Store closing adds vacant spot in Asheboro Mall

Here’s the spot that Rue21 had occupied in Asheboro Mall. (Randolph Record)

ASHEBORO – There’s another vacant store space in Asheboro Mall.

Rue21, a store specializing in teen apparel, filed for bankruptcy this spring and closed its stores. Asheboro Mall was previously called Randolph Mall.

The spot previously occupied by Rue21 has been vacant for weeks.

The mall’s website has about 30 businesses listed on its directory, including stand-alone outparcels. There are at least 15 businesses that formerly operated out of the mall, though there appears to be few vacant spaces this summer.

Gorilla Pizza, with a storefront near the cinema, is closed Mondays.

Across from Gorilla Pizza, there’s an empty store with signage that reads: “Asheboro’s Next Great Pop-Up Shop.”

Calls for comment to the local mall management office and of the corporate management operators, Hull Property Group, haven’t been returned.

There were 540 Rue21 stores closing based on the spring announcement for a company that once had about 1,200 locations.