By 1976, the complex is officially promoted as the DOWNTOWN SHOPPING CENTER. The 21-year-old retail hub featured two anchors; Miller's of Tennessee and Proffitt's. Miller's had rebranded the Loveman's store in 1967.
In August 1991, the former open-air shopping plaza re-opened as the 740,000 square foot OAK RIDGE MALL. Miller's was now Hess's, J.C. Penney had expanded its location and Sears had relocated into an entirely new, full line store. Wal-Mart had come on board, as a shadow anchor, in the late 1980s.
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