Briarwood Mall, is a shopping mall in Ann Arbor, Michigan. It's four anchor stores are Marshall Field's, JCPenney, Sears and Von Maur. The Marshall Field's store will officially be renamed Macy's on September 9, 2006. For the railroad company, see Ann Arbor Railroad. ... A. Alfred Taubman is an industrialist and philanthropist who became rich developing shopping malls. ... The Mills Corporation (NYSE: MLS) is a publicly traded real estate investment trust headquartered in Arlington, Virginia. ... The Mills Corporation (NYSE: MLS) is a publicly traded real estate investment trust headquartered in Arlington, Virginia. ... The King of Prussia Mall, one of the largest in the world, located in Pennsylvania, United States For the traditional meaning of the word mall, see pedestrian street or promenade. ... For the railroad company, see Ann Arbor Railroad. ... In retail, an anchor store, or draw tenant, is one of the larger stores in a shopping mall, usually a department store in a major retail chain. ... This article is becoming very long. ... J. C. Penney Company, Inc. ... Sears Holdings Corporation NASDAQ: SHLD is the third largest retailer in the United States, behind Wal-Mart and The Home Depot. ... Von Maur is a clothing company with stores in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, and Nebraska. ... Macys North is a department store division of Federated Department Stores headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota with it flagship location on State Street in Chicago. ...

History

Originally developed by developer A. Alfred Taubman in 1973, it was anchored at the time by Hudson's, JCPenney and Sears. Lord & Taylor added a store in 1980, only to close it in 1994, being replaced by Jacobson's went bankrupt and was replaced by Von Maur. Hudson's adpoted the Marshall Field's name in 2001. In 1998 Taubman's publically traded REIT, Taubman Centers, simplified its corporate structure and turned over full ownership to its financial partner, the GM Pension Trusts. Taubman continued to manage the mall until 2004, when The Mills Corporation became 50% owner and manager. A. Alfred Taubman is an industrialist and philanthropist who became rich developing shopping malls. ... Hudsons Department Store was a major independent retail department store chain based in Detroit during the first three-quarters of the Twentieth Century. ... J. C. Penney Company, Inc. ... Sears Holdings Corporation NASDAQ: SHLD is the third largest retailer in the United States, behind Wal-Mart and The Home Depot. ... Lord & Taylor, based in New York City, New York, is one of the oldest department store chains in the United States. ... Jacobson Stores was a regional department store chain that thrived primarily in Michigan and Florida, but also had stores in Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, and Kansas. ... Von Maur is a clothing company with stores in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, and Nebraska. ... This article is becoming very long. ... Taubman Centers is owner of United States regional malls and has headquarters in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. ... The Mills Corporation (NYSE: MLS) is a publicly traded real estate investment trust headquartered in Arlington, Virginia. ...

External links

• official Briarwood Mall website