Coming Back In Style! We speed through time 29 years, to a 1990 depiction of the mall. By the late 1980s, its open-air format had become passe'. Leases of all inline tenants were terminated and the mall was demolished, leaving only White's and two outparcels standing. A new RICHLAND FASHION MALL was built in two phases. The first (dark gray) was dedicated in October 1988. A second phase (lighter gray) debuted in November 1989.

In 1994, the "Lenox Square of the Midlands" has a new anchor. Dillard's expanded a vacant Bonwit Teller and commenced operation in 1993. A rooftop multiplex has also opened. RICHLAND FASHION MALL encompassed approximately 984,000 leasable square feet, with free parking for 2,800 autos. The complex has endured management and financial problems since its late 1980s inception. In 1994, it was nearly half-vacant.

In November 1996, the official name of the shopping hub was truncated to RICHLAND MALL. Renovations were completed in 1997 and 1999; the latter relocated the Food Court from the Upper Level to the Lower. The original culinary complex was gutted and rebuilt into Richland Centre, which housed a Bell Atlantic-Verizon Call Center.