Ames purchased Hills in 1999 and went out of business in 2002. Three years later, their space at the mall became Kohl's. Elder-Beerman expanded its store in 2005. Phar-Mor, which also went out of business in 2002, was replaced by Goody's in 2004. This store closed in January 2007. It was replaced by Steve & Barry's in 2007, but the store closed in 2008 when that chain filed for bankruptcy.
