Fair Oaks Mall

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Fair Oaks Mall is an enclosed shopping mall just outside the City of Fairfax, Virginia. It is located at the intersection of Interstate 66 and U.S. Route 50. The mall has a Gross leasable area (GLA) of 1,574,000 ft².^[1]

The mall features a diverse mix of high-end and middle-of-the-road stores and restaurants including Bloom's Grill, Sephora, bebe, Victoria's Secret, Zoe Salon & Spa, Banana Republic, GAP, Express, New York & Co, The Limited, H&M, United Colors of Benetton, Talbots, Rampage, Pottery Barn, L'Occitane, Godiva Chocolatier, Fossil, Eddie Bauer, Coldstone Creamery, Christie Adam Salon & Spa, Bubbles Hair Salon, The Bombay Company, Ann Taylor, Texas de Brazil Restaurant, Coach, Abercrombie & Fitch, Hollister, American Eagle, Aeropostale, Aveda, Origins, The Body Shop, Bath & Body Works, Cache, and Williams-Sonoma, and The Verizon Experience among others.

1 History
2 Anchors
3 References
4 External links

[edit] History

In 1982, the Fair Oaks Mall was one of the first sites used by Sears as part of its effort to offer financial services to customers, including stocks, bonds, insurance and real estate, from its Dean Witter, Allstate and Coldwell Banker subsidiaries.^[2]

In 1987, the mall's owners attempted to evict Garfinckel's and a related company, Raleigh Stores Holding, Inc., claiming that the store owners had not received the landlord's permission to assign the lease after Allied Stores, Inc. divested some lines of business.^[3]

In 1988, seeking to reach out to a broader range of patrons, the Fairfax library system opened a 10,000 volume branch at the Fair Oaks Mall.^[4]