 The addition and a warehouse took up about 40 percent of the mall's square footage.The J.C. Penney store, at the west end of the mall, contained some and a free-standing auto center, marking it the largest department store in the state.In 1975, the mall underwent some cosmetic renovation and was renamed from simply The Mall to University Mall, probably to diversify it from the new McCain Mall Simon was planning for North Little Rock.