Asheville Mall.

• Author: Logan, Rebecca
• Position: WESTERN BRIEFS: BRYSON CITY

Western N.C.'s largest mall may be feeling some heat from Asheville Outlets, which opened 10 miles away in 2015. Sales per square foot at Asheville Mall declined about 3.6% to $370 last year compared with 2015, according to CBL & Associates Properties' annual report. Five other N.C. sites owned by the Chattanooga, Tenn.-based company--in Burlington, Cary, Fayetteville, Greensboro and Winston-Salem --had increased sales per square foot. Comparisons weren't available for...