The mall's anchor stores are CubeSmart, Dunham's Sports, JCPenney, and Target.

[1] Upon opening, the mall attracted Canadian shoppers, who crossed over from Sarnia, Ontario on the Blue Water Bridge.

[5] On January 13, 2016, it was announced that one of its anchor stores, Sears was planning to close its doors after being at the Birchwood Mall since its opening in April 1991.

[6] In March 2016 Carmike Cinemas announced closure of the movie theater for remodeling.

[10] On April 19, 2018, Carson's parent company Bon-Ton announced they were unable to find a buyer and was going out of business.

After the closure of Carson's, the mall only has 2 of its 5 anchor stores occupied, JCPenney and Target.

[12] In February 2021, the mall was sold to the Kohan Retail Investment Group for $5.6 million.