Westfield Southgate

Westfield Southgate, formerly Southgate Plaza and South Gate Shopping Plaza, is a shopping mall in Sarasota, Florida. Opened in 1956, it is anchored by Dillard's, Macy's, and Saks Fifth Avenue.

History

Southgate Plaza opened in 1956 as a strip mall. It was enclosed in 1988.^[2] The original strip included two supermarkets: Publix and Winn Dixie's Kwik Chek, along with a W. T. Grant and Woolworth.^[3]

W. T. Grant closed its store in 1976, which was then sold to Burdines.^[4] A J. W. Robinson's department store was later added in 1978,^[5] becoming Maison Blanche in 1987^[6] and Dillard's in 1992.^[7]

In 1994, Publix moved to a larger store across the street.^[8] The Publix building became Saks Fifth Avenue in 1996.^[9]

Following the opening of Saks, the mall was renovated to include more upscale stores such as Williams-Sonoma, Ann Taylor, and Banana Republic.^[10]

Westfield Group bought the mall in 2002,^[11] renaming it Westfield Southgate. Burdines became Macy's in 2003.

In 2012, Saks confirmed that it would move to Mall at University Town Center, a new mall being built in Sarasota by Taubman Centers.^[12] This store is slated to open in late 2014.

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