s ▁experimental ▁cable ▁service ▁Q UB E . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁West land ▁was ▁en closed . ▁ ▁The ▁upper ▁floor ▁of ▁S ears ▁was ▁closed ▁to ▁customers ▁and ▁converted ▁into ▁office ▁space ▁for ▁their ▁in - house ▁credit ▁card , ▁Disc over , ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 8 0 ’ s . ▁W ool worth ’ s ▁closed ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁during ▁the ▁chain ’ s ▁rest ruct uring ▁process ▁that ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁elim ination ▁of ▁its ▁ 4 0 0 ▁stores . ▁It ▁was ▁renov ated ▁into ▁a ▁St ap le ’ s ▁with ▁no ▁conc ourse ▁access ▁and ▁Foot action ▁USA ▁that ▁faced ▁the ▁interior . ▁ ▁West land ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁four ▁direction ally - named ▁sho pping ▁cent ers ▁in ▁Columb us , ▁along ▁with ▁North land ▁( the ▁original ▁m all ▁in ▁Columb us , ▁closed ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁and ▁demol ished ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 ), ▁East land ▁( st ill ▁in ▁operation ), ▁and ▁South land ▁( a ▁smaller ▁disc ount - style ▁m all , ▁now ▁closed ). ▁ ▁All ▁but ▁South land ▁were ▁constructed ▁and ▁originally ▁operated ▁by ▁the ▁Richard ▁E . ▁Jacob s ▁Group , ▁and ▁featured ▁the ▁same ▁mix ▁of ▁anchor ▁stores . ▁ ▁Dec line ▁Although ▁considered ▁a ▁major ▁land mark ▁in ▁the ▁Columb us ▁area , ▁West land ▁Mall ▁faced ▁many ▁challeng es ▁towards ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 th