That renowned Little Rock retailer established a presence at GREAT NORTHERN MALL in  March 2003. The newly-built store encompassed 2 levels and 220,000 square feet.
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The shopping hub was acquired by Australia's Westfield in 2002. By 2004, it was officially known as WESTFIELD SHOPPINGTOWN GREAT NORTHERN. Its latest expansions added an extended Southwest Wing and Dillard's and Dick's Sporting Goods. The mall now housed approximately 1,235,200 leasable square feet.


Further renovations were done between 2011 and 2013. The Food Court was moved in front of Dick's Sporting Goods, with the old culinary complex being razed and rebuilt as a Regal 10-plex. As a result of Westfield's sale of the property in late 2013, its name reverted back to GREAT NORTHERN MALL.