[6] Finguerra worked for JCPenney, which at the time had a 2,000,000-square-foot (190,000 m2) warehouse nearby, once used for their now-defunct catalog business.

[6] Finguerra's familiarity with local economic factors led him to believe that a regional mall would be successful.

[8] There are approximately 145 shops and eateries in the mall, as well as four anchor stores, including Macy's (originally G. Fox, later Filene's), Macy's Men's, Children's, Juniors, and Furniture (originally Steiger's, later Lord & Taylor, then Filene's Men's, Children's, Juniors, and Furniture), JCPenney, which opened in 1992, and Barnes & Noble with two vacant anchors last occupied by Bob's Stores (originally Sage-Allen, later Dick's Sporting Goods) and Sears.

The dawn of the 2020s saw several storied traditional department store retailers update its brick-and-mortar formats after being encroached upon to a degree by several digital retailers in recent years On November 13, 2020, it was announced that Sears would shutter as part of an ongoing decision to eliminate its brick-and-mortar format.

However, on July 1, 2024, it was announced that Bob's Stores would close all of its locations, including the one at the Buckland Hills Mall.