Service Merchandise was the first anchor store to leave around the same time it filed for bankruptcy protection in 1999.

Service Merchandise also had a store in the mall until 1999.

Service Merchandise said the recapitalization plan was not a response to any proposal for the acquisition or sale of the company.

Service Merchandise's stock, which fell to about $3 a share after the market collapse, has worked its way back to the low teens.

During the 1970s and 1980s, Service Merchandise was the nation's top catalog-showroom retailer.

Service Merchandise closed in 1999 with the chain.

Service Merchandise also began downsizing its operations considerably, eventually taking only half the space in its building.

Service Merchandise has been working hard to retain and cultivate customers.

Service Merchandise also built a store within two blocks of the mall.

Service Merchandise later opened in a portion of the Hudson's building as well.