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32-936: Designed in the shape of an alligator, Sawgrass Mills opened in 1990 as the third mall (and flagship) developed by the now-defunct Mills Corporation (now part of Simon Property Group ). The mall has been expanded multiple times since then, and is located next to Amerant Bank Arena . There are over 400 retail outlets and name brand discounters. Current anchors include AC Hotels by Mariott , adidas Outlet Store , Bloomingdale's: The Outlet Store , BrandsMart U.S.A., Burlington , Columbia Factory Outlet , Dick's Sporting Goods , Forever 21 , In The Game/ Johnny Rockets , Gap Factory , Grand Lux Cafe , H&M , HomeSense , Marshalls , Last Call by Neiman Marcus , Nike Factory Store , Nordstrom Rack , Off Broadway Shoe Warehouse, Primark , Q Store California, Regal Cinemas , Rainforest Cafe , Regal Cinemas , Saks Fifth Avenue Off 5th , Super Target , Texas De Brazil , and TJ Maxx . Sawgrass Mills

64-403: A boom in this area of retail and made such stores a rarity in the business: shoppers are coming to stores." In 2007, the company disclosed a computer security breach dating back to 2005: computer hackers had gained access to information about credit and debit card accounts used on transactions since January 2003. This exposed more than 100 million customers to potential fraud , making it

96-624: A center in Rome, Italy. After their last built mall was opened, Galleria at Pittsburgh Mills in July 2005, the company was investigated by the Securities & Exchange Commission for its financial problems. On January 17, 2007, the Mills Corporation agreed to a buyout from Brookfield Asset Management , based out of Toronto. The deal was valued at US$ 1.35 billion. The company was forced to seek help after

128-399: A change in consumer buying habits, TJ Maxx's revenue grew to surpass that of Macy's. According to The Economist , "the overheads at TJX and Ross are, as a percentage of sales, about half those of Macy's or Nordstrom ". Fortune stated that "the quicker inventory turn[s] and the sense that an item on a rack might not be there the following week at a TJ Maxx or a Marshalls has led to

160-644: A new wing called Fashion Row in the former site of Wannado City. Local retailer L. Luria & Sons was slated to open an anchor at Sawgrass Mills. A lawsuit ensued when catalog showroom chain Service Merchandise opened instead, as the Luria company blamed Mills Corporation for choosing Service Merchandise instead. An expansion was opened in 2018 called the "Town Center at Sawgrass Mills" which features 25 full-price retailers, 4 new sit down restaurants, and another new parking garage for 2,000 vehicles. The new expansion

192-511: A plan to close 150 stores nationwide. Mills Corporation The Mills Corporation was a publicly traded real estate investment trust headquartered in Chevy Chase, Maryland , United States , acquired on April 3, 2007, by an investment group composed of Simon Property Group and Farallon Capital Management . The company developed, owned, and operated major super-regional shopping malls . The company built 18 "Landmark" centers in which

224-620: A possible management misconduct resulted in a $ 350 million accounting error. Brookfield would have paid $ 21 for each share of Mills Corporation. However, on February 13, 2007, Mills announced that their board had determined that a competing offer from Simon Property Group of Indianapolis, Indiana was superior to the Brookfield offer. Brookfield had the option to submit a counter offer , but on February 16, 2007, Simon Property Group and Farallon Capital agreed to acquire Mills for $ 25.25 per common share. On April 6, 2007, Farallon and Simon completed

256-512: A similar footprint throughout the country. While their prices are nearly identical and they have similar store layouts, TJ Maxx has a more upscale appearance than Marshalls and typically sells a larger range of fine jewelry and accessories . Some higher-volume stores have a high-end designer department called The Runway. The CEO of TJX Companies is Ernie Herrman. TJ Maxx was founded in 1976 in Framingham, Massachusetts , by Bernard Cammarata and

288-921: Is currently top ranked (in sales volume) in the Simon Property Group portfolio of 194 shopping centers. Because of its size, Sawgrass Mills is divided into three parts: the main mall, The Oasis, and The Colonnade Outlets. The Oasis, an outdoor component opened in 1999, includes GameWorks which is now In The Game/Johnny Rockets, Regal Cinemas 23 IMAX , Polo Factory Outlet, The Cheesecake Factory , California Pizza Kitchen , Texas de Brazil , Yard House , and Shake Shack . The Colonnade Outlets opened in 2006 as an upscale lifestyle center with shops and restaurants, anchored by Grand Lux Cafe , P.F. Chang's , Seasons 52 , and featuring outlets by Burberry , Coach , Fendi , Frette , Gucci , Jimmy Choo , lululemon , Tory Burch , and Versace . Additionally, there are numerous other "outparcel" stores and plazas. The mall

