It features Festival Foods and Kohl's as anchor stores, with one vacancy previously occupied by Shopko.

Northland Plaza opened in 1969, one of the first retail developments in Appleton.

[3] The center struggled with vacancy within its initial years; by 1971, Kroger, SupeRx Drugs, Hallmark, King's Food Host restaurant, and a dry cleaners had all closed, leaving only W. T. Grant, So-Fro Fabrics, and Kindy Optical.

[3] Despite these vacancies, Shopko opened a store at the center in March 1971.

[4] Although W. T. Grant closed in 1976, several new stores opened within the plaza within the following year, including RadioShack.