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By the time the Frontier Mall opened, [[JCPenney 2058|JCPenney]] already announced plans to expand to the Frontier Mall. The store was set to relocate from [[East 17th Street (Cheyenne, Wyoming)|East 17th Street]] in Downtown Cheyenne in fall of 1982, but it ended up opening ahead of schedule in July 1982; it held a grand opening on July 7th.<ref>"Penney's Begins New Directions". Wyoming Tribune Eagle. July 7, 1982.</ref>
 
The fourth anchor store, Joslins, was in the process of being built throughout the first half of 1983,<ref name=":1" /> opening on Sunday, July 17th, 1983.<ref>"Joslins grand opening sale". Wyoming State Tribune. July 18, 1983.</ref> Specially for the grand opening on opening day, its hours were 10 AM to 5 PM instead of the normal 12 PM to 5 PM times.<ref>"A Store Is Born - Joslins". Sunday Tribune-Eagle. July 17, 1983</ref> The store was the first location to be opened outside of Colorado.<ref>"Joslins President Lauds Expansion to Cheyenne". Sunday Tribune-Eagle. July 17, 1983.</ref>
 
In September 1990, Frontier Mall had a grand opening for the newly-added carrousel, located in the area between the soon-to-be Dillard's and existing Fashion Bar.<ref>"Frontier Mall - Ride Free Today - The grand opening of our new carrousel is at 10am (ad)" September 11, 1990. The Wyoming Eagle. pp 3</ref>
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Frontier Mall underwent a renovation in 1995 that drastically changed the appearance of the mall nearer to what it looks like today.<ref name=":0" /> The renovation included work to make the entrances more visible from the outside, provide more natural light during the daylight hours with redesigned skylights, and replace the brown floor tile with tile made up of a mixture of five colors. The renovation added movable benches and planters, updated the existing restrooms, and added new restrooms near Arby's (which, at the time, was located<ref>Cheyenne City Directory 1995</ref> in then-space-91).<ref>"Frontier Mall to get new look". Friday, May 5, 1995. Joe Gardyasz. Wyoming Tribune-Eagle.</ref> In addition, neon lighting was added throughout the mall. A Grand Re-Opening event was set to be held on Thursday, October 26th,<ref>"Discover a new Frontier Mall". Wyoming Tribune Eagle. October 25, 1995.</ref> during which time a ribbon stretching throughout the mall was cut by the managers of each store.<ref>"Mall celebrates reopening". Joe Gardyasz. Wyoming Tribune Eagle. October 27, 1995.</ref>
 
By the end of 1995, anchor Fashion Bar (now owned by Stage Stores) would be renamed to Stage.<ref>"Fashion Bar will rename stores." Fort Collins Coloadoan. May 3 1995.</ref><ref>"Stage" advertisement. Wyoming Tribune Eagle. November 5, 1995.</ref> Cheyenne's Stage lived on until approximately the veryturn lateof 1990s/earlythe 2000scentury, no longer being listed on Frontier Mall directory as of the time of an archived snapshot from January 24th, 2001 even though it was still listed in the 2001 city directory.<ref name=":7" /><ref>Cheyenne City Directory 1999</ref><ref name=":5" />
 
In the late 1990s, Dillard's would build a new store (which would become known as [[Dillard's 999|Dillards (East)]]) as an additional anchor to the Frontier Mall. The store silently opened on Saturday, March 8th, 1997, and it had a ribbon cutting at the mall entrance at 9:45 AM on Saturday, March 14th. The grand opening celebration continued through March 16th.
 
AfterIn May 1998, Dillard's purchasedentered thean agreement to acquire Mercantile Stores which includes Joslins; brandthis inacquisition 1998,left the future of the Cheyenne's Joslins store uncertain.<ref>Dubroff, Henry (23 May 1998). "[https://www.bizjournals.com/denver/stories/1998/05/25/newscolumn1.html An unforgettable department store sale]". Denver Business Journal. American City Business Journals.</ref><ref>"Joslins status up in air". Jessica Lowell. Wyoming Tribune-Eagle. July 21, 1998.</ref> It was later determined that the Cheyenne Joslins would not close, but it wasn't clear yet whether the store would be convertedrebranded to Dillard's, creating a scenario where two store fronts share the same name.<ref>"Joslins won't close". Jessica Lowell. Wyoming Tribune-Eagle. Tuesday, August 4, 1998.</ref> The store later was converted to Dillard's (which became known as [[Dillard's 999 (West)|Dillard's (West)]]). After the conversion, Dillard's (West) was used mainly for men's clothing, children's clothing, bedding, furniture, seasonal products, and other items not sold at Dillard's (East); [[Dillard's 999|Dillard's (East)]] mainly focused on women's clothing and beauty products.
 
