North County Mall

1980s

The mall originally opened in February 1986 with JCPenney, May Company, Nordstrom, J.W. Robinson's, Sears, and The Broadway as its original anchors. Two separate bank buildings were part of the development and located on the northern side of the mall but have since been demolished and replaced with additional parking.

1990s

In 1993, both the Robinson's and May Company anchors became Robinsons-May locations.{{cite news |title=Shoppers to see double over merger |newspaper=The Press-Courier | date= January 25, 1993 | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=oSlLAAAAIBAJ&sjid=rSMNAAAAIBAJ&pg=6492,4029855&dq=north-county-fair&hl=en |access-date=March 21, 2012 }} In 1996, The Broadway became Macy's.

2000s

Westfield dropped the “Shoppingtown” from the names of all centers they operated in June 2005.{{Cite web|date=2005-12-21|title=Business: If you didn't call them 'shoppingtowns,' don't|url=http://www.sptimes.com/2005/06/01/Business/If_you_didn_t_call_th.shtml|access-date=2021-06-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051221090157/http://www.sptimes.com/2005/06/01/Business/If_you_didn_t_call_th.shtml|archive-date=2005-12-21}} In 2006, following Federated Department Stores' merger with May Company, the two Robinsons-May locations closed.{{cite news | title=North County Robinsons-May stores to be closed, sold |newspaper=North County Times | date= July 29, 2005 | url=http://www.nctimes.com/news/local/article_170e222e-a6b4-5fda-9b0a-02789192840b.html |access-date=March 21, 2012 }} The former Robinson's location has been subdivided into Forever 21, H&M and Old Navy, while the former May Company location is now Target.{{cite news |title=Malls buy into retooling |newspaper=The San Diego Union-Tribune | date= August 30, 2009 | url=http://www3.signonsandiego.com/stories/2009/aug/30/1b30westfiel203839/?uniontrib |access-date=September 6, 2009 }}{{cite news |title=Target Store at Westfield Mall slated to open in October |newspaper=North County Times | date= January 30, 2012 | url=http://www.nctimes.com/news/local/escondido/escondido-target-store-at-westfield-mall-slated-to-open-in/article_f2b34dce-68ec-5db4-bc5c-a950b800d309.html |access-date=March 21, 2012 }}

2010s

North County Tavern + Bowl opened on the second level of the mall in December 2010, replacing Oggi's Pizza & Brewing Co. and three adjacent stores. The 15,000 square foot facility encompassed a 300-seat restaurant, a 30-foot bar, and eight bowling lanes.{{cite news | title = Bowling returns to Escondido, but now at the mall | newspaper = The San Diego Union-Tribune | date = December 11, 2010 | url = http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2010/dec/11/bowled-over-again-escondido/ | access-date = May 10, 2012}} The tavern closed in 2017 and was replaced by a Comic Book and Memorabilia store.{{cite news | title = Tavern+Bowl North County Closes in Escondido | newspaper = NBC San Diego | date = August 28, 2017 | url = https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/tavernbowl-north-county-closes-in-escondido/23381/ | access-date = January 7, 2020}}

In 2012, Westfield announced a $55 million revitalization plan and included renovating the mall's interior, updating the exterior mall entrances, and resurfacing the parking lot.{{cite press release | title = Council Approves Westfield North County Revitalization Plans | publisher = City of Escondido | date = January 12, 2012 | url = http://www.escondido.org/council-approves-westfield-north-county-revitalization-plans.aspx | access-date = March 21, 2012}}

2020s

The dawn of the 2020s saw several storied traditional department store retailers update its brick-and-mortar formats after being encroached upon to a degree by several digital retailers in recent years in addition to the COVID pandemic.

On May 7, 2020, Nordstrom, which also maintains several additional outposts in San Diego, announced plans to shutter along with several additional locations as a direct result of pulling back because of the COVID-19 pandemic.{{Cite web|url=https://www.times-advocate.com/articles/nordstrom-closes-in-escondido/|title = Nordstrom closes in Escondido | Escondido Times-Advocate|date = 12 June 2020}}

On June 22, 2020, it was announced Sears would shutter as part of an ongoing decision to eliminate its brick-and-mortar format.{{Cite web|url=https://www.times-advocate.com/articles/sears-closes-at-westfield-mall/|title = Sears closes at Westfield Mall | Escondido Times-Advocate|date = 3 July 2020}} Plans were announced for Costco Wholesale to lease the previous Sears outpost{{cite web |title=Costco coming to Westfield Mall |url=https://www.times-advocate.com/articles/costco-coming-to-westfield-mall/ |website=Escondido Times-Advocate |publisher=Times-Advocate |access-date=November 14, 2022}} however a year later those plans were canceled.{{Cite web |date=2023-11-21 |title=Costco pulls out of North County Mall deal - Escondido Times-Advocate |url=https://www.times-advocate.com/articles/costco-pulls-out-of-north-county-mall-deal/ |access-date=2024-11-04 |website=Escondido Times-Advocate - The hometown newspaper of Escondido, California}}

On February 7, 2023, it was announced that Westfield had sold the mall to a joint venture of Bridge Group Investments, LLC and Steerpoint Capital, with Spinoso Real Estate Group taking over management duties. As part of the sale the mall was renamed to North County Mall.{{Cite web |date=2023-02-08 |title=New owners, new name for mall - Escondido Times-Advocate |url=https://www.times-advocate.com/articles/new-owners-new-name-for-mall/ |access-date=2023-02-22 |website=Escondido Times-Advocate - The hometown newspaper of Escondido, California}}

In June 11, 2025 the Escondido Public Library opened a temporary location in the mall. It is expected to remain open for one year as their library is renovated.{{Cite web |last=Desk |first=News |date=2025-06-11 |title=Temporary public library opens at the mall - Escondido Times-Advocate |url=https://www.times-advocate.com/articles/temporary-public-library-opens-at-the-mall/ |access-date=2025-06-16 |website=Escondido Times-Advocate - The hometown newspaper of Escondido, California}}

As of 2025, Round1 Entertainment is currently constructing an arcade in the former Nordstrom building. The arcade looks to open in the fall of 2025.{{Cite web |last=Nelson |first=Samantha |date=2024-12-11 |title=Round1 Bowling & Arcade to replace former Nordstrom store |url=https://thecoastnews.com/round1-bowling-arcade-to-replace-former-nordstrom-store/ |access-date=2025-06-16 |website=The Coast News Group |language=en-us}}

• JCPenney (2 floors)
• Macy's (3 floors)
• Target (3 floors)

• J.W. Robinson's (3 floors) (became Robinsons-May North (Mens/Childrens/Home))
• May Company (3 floors) (became Robinsons-May South (Womens))
• Nordstrom (3 floors) (closed in June 2020 due to restructuring plan from COVID-19 pandemic)
• Robinsons-May (North and South) (3 floors) (closed due to Federated's acquisition of May Department Stores Co.)
• The Broadway (3 floors) (became Macy's)
• Sears (2 floors) (closed on September 6, 2020 due to chain's struggles)

• Westfield Plaza Bonita
• Fashion Valley Mall
• Westfield UTC
• The Shoppes at Carlsbad

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