"Klattu barada Jordan Marsh?" The sight of this futuristic, "space ship-shaped" SHOPPERS' WORLD anchor store might make one imagine the Gort robot walking out of its main entrance. In fact, "The Day The Earth Stood Still" (a motion picture) premiered on September 28,1951. Jordan Marsh -at SHOPPERS' WORLD- was dedicated less than a week later.

A Brockelman Brothers "super mart" was the first grocery store to operate at the SHOPPERS' WORLD mall. The store had 3 levels and 20,000 square feet of selling space. It included a bakery and delicatessen.

Plotkin Brothers, a Back Bay specialty retailer, also opened a store in the original mall. It sold the latest ladies' fashions and accessories.