University Mall (Florida)

The Mall has decreased in popularity over the years as online shopping and gentrification of the surrounding area has started to take effect.

The mall is anchored by Burlington Coat Factory, K&G Fashion Superstore and Family Discount Furniture.

JCPenney came inline on the west end of the mall in October 1974, and Sears began business in September 1975 on the east side.

In its early years, the mall had a mascot named "Hootie", an anthropomorphic owl wearing a graduate cap, who was often used in promotions and advertisements.

This move was accompanied by a large-scale renovation and expansion of the shopping complex, whereby the vacated Dillard's was gutted and rebuilt as new inline stores, with an upper-level food court.

Longtime anchor JCPenney closed effective October 1, 2005, as it relocated to a smaller prototype store at the Shops at Wiregrass in nearby Wesley Chapel, which opened in 2008.

Grand's, a Puerto Rican department store, opened in Dillard's 1995-2017 location in September 2017.