Westfield North County


Westfield North County is a shopping mall in Escondido, California owned and operated by Westfield Group. The mall is anchored by JCPenney, Macy's, Sears and Target.

History

The mall originally opened in February of 1986 with JCPenney, May Company, Nordstrom, J.W. Robinson's, Sears, and The Broadway as its original anchors. Two separate bank buildings were part of the development and located on the northern side of the mall but have since been demolished with additional parking on the spot where the banks once stood.
In 1993, both the Robinson's and May Company anchors became Robinson's-May locations.
In 1996, The Broadway became Macy's.
In 2006, following Federated Department Stores' merger with May Company, the two Robinson's May locations closed. The former Robinson's location has been subdivided into Forever 21, H&M and Old Navy, while the former May Company location is now Target.
North County Tavern + Bowl opened on the second level of the mall in December 2010, replacing Oggi's Pizza & Brewing Co. and three adjacent stores. The 15,000 square foot facility encompassed a 300-seat restaurant, a 30-foot bar, and eight bowling lanes. The tavern closed in 2017 and was replaced by a Comic Book and Memorabilia store.
In 2012, Westfield announced a $55 million revitalization plan and included renovating the mall's interior, updating the exterior mall entrances, and resurfacing the parking lot.
On May 8, 2020 it was announced that the Nordstrom store would be permanently closing as part of a plan to close 16 locations nationwide.
On June 22, 2020, it was announced that Sears would also be closing as part of a plan to close 28 stores nationwide.

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