2005 the Wilmorite Corporation sold the mall to The Macerich Company. In January 2007, Danbury Fair began the process of an interior renovation, which was completed in spring 2008. The mall received new lighting fixtures which replaced the original globe bulb lighting, new stone style floors which replaced the original tan, brown, and green tile floors, soft seating areas throughout the mall, new stained wood accents, and new paint. The two areas that received the most changes were the food court and the center court. A renovated food court features a slightly curved panoramic view of the restaurant choices, which reduced the number of restaurants from 16 to 11. New banquet seating is featured in the food court. The center court includes the removal of the large scale fountains (which also doubled as event areas), and has been replaced with a Starbucks coffee bar, soft seating with tables, and a down-scaled water feature to reduce the noise level. By 2010, the Filene's store was reconstructed into mall space which includes Dick's Sporting Goods, Forever 21, Brio Tuscan Grille, The Cheesecake Factory, and L.L.Bean. In 2015, Primark opened one of its first American locations at the center. It opened in the upper level of the Sears store, while Sears downsized to a 56,000 sq ft store on the lower level. The later 2010's saw multiple classic chain anchors update their brick and mortar fleets after being disrupted by digital retailers in recent years. On November 7, 2019, it was announced that Sears would shutter as part of an ongoing plan to phase out of brick-and-mortar. On August 27, 2020, Lord & Taylor announced it would shutter its brick-and-mortar fleet after modernizing into a digital collective department store. Round1 Bowling & Amusement and Target announced new stores in 2022. List of anchor stores See also Freehold Raceway Mall in Freehold Township, New Jersey - Built by developer Wilmorite a few years after Danbury Fair and also currently owned by Macerich. Due to both malls being built around the same time in the New York metropolitan area, utilizing similar interior design fixtures, along with both malls residing under relatively similar high socioeconomic areas and thus offering similar stores, they are sometimes attributed as retail 'twins'. References External links The Macerich Company Shopping malls in Connecticut Tourist attractions in Danbury, Connecticut Buildings and structures in Danbury, Connecticut Macerich Shopping malls established in 1986 Carousels