Arizona Mills is an outlet

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within the

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and it is one of the tourist destinations in

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and it was owned by the

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(which owned 25%) and

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. However, Taubman has since sold the remaining 75% stake to Simon, who purchased it in 2007 from the Mills Corporation. It opened on November 20, 1997, with 6,000 parking spaces and approximately 200 retailers. It is currently anchored by

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, Off Broadway Shoe Warehouse,

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, Forever 21,

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, H&M, IMAX, Legoland Discovery Center, Rainforest Cafe, Sea Life Aquarium, Tilt Studio,

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, Camille La Vie, Conn's, and

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. The mall is located on the Southeast corner of

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and I-10. Despite the presence of 'Mills' in its name, it is not geographically close to or affiliated with Mill Avenue, a shopping and entertainment district near Hayden Butte to the north. The name comes from that of the property developer, formerly known as the Mills Corporation. Like other Mills Centers, Arizona Mills has abstract graphics from the entrances and inside the whole mall. Likewise for this mall, numerous artworks are displayed throughout Arizona Mills from the people of Arizona. In June 2008, the mall's website was changed from its former Mills Corporation format to its Simon Malls format along with 16 other sister Simon-Mills malls. It was the last Simon-Mills mall to make the switch. It is one of three malls Simon currently owns in Arizona, with Phoenix Premium Outlets in Chandler & Tucson Premium outlets being the others. It is the third mall Simon has ever owned in Arizona, previously having owned Southgate Mall in

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, and Metrocenter Mall in

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which is now owned by Carlyle Development Group.

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Arizona Mills website
{{Simon Property Group, west Shopping malls established in 1997 Outlet malls in the United States Buildings and structures in Tempe, Arizona Simon Property Group Shopping malls in Maricopa County, Arizona

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