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Pittsburgh Mills, or simply The Mills to locals, was conceived and originally developed by the Mills Corporation. On December 30, 2006, it was announced that the Mills Corporation sold its stake in Pittsburgh Mills to its partner in the project, Zamias Services Inc. Pittsburgh Mills is the largest shopping mall complex in Western Pennsylvania as well as one of the largest in the state, with approximately 2 million square feet (186,000 m²) of retail space on 200 acres. The King of Prussia Mall near Philadelphia remains as the largest mall. Its grand opening, with much fanfare, was on July 14, 2005. It is located in Frazer Township, northeast of Pittsburgh, just off the Pennsylvania Turnpike on PA Route 28.

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Development

It consists of two components. One component is The Galleria at Pittsburgh Mills, which is the 1.1 million square foot indoor component of the complex, is divided into five themed neighborhoods corresponding to various Pittsburgh landmarks and cultural icons. It features Dick's Sporting Goods, Borders Books and Music, a Cinemark multiplex theater including IMAX, H&M, Linens 'N Things, Macy's , JCPenney, and Sears Grand, which is a new superstore concept with a full line supermarket, clothing, electronics and automobile departments. It also has over 200 shops, attractions and eateries, including a large food court. There are two areas in the center geared towards children—the PBS KIDS Backyard and A Place to Grow, based on the book by Stephanie Bloom. NASCAR Speedpark was planning to open a 40,477 sq. ft. indoor park, but its parent company decided to change their plans by focusing on developing the NASCAR Speedpark brand in high traffic tourist areas. Lucky Strike Lanes closed its 25,162 sq. ft. alley in 2006 because of underperformance due to poor customer service. Dicks Sporting Goods (NYSE: DKS) is the largest full-line sporting goods retailer in the world. ... Borders Group (NYSE: BGP) is an international bookseller based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. ... Cinemark Theaters is the third largest movie theatre chain in North America Cinemark Theaters can be found in most major countries. ... IMAX theatre at the Melbourne Museum complex, Australia. ... H&M Hennes & Mauritz AB (operating as H&M), is a Swedish clothing company, known for their inexpensive and fashionable clothing offerings. ... ... Macys is a chain of American department stores with its flagship store in Herald Square, New York City, which has been billed as the worlds largest store since completion of the Seventh Avenue addition in 1924. ... 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. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Big-box store. ... Exterior of a typical British supermarket (a Tesco Extra) Exterior of typical North American supermarket (a Safeway) A typical supermarket in Hong Kong. ... The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is a non-profit public broadcasting television service with 349 member TV stations in the United States, with some member stations available by cable in Canada. ... The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is now the largest sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States. ...

The second component is an adjacent shopping center called the Village at Pittsburgh Mills. It includes several big-box stores such as a Wal-Mart Supercenter and Lowe's Home Improvement Warehouse, as well as many popular restaurants (see list below) and a Springhill Suites by Marriott hotel. Zamias Services Inc is also developing a strip-mall in this complex that will include a Best Buy, Ross Dress For Less, Michael's Arts and Crafts, and PetSmart, plus other big box retailers and stores yet to be announced. This portion is composed of 925,000 square feet.
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Miscellaneous

It's the first Landmark Mills property to feature two full-price department stores—JCPenney and Kaufmann's (now Macy's). The interior of a typical Macys department store. ... J. C. Penney Company, Inc. ... Kaufmanns was a regional department store chain in the USA last owned by Federated Department Stores. ... Macys is a chain of American department stores with its flagship store in Herald Square, New York City, which has been billed as the worlds largest store since completion of the Seventh Avenue addition in 1924. ...

Although the typical Landmark Mills mall is synonymous with outlet shopping, Pittsburgh Mills is the only center to offer an entire lineup of full-price retailers that otherwise could be found in a traditional enclosed mall. The reason for this goes back to 1981, when developer Zamias Services, Inc. of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, planned to develop a regional mall on the Frazer Township site. Legal setbacks and financial difficulties had postponed the project for many years, until the Mills Corporation announced in 2002 that they would partner in conjunction with Zamias to build a retail and entertainment complex on the site.
Nickname: Flood City Location Location of Johnstown within Pennsylvania. ... A shopping mall (or simply mall), shopping center, or shopping arcade is a building or set of buildings that contain stores, and has interconnecting walkways enabling visitors to easily walk from store to store. ...

Anchors

• Borders (21,973 sq. ft.)
• Cinemark (78,400 sq. ft.)
• Dick's Sporting Goods (50,843 sq. ft.)
• H & M (20,005 sq. ft.)
• JCPenney (99,935 sq. ft.)
• Linens 'N Things (28,132 sq. ft.)
• Macy's (164,958 sq. ft.)
• Sears Grand (165,796 sq. ft.)

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Restaurants

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External links

• Pittsburgh Mills
• Mall Directory (PDF)
• Pittsburgh Mills developer turns over control to Johnstown's Zamias Services Inc. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette December 30, 2006
• Mills out of Galleria complex Pittsburgh Tribune-Review December 30, 2006