Cary Towne Center - Cary, NC - Five Anchor Stores Plus 140 Additional Stores and Services

Cary Towne Center sprang out of Carey Village Mall, which originally opened in 1979. Upon opening, Carey Village Mall had only two anchor stores. The mall expanded in 1991 by adding three additional anchor stores and a food court. This is also when the mall was renamed Cary Towne Center.

Cary Towne Center is located at the intersection of Cary Towne Boulevard, Maynard Road, and Walnut Street. It is conveniently located at exit 291 off of Interstate 40. The mailing address for the mall is 1105 Walnut Street, Suite 200, Cary, North Carolina, 27511.

The mall offers shoppers over one million square feet of retail space with roughly 140 stores and services. It features stores in all of the following categories: accessories, books, cards and gifts, children's apparel, department stores, electronics, entertainment, family apparel, fine jewelry, health and beauty, home furnishings, jewelry, men's apparel, music, optical, professional services, restaurants, shoes, specialty foods, specialty stores, sporting goods and apparel, toys and games, video, wireless and cellular services, and women's apparel.

The mall has five anchor stores, which are Belk, Dillard's, JC Penney, Macy's, and Sears. In addition to the anchor stores, the mall features several of the top names in retail. Some these top names include: Ayropostale, American Eagle Outfitters, Ann Taylor Loft, Bath & Body Works, The Body Shop, Charlotte Russe, Chico's, Coldwater Creek, Easy Spirit, Express, Gap, GapKids, Gymboree, Hollister Co., Kay Jewelers, Lane Bryant, The Limited, Talbots, and Victoria's Secret. There are about 4,868 available parking spaces for patron use.

There are several food and dining options available at the mall. There is a food court, as well as individual restaurants and fast food establishments.

Regular mall hours are Monday through Saturday from 10:00am-9:00pm and 12:00pm-6:00pm on Sunday. Department store hours vary, and mall hours may also change due to holidays or special events.

Cary Towne Center has a mall walker program called Cary Towne Cruisers. Membership in the program is free. To allow mall walkers to walk the mall, the doors by the food court open at 7:00am Monday through Saturday and at 10:00am on Sunday. Carry Towne Cruisers are sponsored by Duke Heart Center and Chick-Fil-A. Once a month, Chick-Fil-A offers Carry Towne Cruisers a free breakfast.

Shoppers can visit Customer Service to obtain event information, for shopping assistance, to view mall directories, or to purchase gift cards. Gift cards can be used at participating merchants in Cary Towne Center. Gift cards can also be used at select CBL-owned malls nationwide. Gift cards do have a $2 monthly service fee, but this fee is waived for the first year after purchase. American Express Gift Cards can are also available for purchase. Customer Service can be reached by calling 919-467-0145.

The mall also has lockers, pay telephones, family restrooms, stroller rental, lockers, ATMs, a mailbox, an AED unit, and a police presence. Patrons can also subscribe to the mall's newsletter and receive updates via e-mail. Subscribers receive periodic e-mails that are designed to update patrons about special sales and promotions that may be going on.