History
The mall opened in 1994, and was a joint development of Homart Development Company (the mall building subsidiary of Sears) and The Woodlands Corporation. This would be the final development by Homart before its acquisition by General Growth Properties.
The Woodlands Mall features five anchor stores: Dillard's, JCPenney, Macy's, and Forever 21. One anchor spot previously occupied by Sears until 2012 is slated to be replaced by Nordstrom. In addition, the mall features a food court and several restaurants on the periphery. The mall was home to the Woodlands Children's Museum (formerly a Mervyn's department store), as well as the Woodlands Xploration Station, a satellite facility of the Houston Museum of Natural Science. Both were later evicted in favor of a Forever 21. In 2004, a 150,000-square-foot (14,000 m2) outdoor section was added featuring a Barnes & Noble bookstore, several upscale shops, and Class A office space, as well as a 1.4-mile (2.3 km) waterway, which features a water taxi.
In April 2007, the mall partnered with NearbyNow, a digital applications company based in California, to offer shoppers a service that allows them to search for items at the mall through their cell phones or home computers.
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