InIt wasn't until May 2006 that most (if not all) Gart Sports stores were being rebranded as Sports Authority,<ref>"[https://www.bizjournals.com/denver/news/2016/06/13/sports-authority-and-gart-how-2-sporting-goods.html Sports Authority and Gart: How two chains became one titan]". Molly Armbrister. Biz Journals. June 13, 2016.</ref><ref>"[https://www.chieftain.com/story/business/2005/03/31/business-briefs/9073776007/ Business Briefs]". Staff Writer. Denver (AP). The Pueblo Chieftain. March 30, 2005.</ref> and that seems to include the Cheyenne, Wyoming location.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20060421141440/http://www.frontiermall.com/shop/frontier.nsf Frontier Mall Website, snapshot from Apr 21 2006]</ref><ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20060516195926/http://www.frontiermall.com:80/shop/frontier.nsf Frontier Mall Website, snapshot from May 16 2006]</ref> GartAt Sportsthis waspoint, convertedthree toyears had past since the merger of equals<ref>[https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/912262/000104746903022223/a2113609z424b3.htm SEC.gov]</ref> between Sports Authority inand partGart dueSports,<ref>"[https://www.bizjournals.com/denver/stories/2006/05/08/daily23.html toGart thestores mergerget thatnew occurredSports approximatelyAuthority twolabel]". yearsDoug soonerMorton. inBiz 2003Journals. May 8, 2006.</ref><ref>"Path Cleared for Gart, Sports Authority merger". April 4, 2003. Fort Collins Coloadoan.</ref><ref>Cheyenne Cityand Directoryonly 2006a few months had past since the new Sports Authority company was taken private.</ref><ref>Cheyenne"[https://www.perenews.com/leonard-green-in-1-3bn-retail-take-private/ CityLeanard DirectoryGreen 2007in $1.3bn retail take-private]". Ken MacFadyen. Pere News. February 28, 2006.</ref>
 
Returning after being long-since gone from the mall, [[JOANN 2223|Jo-Ann Fabrics and Crafts]] opened a new store at the Frontier Mall on September 15th, 2011.<ref>Colleen (2011-09-13). "[https://www.sewdaily.com/embroidery/joanns-crafts-fabric-stores-opening-six-new-locations/ Joann's Craft & Fabric Stores Opening Six New Locations!]". Sew Daily.</ref><ref>Staff, W. B. R. (2011-09-15). "[https://www.wyomingnews.com/wyomingbusinessreport/industry_news/economic_development/jo-ann-fabric-opens-cheyenne-store-today/article_dfcdecca-377e-55ab-a558-b7e2ac58e753.html Jo-Ann Fabric opens Cheyenne store today]". Wyoming Tribune Eagle.</ref> The new Jo-Ann took over several small-format tenants next to [[Sears 2371|Sears]] including Twills,<ref>"[http://www.frontiermall.com/malls/frontier/frontier.nsf/Store+Directory+by+Alpha?OpenPage Frontier Mall - Store Directory, Alphabetically]". web.archive.org. Archived from [https://web.archive.org/web/20010124160600/http://www.frontiermall.com/malls/frontier/frontier.nsf/Store+Directory+by+Alpha?OpenPage the original] on 2001-01-24.</ref> Natural Lites, Asian Gifts (moved), and [[RadioShack 8671|Radioshack]].<ref>Way, Prange (2009-07-25). "[http://www.labelscar.com/wyoming/frontier-mall,%20http://www.labelscar.com/wyoming/frontier-mall Frontier Mall; Cheyenne, Wyoming - Labelscar: The Retail History Blog]".</ref>
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The mall's [[Sports Authority 122|Sports Authority]] store (then-formerly Gart Sports) closed in 2016 along with the other remaining Sports Authority locations still open after filing for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy.<ref>Cooper, Steve CooperSteve (2016-05-26). "[https://kingfm.com/the-beginning-of-the-end-for-sports-authority-cheyenne/ The Beginning Of The End For Sports Authority Cheyenne]". 101.9 KING FM.</ref>
 
