The Shops at the Mart is a group of shops on the first two floors of the

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. Its retailers serve two markets: convenience retail and dining for local employees and residents, and ''Luxehome'', a collection of luxury retailers of kitchen and bath furnishings that complements the Mart's historic role as a hub for the interior decorating trade. It opened in September 1991 and was originally anchored by Carson Pirie Scott & Co. and

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. However, retailers struggled to draw customers away from established retail centers in the State Street and

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areas, and in September 2003 the core of the mall was rechristened as LuxeHome.

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