page_title: South Coast Plaza
section_title: Today
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caption_attribution_description: English: One of several mall entrances, decorated for holidays - South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa, California, U.S.A.
context_page_description: South Coast Plaza is a regional shopping mall in Costa Mesa, California. The largest shopping center on the West Coast of the United States, its sales of over $1.5 billion annually are the highest in the United States. Its 275 retailers represent the highest concentration of design fashion retail in the U.S., with the second highest sales-volume in California at $800 per square foot —second only to Westfield Valley Fair in San Jose-Santa Clara, at $809 per square foot. The national average is $411 per square foot. The mall is anchored by three Macy's stores, Nordstrom, Bloomingdale's, and Saks Fifth Avenue. The South Coast Plaza is the largest shopping mall in California and the 4th largest in the United States.
context_section_description: South Coast Plaza continuously brings in approximately 24 million visitors annually. The shopping center has about 2.8 million square feet (260 thousand square meters) of gross leasable area and over 270 stores, making it one of the largest shopping centers in the United States. Its stores generate revenue of nearly 1.5 billion dollars per year, making it the highest-grossing center in the United States.
  In 2004, South Coast Plaza received the Federal Trademark as "The Ultimate Shopping Resort".
  Many ultra-luxury brands, which have very few boutiques nationwide, have chosen South Coast Plaza as one of their few (and for some brands, their only) store locations. Zara made its debut in the California market opening their first California store in South Coast Plaza in 2004. In 2005, French luxury design house Chloé opted to open their second United States boutique at South Coast Plaza. In 2009, Chloe opened its second Southern California boutique on Melrose Place in Los Angeles, and to this day still with Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills notably absent. Watch Manufacturer Rolex opened their flagship U.S. location at South Coast Plaza. Purveyor of modern furniture Room & Board also opened a 40,000-square-foot (3,700 m²) showroom in 2002.
  Since 2007, South Coast Plaza has held "Fashion Plates", an annual 10-day Restaurant Week-like promotion of its high-end restaurants at discounted rates.
  In 2016, Italian designer brand, WEEKEND MaxMara, opened its freestanding store in California.
  In July 2017, the Sears store was sold to the mall owners.
  On October 15, 2018, it was announced that Sears would be closing as part of a plan to close 142 stores nationwide. The Sears anchor was closed permanently on January 1, 2019, making it the last original anchor store to close in the mall.
  In 2019, Furla opened a new store at South Coast Plaza. This is the first store in the company to open in California.
caption: A mall entrance near Chanel, Dior and Hermès, decorated for the 2013 holiday season
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