▁contained ▁fewer ▁than ▁ 1 5 ▁active ▁business es . The ▁only ▁remaining ▁national ▁ret ail ers ▁were ▁S ears , ▁Fin ish ▁Line , ▁Cham ps ▁Sports , ▁G NC , ▁and ▁St ap les . ▁The ▁remainder ▁of ▁operating ▁store front s ▁were ▁small , ▁baz aar - style ▁sh ops , ▁e ater ies , ▁and ▁a ▁local ▁branch ▁of ▁the ▁Franklin ▁County ▁Sher iff ' s ▁office . ▁ ▁S ears ▁closed ▁its ▁entrance ▁to ▁the ▁m all ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁Future ▁Pl ans ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁home - im prov ement ▁ret ail er ▁Men ards ▁made ▁plans ▁to ▁expand ▁into ▁the ▁Columb us ▁market ▁at ▁West land ▁Mall , ▁which ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁re develop ed ▁into ▁an ▁open - air ▁sho pping ▁center . ▁ ▁But ▁Men ards ▁announced ▁later ▁in ▁the ▁year ▁that ▁its ▁expansion ▁plans ▁were ▁being ▁put ▁on ▁hold ▁because ▁of ▁a ▁general ▁economic ▁dow nt urn ▁at ▁that ▁time . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁a ▁new ▁Hollywood ▁Cas ino ▁was ▁constructed ▁and ▁opened ▁near ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁West land ▁Mall , ▁sp urr ing ▁new ▁growth ▁in ▁the ▁surrounding ▁area ▁that ▁had ▁become ▁econom ically ▁de pressed . ▁Pl ans ▁were ▁announced ▁in ▁March ▁to ▁begin ▁demol ishing ▁the ▁m all , ▁except ▁for ▁S ears , ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁sho pping ▁center . ▁▁ ▁On ▁June ▁ 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 ,