The 1990s brought a lot of department store changes for Christiana Mall. In 1991, Wanamaker's opened a 2 level anchor store at the mall. It was the last Wanamaker's store to be built. In 1995, Hecht's of Washington, DC, a division of the May Department Stores Company of St. Louis, acquired the Wanamaker's chain, converting all locations to Hecht's. A year later, Hecht's also acquired the Strawbridge & Clothier chain, which was historically Wanamaker's main rival (and co-anchor at Christiana Mall). Since the renamed Wanamaker's did not do as well as projected with the Hecht's name, the decision was made to keep the Strawbridge's name, although the Clothier was dropped. The former Wanamaker's store was refitted for Lord & Taylor in 1997. It was the only Lord & Taylor location in Delaware.