[[Sears 2371|Sears]] was announced in November 2017 to close, liquidation beginning before the end of the year.<ref>Release, Jeremy Downing/Press (2017-11-03). "[https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2018/02/27/1387765/0/en/Planet-Fitness-Opens-Judgement-Free-Gym-in-Cheyenne-Wyoming.html Sears closing Cheyenne store]". Wyoming News Now. Archived from the original on 2024-01-07.</ref> The store would close in January 2018.<ref>"[http://searsholdings.com/docs/110217_store_closing_list.pdf 110217_store_closing_list.pdf]" (PDF). web.archive.org. 2017-11-02. Archived from [https://web.archive.org/web/20171104122236/http://searsholdings.com/docs/110217_store_closing_list.pdf the original (PDF)] on 2017-11-04.</ref> Also during January 2018, Planet Fitness would be setting up their new location in the now-former Sports Authority;<ref>Downing, Jeremy (2017-11-24). "[https://www.wyomingnewsnow.tv/content/news/Planet-Fitness-coming-to-Cheyenne-459804663.html Planet Fitness coming to Cheyenne]". Wyoming News Now.</ref> the mall's Planet Fitness location opened their doors in February 2018.<ref>WY, Planet Fitness Cheyenne (2018-02-27). "[https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2018/02/27/1387765/0/en/Planet-Fitness-Opens-Judgement-Free-Gym-in-Cheyenne-Wyoming.html Planet Fitness Opens "Judgement Free" Gym in Cheyenne, Wyoming]". GlobeNewswire News Room.</ref>
 
Also during January 2018, Planet Fitness would be setting up their new location in the now-former Sports Authority;<ref>Downing, Jeremy (2017-11-24). "[https://www.wyomingnewsnow.tv/content/news/Planet-Fitness-coming-to-Cheyenne-459804663.html Planet Fitness coming to Cheyenne]". Wyoming News Now.</ref> the mall's Planet Fitness location opened their doors in February 2018.<ref>WY, Planet Fitness Cheyenne (2018-02-27). "[https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2018/02/27/1387765/0/en/Planet-Fitness-Opens-Judgement-Free-Gym-in-Cheyenne-Wyoming.html Planet Fitness Opens "Judgement Free" Gym in Cheyenne, Wyoming]". GlobeNewswire News Room.</ref>
 
JAX Mercantile Company opened a new store in the former Sears called [[JAX 9|JAX Outdoor Gear, Farm and Ranch]] in late November 2019.<ref>Shortgo (2019-08-26). "[http://shortgo.co/jax-mercantile-company-headed-to-cheyenne/ JAX Mercantile Company Headed to Cheyenne]". Shortgo.</ref> Although labeled as store number 9, it was the eighth full-line JAX store in existence at the time.<ref>"[http://shortgo.co/jax-mercantile-company-headed-to-cheyenne/ About JAX — JAXOutdoorGearFarmandRanch]". jaxgoods.com</ref> In December, America's Best Contacts and Eye Glasses remodeled the remaining section of vacant space within the former Sports Authority, opening by the following year.
 
[[Dillard's 999 (West)|Dillard's (West)]], a former Joslins department store location, was converted to a clearance center between 2019 and mid-2020, only to close in November 2020; the Cheyenne Dillard's was shifted to only one store, using the space that was previously wasalso known as [[Dillard's 999|Dillard's (East)]]. Appliance Factory & Mattress Kingdom later set up in the former Dillard's (West) space,<ref>Staff, Cap City (2023-02-27). "[https://capcity.news/community/2023/02/27/appliance-factory-mattress-kingdom-purchases-former-dillards-in-cheyenne/ Appliance Factory & Mattress Kingdom purchases former Dillard's in Cheyenne]". Cap City News.</ref> and the store opened in late May 2023.
 
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