[1] Its major tenants include retailers such as TJX Companies, PetsMart, Dick's Sporting Goods, Ulta Beauty, Ross Stores, and Nordstrom.

[1] SITE Centers was founded in 1965 by Bert Wolstein as Developers Diversified Realty, Inc.[2] After two years, the company built its first property, a KMart store in Eastlake, Ohio.

[10] In March of the next year, the company agreed to exit its Brazilian joint venture by selling its stake to the firm's largest shareholder for $343.6 million.

[11][12] In October 2014 DDR Corp. entered into a second joint venture with Blackstone Group, acquiring seventy shopping centers totaling 15.7 million square feet for $1.93 billion.

[13][14] In February 2015, David Oakes was appointed as president and chief executive officer of the company,[15] though was fired and replaced by Thomas August in July 2016.