 At the time of the merger, J. C. Penney moved to a marquee space in the new wing that connected the two malls, across from the food court.The former J. C. Penney was converted into a Burlington Coat Factory (top floor) and a Lechmere (now closed).Shortly after the mall redevelopment, Kaufmann's (which had absorbed Sibley's in 1990) acquired McCurdy's as well, selling its original store to Bon-Ton.