lower level on the Parisian end of the mall. The original food court would be refurbished into a call center. 2000s Into the new millennium, the mall continued to decline. Dillard's closed their store in 2003. Since then, it has operated as Blacklion- a furniture store based in Charlotte, North Carolina, and a store simply called "The Department Store." Later, it also operated briefly as a ping-pong club. The mall had changed hands several times over the years, and in 2005 was purchased by Peerless Development Group. They planned an extensive renovation and renamed Richland Mall to Midtown at Forest Acres. Nothing ever came of their aspirations for the property though. They defaulted on their mall loan and by 2007 the mall was back up for sale. Parisian left around this time, closing in February 2007. In April 2009, the Columbia Children's Theatre relocated to Richland. They moved into the retail space that had previously been an Express clothing store. In summer 2017, they moved downstairs in the space where Eckerd drug used to be. 2010-Present In April 2010, the mall was sold to Century Capitol Group who brought on Kahn Development Company in an attempt to breathe new life into the mall. The first thing they did was change the name from Midtown at Forest Acres back to Richland Mall. On January 30, 2011, S&S Cafeteria departed Richland Mall and was replaced by locally owned Sadie's American Cafeteria. Sadie's closed and in 2013 the space was occupied by Jackson Family Cafeteria, a buffet which closed in 2016. In March 2013, TGI Fridays departed Richland Mall and was replaced with The Seafood Academy which closed in 2016. In 2018, Gymboree permanently closed its Richland Mall location, after 20 years of business. Current stores include: Belk, Columbia Children's Theatre, IASVBO - PwC (Private Business Office), and Barnes and Noble. CivvieSupply, a premium patriotic and military-inspired clothing brand, opened a fulfillment center in the mall in 2019. References Buildings and structures in Columbia, South Carolina Shopping malls in South Carolina Shopping malls established in 1961 1961 establishments in South Carolina