The Derby City's original enclosed shopping complex had been joined by five roofed retail centers by 1978. Its original moniker, THE MALL, became redundant and was changed to THE MALL IN ST. MATTHEWS in 1984. This morphed into MALL ST. MATTHEWS (sans the "In") in 1989. 

Graphics from the James Rouse Company 

A multi-phase renovation started in 1987. A vacant northwest anchor was enlarged (again). It re-opened -as a Bacon's- in 1988. The mall was given an interior face lift, which included the new Picnic Food Court. These projects were completed in late 1989. A Limited-Express Superplex was dedicated in late 1992. The mall now encompassed approximately 790,000 leasable square feet.