JCPenney to close at CoolSprings Galleria

The CoolSprings Galleria JCPenney retail store will close by year’s end after a 32-year run and be replaced with a Dick’s House of Sport.

With the ceasing of operations, Middle Tennessee will be home to only two JCPenney locations: one each in Mt. Juliet and Murfreesboro. Years ago, the Plano, Texas-based company operated multiple locations in Davidson County alone.

Various online sources note JCPenney hit a peak number of stores in 1973, with 2,053 stores located in the United States. The company’s website notes 641 stores currently in business.

CoolSprings Galleria opened in 1991, with the JCPenney having begun operations in 1994, The Tennessean reported at the time.

CBL Properties, which owns CoolSprings Galleria, said in a release that Dick’s House of Sport is expected to open in early 2028. To operate from about 100,000 square feet, this will be the first Dick's House of Sport in the greater Nashville area.

The Post was unable to determine if the Dick's Sporting Goods store (a sister business) located at 2000 Mallory Lane in Cool Springs will close once Dick’s House of Sport opens.

In addition to sporting goods, Dick’s (stylized as “DICK’S”) House of Sport offers wall climbing, golf bays with TrackMan simulators, and a HitTrax multi-sport cage that can be used for baseball, softball and soccer.

Dick's Sporting Goods Inc. (the parent company of both Dick’s House of Sport and Dick's Sporting Goods) operates approximately 35 Dick’s House of Sport locations in the United States, with plans to expand the number to at least 75 by 2028.

There are almost 890 Dick's Sporting Goods stores located in 47 states, including one at Nashville West. In Middle Tennessee, Dick's Sporting Goods also operates locations in the RiverGate Mall area, Mt. Juliet, Murfreesboro, Clarksville and, as noted, at Cool Springs.

Dick's Sporting Goods Inc. is a publicly traded company (NYSE: DKS) that reported an annual revenue of $17.22 billion for the most recently concluded fiscal year.