▁cor rid or ▁being ▁fully ▁en closed . ▁The ▁official ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁sho pping ▁complex ▁was ▁changed ▁to ▁North gate ▁Mall ▁at ▁this ▁time . ▁Seattle - based ▁Lam ont s ▁added ▁a ▁store ▁to ▁the ▁northern ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁conc ourse ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 . ▁▁ ▁With ▁another ▁renov ation ▁to ▁the ▁m all ▁ 2 0 ▁years ▁later ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁To ys ▁" R " ▁Us ▁opened ▁its ▁doors ▁in ▁October ▁ 3 0 . ▁The ▁food ▁court ▁was ▁also ▁renov ated . ▁Two ▁new ▁stores , ▁Sam ▁Go ody ▁and ▁Foot ▁L ocker ▁also ▁opened . ▁The ▁new ▁interior ▁was ▁also ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁ac quisition ▁of ▁the ▁Lam ont s ▁department ▁store ▁chain ▁by ▁Gott sch al ks ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁Gott sch al ks ▁was ▁located ▁at ▁North gate ▁Mall ▁until ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁ ▁It ▁closed ▁after ▁six ▁years ▁due ▁to ▁under perform ing ▁sales , ▁and ▁the ▁former ▁location ▁is ▁currently ▁the ▁home ▁to ▁D SW ▁and ▁Bed , ▁Bath ▁and ▁Bey ond . ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁To ys ▁" R " ▁Us ▁closed ▁which ▁coinc ided ▁with ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁its ▁le ase . ▁A ▁year ▁later ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Nord st rom ▁R ack ▁opened ▁up ▁in ▁the ▁space ▁formerly ▁occupied ▁by ▁To ys ▁" R " ▁Us . ▁