Complex sentence: But when Les Ailes de la Mode went into financial trouble, it cancelled its plans; opening the way for Winners, HomeSense, Renaud-Bray, Old Navy, and Sports Experts/Atmosphere to open into Sears' former space.
Split into simpler sentences: But when Les Ailes de la Mode went into financial trouble, it cancelled its plans. This opened the way for Winners, HomeSense, Renaud-Bray, Old Navy, and Sports Experts/Atmosphere to open into Sears' former space.