Ontario Mills

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Ontario Mills
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Location	Ontario, California, USA
Opening date	1996
Developer	Mills Corporation
No. of stores and services	200

Ontario Mills is a large enclosed outlet shopping mall located in Ontario, California; it is one of the primary tourist attractions in the Inland Empire. Like all other Mills properties, it is owned by the Mills Corporation. One of the largest shopping malls in North America, the mall opened to the public in 1996.

The mall is near the Ontario International Airport, as well as the interchange between the Ontario Freeway (Interstate 15) and the San Bernardino Freeway (Interstate 10).

1 Size
2 Tenants
3 Anchors & Majors
4 Effect on surrounding area
5 Gallery
6 External links

[edit] Size

According to the mall's website, it is the largest one-level shopping mall in Western North America (there are larger malls, but they have two or more levels).

The mall is so enormous, that at each entrance, the automatic doors continuously play audio reminders of which entrance one used (in both English and Spanish). The use of this audio service has been rare in recent times. The light poles in the parking lots are decorated with large "Where Did You Park?" signs.

[edit] Tenants

Some of the mall's major tenants include the British chain Virgin Megastore (one of only seven locations in California), a Nike store, a JCPenney outlet store, a Nordstrom Rack, a 30-screen AMC movie theatre (technically a megaplex), and a GameWorks video arcade.

Ontario Mills is home to many designer label outlet stores. Among these are: Ann Taylor, Ralph Lauren, Hugo Boss, Tommy Hilfiger, Calvin Klein, Bostonian/Clark, and Guess?. Saks 5th Avenue has an outlet store, as well as, Abercrombie & Fitch, Hollister Co., Kenneth Cole, Levi's and Dockers (one of only two locations in California).

It is possible that in late 2006 the china and silverware store, Mikasa, will be phased out with the relocation of GAP Outlet to replace it. A Banana Republic Outlet will possibly take GAP Outlet's space.

The mall also has a large food court, with about 1,000 seats, and all the usual food court tenants like Panda Express, Burger King, and Sbarro. Restaurants outside of the food court include Rainforest Cafe, Market Broiler, and Dave & Buster's.

Ontario Mills was formerly home to a Vans Skate Park, which in early 2005 was closed and converted into Steve & Barry's. Sports Authority closed its 50,111 sq. ft. store in 2004 when the company merged with Gart Sports. The well-known Wolfgang Puck Cafe was taken down in early 2005 to be replaced by the Ralph Lauren Factory Store.

[edit] Anchors & Majors

AMC Theatres (125,000 sq. ft., 30 screens)
Baby Depot (25,720 sq. ft.)
Bed Bath & Beyond (44,208 sq. ft.)
Burlington Coat Factory (79,989 sq. ft.)
The Children's Place (20,830 sq. ft.)
Cost Plus (20,121 sq. ft.)
Dave & Buster's (59,275 sq. ft.)
Forever 21 (12,789 sq. ft.)
Group USA (20,686 sq. ft.)
JCPenney Outlet Store (105,028 sq. ft.)
Liz Claiborne (12,343 sq. ft.)
Marshalls (50,895 sq. ft.)
Mikasa (21,078 sq. ft.)
MJM Designer Shoes (23,779 sq. ft.)
Nike (22,150 sq. ft.)
Nordstrom Rack (36,867 sq. ft.)
Off 5th Saks Fifth Avenue (28,600 sq. ft.)
Off Broadway Shoes (21,978 sq. ft.)
Old Navy (15,095 sq. ft.)
Polo Ralph Lauren (11,524 sq. ft.)
Rainforest Cafe (21,711 sq. ft.)
Sam Ash (23,086 sq. ft.)
Sega Gameworks (30,210 sq. ft.)
Steve & Barry's (47,328 sq. ft.)
T.J. Maxx (35,308 sq. ft.)
Virgin Megastore (27,521 sq. ft.)

[edit] Effect on surrounding area

Like most premium outlet centers, Ontario Mills was built in a remote area; the surrounding area was once rural and desert-like. However, the development of the mall has since contributed to the rapid urbanization of the Eastern Ontario area.