The Brea Mall is a shopping mall located in the

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city of

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. Since 1998, the mall has been owned and operated by the

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. It is home to four major

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s, 179 specialty shops and boutiques, and a

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. It is . The anchors are

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, Macy's Men's & Home,

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, and

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with one vacant anchor last occupied by

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that has yet to be redeveloped into

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, retail, entertainment, and apartments.

History

The mall opened in 1977. Originally, the mall was anchored by

and

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. Later,

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was added, and Nordstrom opened their second California store. J. W. Robinson's and a larger

were then constructed along with a Y-shaped addition to the main mall in the early 1990s. In 1993,

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merged J. W. Robinson's and May Company California to form

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. As a result, the J. W. Robinson's store was sold to

(relocated from original location at

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in Fullerton), and the May Company California location was renamed and expanded. The Broadway was converted to Macy's after Federated Department Stores, Inc.'s purchase of The Broadway's parent company

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in 1996. In 2006, due to the merger between Federated Department Stores and The May Department Stores Company, the Robinsons-May location was converted to a Macy's furniture store. In the 1970s and 1980s, the Brea Mall also had an ice skating rink that was later removed to expand the food court. On January 4, 2018, Sears announced that its Brea store would be closing as part of a plan to close 103 stores nationwide. The store closed on April 8, 2018, making it the last original anchor store to close. On April 9, 2018, Simon announced plans to repurpose the Sears with a

as well as new retail, entertainment, and apartments on three levels. The first phase is expected to open in the fall of 2020, with the remaining phases expected to open in 2021. It is one of the five malls owned by Simon that had Sears closed planned to be redeveloped. By June,

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opened their own restaurant here.

Anchors

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() * Macy's Men's & Home () *

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References

External links

Brea Mall Official Site
{{Shopping malls in California Brea, California Shopping malls in Orange County, California Simon Property Group Shopping malls established in 1977 1977 establishments in California