320-666: Is known as TK Maxx . The name was modified to avoid confusion with the British retail chain T. J. Hughes . The European headquarters are based in Watford, Hertfordshire. Business Insider described TJ Maxx as " Macy's worst nightmare" in a 2016 article by Mallory Schlossberg. In a later article Schlossberg also reported on how TJ Maxx's soaring sales "should be concerning for ailing department stores that are fighting to get people to pay full price." As off-price retailers became an increasing threat to traditional department stores, signaling

352-504: Is named after saw grass, Cladium mariscus subsp. jamaicense , a very common plant in the Everglades . The mall's west Broward location was part of the Everglades before human development, and is less than a mile from the extent of the Everglades that is still present (just beyond the nearby State Road 869). The Phase I mall was dedicated in two stages. The first opened October 4, 1990 with

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384-580: Is situated next to the recently expanded Colonnade Outlets and acts as an extension to the Colonnade Outlets. On September 10, 2020, it was announced that Century 21 Department Store would be closing all stores, including the Sawgrass Mills location. This location closed on December 6, 2020. In 2021, Q Store California opened in the former site of Century 21. On September 15, 2022, it was announced that Bed Bath & Beyond would be closing as part of

416-504: The Zayre chain of discount department stores . Zayre had tried but failed to purchase Marshalls , so Zayre hired Cammarata, who had been Marshalls' head of merchandising, to create a rival chain. The concept proved so successful that Zayre sold its namesake chain to Ames , a rival discount department store, in September 1988. In December, Zayre announced a restructuring plan for the company and

448-781: The BrandSmart USA/ Sears Outlet wing at the eastern end, extending past the Garden Food Court (next to Bealls , previously the Hurricane Food Court), to the Books-A-Million store at the western end of the mall. A second stage, dedicated November 15, 1990, extended the mall westward of the Books-A-Million store, past the second food court, the Market Food Court (next to Dick's Sporting Goods , previously

480-721: The Simon acquisition: TJ Maxx TJ Maxx (stylized as T•J•maxx ) is an American discount department store chain. It has more than 1,000 stores in the United States, making it one of the largest clothing retailers in the country. TJ Maxx is the flagship chain of the TJX Companies . It sells men's, women's and children's apparel and shoes, toys, bath and beauty products, accessories, jewelry, and home products ranging from furniture and decor to housewares and kitchen utensils. TJ Maxx and Marshalls operate as sister stores, and share

512-615: The Sports Food Court) to the Marshalls / Spiegel Outlet (now Neiman Marcus Last Call Clearance Center ) wing. Cobb Theatres (became Regal Cinemas in 1997) built an 18-screen cinema located at the Northeast corner of the mall, opening in December 1991. A Target Greatland was added to the east wing of the mall, opening in July 1992. It was expanded into a Super Target store in mid-2006. Phar-Mor

544-524: The United States, Winners and HomeSense stores in Canada, and possibly TK Maxx stores in the UK and Ireland. Eleven people from around the world were charged with the breach in 2008. In 2007, outside security provider Protegrity estimated that TJ Maxx's losses as a result of the data breach might reach £800 million in the following years, as a result of paying for credit checks and administrative costs for managing

576-423: The acquisition of Mills. All former Mills malls became Simon properties at the acquisition date and are now shown on Simon's website. The Mills became Simon's fifth retail platform, along with Regional Malls (the 21st Century malls included) and Chelsea Premium Outlets. The new platform (for Landmark Mills only) is known as The Mills: A Simon Company . These properties were in development by Mills Corporation before

608-492: The ailing Forest Fair Mall (became Cincinnati Mills from 2004 to 2009) and a nine mall portfolio in 2004, including former Taubman Centers , like Columbus City Center in order to redevelop and expanded to be more affordable centers. Also, the company also expanded to Europe with the opening of Madrid Xanadú in Spain. The success of Madrid Xanadú prompted The Mills to embark on the $ 1 billion+ Meadowlands Xanadu complex in 2004, which

640-558: The company converted to Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) status and changed its name to "The Mills Corporation". In 1996, with new CEO Lawrence Siegel, The Mills built Ontario Mills near Los Angeles, which was the company's first mall built abstractly and with a full oval racetrack design which followed into the rest of the company's built malls. Since opening Ontario Mills until 2005 with Pittsburgh Mills, The Mills built and opened at least one or two landmark malls each year. In 2002, The Mills acquired six regular retail malls including

672-559: The concourses had names and each turn was considered a rotunda or court and named for the style of stores it contained. The original mall concourses (running west to east) were Modern Main Street, Mediterranean Main Street, Art Deco Main Street and Caribbean Main Street. The courts were (running west to east) Entertainment Court, Cabana Court, Video Court, Rotunda Court and New Ideas Court. This proved harder to keep in effect as anchors and internal stores changed. Later, mall entrances were named after

