Great Mall Goodbye

The Great Mall of the Great Plains was a shopping mall in Olathe, KS. It opened in 1997 with 150 stores and 10 anchor tenants, including Burlington Coat Factory, Dillard’s, DSW, and Old Navy. The mall was the largest outlet mall in Kansas and had a successful opening, attracting over 1.5 million visitors. However, over time, the mall struggled due to retail saturation and a shift in consumer preferences. Anchor tenants began closing in 2001 and by 2009 the food court had only four restaurants le