The mall is centrally located between the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul, surrounded by suburbs and close to major highways, and serves a trade area population almost 2 million people.

[3] The mall's anchor stores are Macy's, Von Maur, JCPenney, AMC Theatre, and Dick's Sporting Goods.

First announced in 1966 as a third enclosed mall development to be anchored by both Dayton's and Donaldson's, the Roseville, Minnesota site was chosen because of the population grown in northern Ramsey County.

The vacant east anchor (originally a Donaldson's, then a Carson Pirie Scott and Mervyn's) was demolished in 2005.

[11] The vacant Herberger's anchor store was demolished in 2021[12] and in 2024 construction was completed on the new flagship Dick's Sporting Goods.