 Around 1993, the now-defunct Ann & Hope moved into the space formerly occupied by Sears and became the mall's newest anchor store.These last years of the mall's existence brought in a lot of unique stores, who perhaps would not have had a chance to thrive in the mall's earlier, more successful days.Stores such as "Sheds Unlimited" heralded the mall's demise through their bizarre presence in a once thriving center for fashionable retail stores.