Based on a strong location and equally strong merchandise mix, Wiregrass Commons Mall is the dominant center within 40 miles reaching out to six counties as the retail hub between Georgia and Florida.

The closest regional shopping mall is 100 miles away.

Significant mall shoppers are military recruits and families out of Fort Rucker, 20 miles to the west, with 8,000 active duty personnel and 14,200 residing on base.

The mall underwent a $12 million renovation in 2008 including an aesthetic upgrade and an expansion of Belk.

The first Burlington Coat Factory in Southeast Alabama opened in 2009 at Wiregrass Commons.

The county's sales tax is the lowest in the region; therefore, shoppers travel to Wiregrass Commons to avoid higher sales tax at enclosed shopping center competition.

Over 75,000 vehicles pass the mall daily at the intersection of US Highway 231 and Ross Clark Circle.

The mall is located directly off the highway, with an easy on and off access to US Highway 231, the main road that northerners use to get to the Florida Coast. Many tourist bus systems make a stop at the center as a break to their passengers.

In 2009, 68 homes were purchased last year in the city of Dothan ranging in price from $300,000-400,000.