Decline in the 1990s and 2000s In October 1988, Boise Towne Square opened in nearby Boise. Karcher Mall lost its biggest retailer, when JCPenney store closed its 20-year-old location to relocate to the new mall. The mall was able to quickly fill the vacant space with Eugene, Oregon-based Troutman's Emporium In late 1990, Sears relocated its catalog and appilance store in Caldwell to the mall, taking over space vacated by PayLess Drug in January 1989. During the 1990s, the mall lost four anchor stores: Anthony's (1991) Ernst Home Centers (November 1996), Woolworth (July 1997), and The Hub Clothing (1998). In May 1998, Karcher Partners LLC, composed of Tarrytown, New York-based DLC Management Corp. and Dallas, Texas-based Benton Companies, bought Karcher Mall for a reported $10.9 million. That same year, House of Fabrics was acquired by Fabri-Center, and was rebranded into Jo-Ann Fabrics. In 1999, Karcher Partners LLC announced a $10 million renovation of the Karcher Mall that was started in September of that year. The face lift of the declining shopping center included new storefronts, new flooring and lighting, and a new main entrance. Initial plans for the renovation included adding a new anchor store into the upper level of Emporium, which had been used for warehouse space, and a food court; however, neither of these occurred. During this period, the mall added Intermountain Sports and Liquidation World to fill the empty spaces left by Woolworth and Ernst respectively. Despite the major renovations, the mall began losing more retailers and customers. Nampa Furniture (which was originally known as Discount Furniture until 1990, and Idaho Furniture Mart until 1991) relocated to a larger building across the street formerly operated by Waremart Foods (now WinCo Foods) in September 1999. The mall's movie theater was shut down in February 2000 after its owner, Reel Theatres, relocated to a larger movie theater across the street previously operated by Cineplex Odeon. Short-lived anchor, Intermountain Sports left the mall abruptly in 2001, though it was quickly replaced by variety retailer U.S. Factory Outlets by the end of the year. Just one month after losing Intermountain Sports, Sears relocated to a newly constructed shopping center north of the Karcher Mall. Shortly after, Jo-Ann Fabrics relocated to the former space left by Sears. In late 2001, Ross Dress for Less were added to the former two anchor tenants left by the former Jo-Ann Fabrics and Nampa Furniture, and