the store at the time. As a result, General Growth purchased the building back and, once Montgomery Ward closed, leased the space to Younkers. The former Montgomery Ward automotive repair center, located just east of the store, was demolished and replaced with a Best Buy, which opened in 2002 as well. Two years after this expansion was completed, Dunham's Sports took further space in the Younkers wing. More anchor store changes ensued in 2006: Mervyn's closed in January of that year, and became Steve & Barry's that November. TJ Maxx moved into the mall in March 2006, replacing an older store across the street. The opening of TJ Maxx replaced several storefronts, including three stores that closed entirely (The Gap, Buckle, and Bombay Company), along with two others (FYE and Foot Locker) which were relocated elsewhere in the mall. Both Steve & Barry's and Old Navy closed at the mall in 2009. General Growth spun off management of 30 mall properties, including Lansing Mall, into a new division called Rouse Properties in 2011. In January 2013, Regal Entertainment Group announced that it would build a 12-screen cinema on the site of the vacated Mervyn's/Steve & Barry's anchor. The new theater opened in July 2014. Toby Keith's I Love This Bar & Grill began to build a bar in several storefronts adjacent to the theater in 2013, but construction was halted due to several contractors filing liens against the owners of the chain for not "reimbursing them in a timely and complete manner". As a result, the chain was evicted from the still-unfinished property, and Rouse Corporation won a $6.2 million lawsuit against its owners. A local bar known as Tequila Cowboy ultimately took over the space, and opened there in December 2015. Late 2010s to present Macy's announced in January 2017 that its store at Lansing Mall would close that year, along with three others in Michigan. Another anchor vacated in 2018 when The Bon-Ton, which took ownership of the Younkers chain in 2006, filed for bankruptcy and underwent liquidation at all stores. The closure of these anchor stores has coincided with the closure of several other inline tenants throughout. A mid-2018 article in the Lansing State Journal noted that the mall had over 15 vacancies, and several other storefronts that had been repurposed as store displays. Closures at this point included Vitamin World, rue21, and Finish Line, the latter