The addition of these stores was considered controversial by local residents, many of whom did not want such big box retailers in the area.
The plaza is home to many big box retailers.
It had a number of large big box retailers including:
Mall management began talking to big box retailers such as Target about location on the site.
Other big box retailers have been added since the merger, often taking over what used to be several storefronts.
This is one of the successful business models used by Wal-Mart and many other big box retailers.
One of the proposals, a plan to put a "big box" retailer on the pier, led to particularly fierce opposition in the neighborhood.
In the 1960s and 1970s, many big box retailers moved to suburban areas where business was more profitable.
Other shopping centers and big box retailers opened near the new mall.
"Nearly every big box retailer is opening it up."