Rural King to Open New Cross County Mall Location in Mattoon Jan. 16

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Published on January 10 2019 11:14 am
Last Updated on January 10 2019 11:14 am
Written by Greg Sapp

Rural King, America’s Farm and Home Store, is moving the Mattoon Rural King store location to the former Sears space to drive more traffic to the mall and other businesses in the area. The new store location will open on January 16.

The current Mattoon store facility, located at 4216 Dewitt Avenue, will continue to serve as a distribution center, and the headquarters will be expanded into the current Rural King store space.

The Mattoon Rural King store move is just the latest in a string of improvements at the Cross County Mall in Mattoon. Most recently, Scotty’s Brewhouse, a craft-beer restaurant, opened in December.

Rural King Realty, the real estate division of parent company, Rural King, has been working to revitalize the mall after taking ownership in late 2017. The company reports to be in conversations with several other future tenants it hopes can keep the Mall a community destination.

Rural King began in Mattoon in 1960, and now has over 100 stores in a 13-state area.