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704-559: The former Mills properties after the acquisition, and is operating the former "Landmark Mills" group as a separate operating segment within its organization. The company started in 1967 as the Western Development Corporation, and its first mall was Potomac Mills in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area in 1985. Then from 1989 to 1991, Franklin, Sawgrass, & Gurnee Mills opened each of those years, respectively. In 1994

736-506: The largest security breach in history at the time. According to the company, this affected customers who used their card between January 2003 and June 2004 at any branch of TJ Maxx. Details were stolen by hackers installing software via Wi-Fi in June 2005 that allowed them to access personal information on customers. The breach continued until January 2007. Affected TJX stores included TJ Maxx, Marshalls, HomeGoods , A.J. Wright, Bob's Stores in

768-557: The latest expansion featuring Tory Burch , John Varvartos , Giorgio Armani , Versace , Ted Baker , and Florida's first Matchbox restaurant. A new parking garage opened next to the Colonnade Outlets in 2016 to accommodate more mall visitors and a Seasons 52 restaurant opened in Spring 2019. In August 2019, Barneys New York announced that their location would close as part of plan to close fifteen locations nationwide due to bankruptcy , and AC Hotels by Marriott opened in 2020. Originally,

800-571: The malls were named after "Mills", like "Vaughan Mills", or "St. Louis Mills"; and also over 20 "21st Century Retail" regional malls that they started operating in 2002, like Del Amo Fashion Center and Southdale Center. Most former Mills facilities have a large movie theater from 10 to 30 screens, and a large food court (sometimes two). Their facilities were normally built in colorful modern/abstract architectural designs, but in recent years have been renovated to more conventional designs with mainly neutral colors. Simon Property Group assumed management of

832-637: The parking lot areas, i.e., Yellow Toucan, Green Toad, Purple Parrot, White Seahorse, Red Snapper, Blue Dolphin, Pink Flamingo and New Ideas Court. In the mid-2000s, inspired by rival Dolphin Mall in Miami , the mall transitioned into the "Avenues" sections. There was a kid's animatronic display in the Cabana Court, between Books-A-Million and the Rainforest Cafe , featuring singing flamingos and alligators welcoming

864-463: The public to Sawgrass Mills. It was set up like a swamp and allowed people to toss coins into the shallow water which were donated to local charities. It was later converted to a waiting area designed after a ship, still with alligators, and then into Cha Cha's Adventure play area. The play area was removed in 2016 to make way for the improvements for Century 21 Department Store . Wannado City closed on January 12, 2011. In 2013, Sawgrass Mills opened

896-452: Was another early anchor to the mall. Sam's Club opened outside of the mall to customers in 1993. A Phase II addition, known as Veranda Main Street, opened November 14, 1995. It ran parallel to the middle mall corridor and contained TJ Maxx , Service Merchandise and the first location of Last Call by Neiman Marcus . This section is currently anchored by TJ Maxx (in the old Service Merchandise /American Signature Home space). This expansion

928-402: Was designed by BCT Design Group out of Baltimore. It is an outdoor outlet shopping plaza featuring outlets of more upscale brands such as St. John , Burberry , Coach , Michael Kors , Ralph Lauren , Kate Spade , and Tommy Bahama and restaurants such as Grand Lux Cafe , P. F. Chang's China Bistro , Villagio, and Zinburger. The Colonnade Outlets had expansions completed in 2009 and 2016 with

960-509: Was first planned as "Meadowlands Mills", but the project has caused numerous delays and cost the company financially. It was eventually sold to another developer, who planned it as American Dream Meadowlands . In November 2004, Vaughan Mills was the first Mills Landmark built in Canada, and continued its international success with the acquisition of the St. Enoch Centre in Scotland and was offered to build

992-414: Was followed by The Oasis extension, opened April 15, 1999. It brought the mall out from near Burlington Coat Factory to Regal Cinemas (which was expanded to 23 screens). A parking garage was added in 2002 directly across the outside entrance to Burlington Coat Factory. Wannado City , an indoor amusement park with entry fee, opened in Spring 2004. The Colonnade Outlets at Sawgrass Mills opened in 2006, and

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1024-473: Was renamed as TJX Companies, Incorporated. TJX bought Marshalls in 1995. In the fall of 1998, TJ Maxx opened the store chain A.J. Wright . This chain was closed in January 2007. In March 2009, TJX launched an e-commerce site. At first only selling handbags , the range of items was later expanded to include clothing, shoes, jewelry, other accessories, and some home goods. Outside of North America, TJ Maxx

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