Opened in 1971 and renovated twice, in 1987 and 2008/2009, Cordova Mall comprises 929,685 square feet (86,370.6 m2) of commercial property, with two major and six junior anchor stores.

Five are situated in the mall (Dillard's, Belk, Dick's Sporting Goods, Old Navy, and Ross Dress for Less), and two are located in an open-air atmosphere (Best Buy, (Burlington and World Market).

Until 2012, Dillard's operated two stores in the mall, which had been tenanted by D. H. Holmes and Gayfers.

According to the Simon Property Group website, Cordova Mall is the third-most popular tourist destination in the Florida Panhandle, and serves eight million shoppers a year.

[4] In 2012, Dillard's closed its store in the former D. H. Holmes, consolidating all operations into the former Gayfers building.