 Construction of the mall cost over $100 million and employed over 1,200 workers.The first phase of the mall, consisting of Sears and 21 other stores, opened to the public on August 6, 1975.Among the tenants open for business on that day were Sears, Rite Aid, Kinney Shoes, Chess King, Thom McAn, Waldenbooks, Claire's, B. Dalton, GNC, The Limited, and Jo-Ann Fabrics.