for our favorite — Noodles and Company. There is a Chinese place that is just so-​so, Sbarro’s which does smell and look wonderful, Subway, Ruby Tuesday’s and a couple other places. Chick Fil A of course.
The mall is clean and nicely kept. Overall a great mall to visit, and definitely not lacking in customers!

A nicr little mall. I wish it had more stores. There is only one long hallway of stores. Other than that, it is a clean nice mall.

I really like this mall for a few reasons.
1) Its not overly packed with kids/​teens muddling their way around
2) Place is well kept, clean and everything is easy to find
3) Easy bus access for those that use it
4) Can walk a block down to Best Buy and Barnes & Noble Bookstore which covers most everything else you may not find in the mall.
Now they do not have a food court so those options are lower than some other malls, but you have your staples of Italian, Chinese, Chik-​Fil-​A, Champs, Ruby Tuesdays and the new Noodles and Company to choose from. Plus coffee shop, Auntie Anns Pretzels, Cinnabon (mmmm) and a couple other snacky spots.
Im a Macys fan so Im content with hitting there and maybe grabbing some food/​snacks or taking a quick browse around the other stores. If you want to walk for hours and have an endless selection of stores/​kiosks hustling similar crap then this may not be the mall for you. If you know what you want and the store you need it from is there then stop in. Its quick, convenient and a nice mall.

Limited selection of stores. NO FOREVER 21!!!
Upside – no customers so no lines for the fitting rooms at H&M.

Concord mall is a pretty solid, run-​of-​the-​mill, old school, nothing fancy mall. I’ve NEVER been there when it’s crowded which is nice. As others have said parking can be a pain but in my opinion it’s just b/​c of the entrance/​exits on either side with tight spaces in between.
I like that it’s doable in a few hours. You can do a big loop, hit all the stores you want/​need and still have most of the day free to do what you need to do.
Tax-​free is the biggest reason I come here. It could use a better coffee bar and a few more food choices but hey, it’s got the basics covered and it’s close to the PA line.

Another nice mall in Delaware, let me see how much deals I can get today.

The mall employees and security violate breastfeeding mothers’ rights asking them to leave. Wish I could give them 0 stars!

This mall employs security that harass women for nursing. They have called the cops on women for nursing. they have followed women around after nursing, generally harassing them and threatening to kick them out if they nurse again. They have an area beside toilets they want women to feed their babies in, and if you refuse they will harass you. After it was proven to them that women have legal protections to nurse where ever they are allowed to be, they took to the internet and compared a mother feeding her child to a sexual act between adults. I am disgusted with this malls employees and management.

Hey, I happen to like this mall. This place is like a nice slice of cake. You don’t need a large mall to get the things you need. I found this store that sold interesting party clothes. If you want to dress sexy or slutty, this mall have what you need.

Decent little mall has a chick fil a which is a BONUS!

It has a Boscov’s. That’s either extremely frightening or slightly endearing.

Just to look at it, the Concord Mall is nothing special — but when compared to its closest relative, the Christiana Mall, it certainly looks a lot more desirable. Concord Mall doesn’t have a huge selection of stores beyond the traditional mall staples, and yeah, parking can be a little tight. But it’s never overcrowded, never overwhelmed with rowdy teenagers, and rarely problematic in terms of the fighting that plagues more well-​attended malls. And considering that it’s about a thirty-​second walk from Boscov’s to the Best Buy/​Barnes & Noble shopping plaza, and in the vicinity of a ton of chain restaurants and a movie theater, the Concord Mall is certainly a worthwhile alternative to big, overstuffed, destination malls. For a night of leisurely shopping, you could certainly do a lot worse.

Gone are the days of a dark smokey shopping mall with carpet and those little rides for kids that took quarters. Of course that was 1987…
This mall has had its ups and downs.
Stores I miss: The Limited, Woolworths, Strawbridge & Clothier, Sam Goody, The Wall, Suncoast (movie store), the book stores (Walden books?), Rave (a recent departure), Structure, KB Toys, Burger King… the list goes on.
There’s no Gap here. Hard to believe that a mall without a Gap actually exists. There was once a Gap and a Gap kids…
There are plenty of shoe stores and jewelry stores. Department stores: Macy’s, Boscovs and Sears (plus Macy’s Home Store). Hot Topic is still around. Video game store, FYE (cds/​dvds), Lens Crafters. Hallmark Gold Crown, and another similar store. McDonalds, Café Riviera (pizza), etc…
But to sum up this rambling review…
Tax free shopping
Variety of mall food
Not too many mobs of teenagers the way Christiana Mall has
Traffic getting there is not too bad.

I visited this mall on Black Friday when it was busy. Parking still wasn’t a big problem so I’d say their parking lot is adequate. The mall is small. I started at the south end and walked to the north end and back. That didn’t take long. I wasn’t impressed with most of the stores in the mall but there were a few stores of interest. I’d just say it’s an easily accessible mall if I wanted to go to a Ruby Tuesday.

A quick review. A simple mall, and a good time. What is key here is TAX FREE SHOPPING!!!
A good mall, nice stores, normal mall stores and just a nice place to go and walk around up and back

i grew up in Newark, DE so this was not my mall. my mall was Christiana Mall. Concord Mall the mall i went to with my friends who lived in the city. it was the crappy mall, but it was the mall with the only Hot Topic at the time. that was about 13 years ago. now it’s the only mall in the area with an H&M and Hollister (which the kiddies love). it’s super duper small. the crowd is super duper odd. and the parking is a super duper pain in the ass.

This is my favorite mall to go to with my family. It’s clean and well lit. Very suburbs. The stores are nothing fascinating, the same thing you would see at every mall. It has a very leisurely, relaxed atmosphere, and that’s why I love it.
Of course, it’s in DE. Tax-​free shopping.