[citation needed] Major anchor stores include Dick's Sporting Goods, Dillard's, JC Penney, Macy's, and Nordstrom Rack.Construction of the Parks Mall began in 1985, with constructing ramping up in 1986 with a $21 million building permit for the mall.

[4] In 1989, The Parks was expanded and Houston-based Foley's (now Macy's) was added as the fourth anchor store.

It expanded again in 2002 with a new wing featuring Galyan's (now Dick's Sporting Goods) and The Great Indoors.

[citation needed] When Mervyns closed in 2006, it was replaced with several new tenants, including Barnes & Noble, The Cheesecake Factory, and Forever 21.

On June 28, 2023, it was announced that a Dick’s House of Sports will replacing the former Sears at the mall.