[3] The rest of the mall opened a month later, on October 6, 1988, as the Galleria at Tysons II,[4] adding high-end anchor department stores Neiman Marcus and Saks Fifth Avenue.

In the early 1990s, the shopping center had annual sales of $262 per square foot, below the market average for malls in the Washington metropolitan area during this time period.

[8] Tysons Galleria was rated one of the top 15 sales-producing shopping centers in terms of dollars per square foot by WWD in 2003.

[9] Tysons Galleria features valet parking and concierge services, including having large purchases delivered and organized into customers' closets.

[citation needed] Several designers, including Bally, Balenciaga, Burberry, Bottega Veneta, Cartier, Celine, Chanel, Crate & Barrel, David Yurman, De Beers, Elie Tahari, Ermenegildo Zegna, Gucci, Louis Vuitton, Prada, Saint Laurent, Salvatore Ferragamo, Tory Burch, Vilebrequin, Van Cleef & Arpels, Tumi and Versace, have some of the only statewide and Baltimore-Washington area boutiques in Tysons Galleria or the largest of the areas locations.