Sears, JCPenney, Walmart, and Pueblo Xtra were all the perfect combination to attract customers and were excellently complemented by over 120 other stores such as Pitusa, Bakers Shoes, Blockbuster, Contempo Casuals, Footaction, GNC, Gordon’s Jewelers, Kay Bee Toys, Journeys, Kress, Pacific Sunwear, Payless Shoe Source, Radio Shack, The Disney Store, Toys R Us, and many others.
[6][7] On August 5, 2004, it was reported that PMI Inc., owners of Plaza del Norte at the time, had pumped $250,000 into an institutional advertising campaign for the shopping mall.
[9] In May 2006, the mall anchored by Walmart, JCPenney, Pueblo Supermarket, Sears, and a CineVista Theatres was the dominant shopping center in the trade area due to its size and prominent location.
[11] On March 1, 2007, it was reported that CV Entertainment Group had shut down its 6-screen CineVista Theatres multiplex in Hatillo's Plaza del Norte, one of several high-profile tenants that exited or were about to leave the shopping center owned by stateside Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) Developers Diversified Realty (DDR) at the time.
In addition to the previously reported closing of Gap, sources said 1-2-3 and Infinito, which had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection along with sister stores Geraldine, Jackie's, Ranger and Fashion Bazaar, were also leaving one of Puerto Rico's largest malls.
It also had other stores such as Aeropostale, Aldo, Gordon's Jewelers, Foot Locker, La Gran Via, Kress, Marianne/Marianne Plus, Pacific Sunwear, Payless ShoeSource, RadioShack, Sunglass Hut, The Children's Place, The Room, and Traffic Shoes, which all combined to generate very strong sales results.
The project included the addition of a Rooms To Go, the combination of three small retail-space units to accommodate a PetSmart, several other new stores and outparcels, a new Caribbean Cinemas movie theater and new carts and kiosks through the entire mall.
[19] In November 2019, with an investment that exceeded $3 million, the first Econo supermarket in the municipality of Hatillo was opened at Plaza del Norte in the majority of the space of the former Walmart store.
In this portfolio of 9 shopping centers, Plaza del Norte was included, making Curzon Puerto Rico the new owners of the mall.