In the late 1980s, the mall name was simplified to Mall St. Matthews and remodeled to include a food court in the early 1990s, The Limited/Express, a wing dedicated to Limited Brands was added, and expanded the former Kaufman-Straus store (which had become both a Stewart Dry Goods and L. S. Ayres before closing) to accommodate a Bacon's department store which relocated from its freestanding location at 3937 Shelbyville Road.

The mall formerly had a Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza Time Theatre which operated from 1984 until December 1991.

In 2000 Nordstrom tentatively agreed to build a store, but withdrew in 2001 before a final contract was signed with Rouse.

The mall took out 2 fountains in 2007, one in the food court area and the other in front of Kay Jewelers and Starbucks.

[7] Following the incident, the mall had a temporary policy requiring visitors between ages 10 and 17 to be accompanied by someone at least 21 years old after 4 pm on Fridays and Saturdays.