In 2001, THE MALL IN COLUMBIA has five anchor stores. Lord & Taylor opened in November 1998. Nordstrom, part of a new Northwest Wing, debuted in September 1999. Two separate culinary complexes have also been consolidated into one expanded facility in the Sears Wing. With these improvements, the mall spans 1,430,500 leasable square feet. It fulfills plans for a 5-anchor shopping venue envisaged back in the late 1960s.