History
Opened in 1982 as a small upscale mall, Foothills Mall originally including Goldwater's and Levy's as its anchors, as well as a small movie theater. Levy's later became Sanger-Harris and then Foley's, while Goldwater's became Dillard's. Los Angeles-based The Broadway also anchored the mall at the south end. Both Dillard's and Foley's closed in 1994, as they were overlapped at nearby Tucson Mall., and The Broadway soon followed.
By the mid-1990s, Foothills Mall was finding little support for its upscale niche and was largely vacant. The mall was re-tenanted as a ancillary/outlet oriented mall, with Barnes & Noble and Saks Fifth Avenue's Off Fifth outlet opening in part of the old The Broadway. Meanwhile, a Ross Dress for Less and Nike Factory Store moved into the former Dillard's, and the movie theater was expanded. A standalone Walmart Supercenter was also added in the mid-1990s, as well as new stores on the perimeter of the property.
Today, the mall boasts tenants including Old Navy Outlet, Nike Factory Store, Bath and Body Works, a 15-screen AMC Lowe's Theaters / IMAX Theater, Applebee's, Outback Steakhouse, and World Sports Grille.
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