480:-based Rhino Investments. In July 2019, plans were unveiled for a renovation project that include the demolition of 81,000 square feet (7,500 m) of the mall's floor area. Several new tenants will be added to the shopping center as well as nine residential buildings with 216 apartments. Several mall tenants, including anchor stores Big 5 Sporting Goods, Jo-Ann Fabrics, Mor Furniture, and Ross, will remain part of the shopping center after demolition is completed. Construction for revamped shopping center, renamed Karcher Marketplace, began in November 2019. However, the construction was temporarily halted in early 2020 due to the
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395:. Short-lived anchor, Intermountain Sports left the mall abruptly in 2001, though it was quickly replaced by variety retailer U.S. Factory Outlets by the end of the year. Just one month after losing Intermountain Sports, Sears relocated to a newly constructed shopping center north of the Karcher Mall. Shortly after, Jo-Ann Fabrics relocated to the former space left by Sears. In late 2001,
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Furniture (which was originally known as Discount Furniture until 1990, and Idaho Furniture Mart until 1991) relocated to a larger building across the street formerly operated by
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