When Bacon's parent company was acquired by Dillard's in 1998, Dillard's operated its men's clothing, children's clothing, and housewares departments in the former Bacon's building, while retaining women's clothing at the Green Tree Mall store. Although the mall struggled with high vacancy for most of its existence, the addition of a Dick's Sporting Goods in 1999 briefly increased occupancy to 92 percent.
When Bacon's parent company was acquired by Dillard's in 1998, Dillard's took over the former Bacon's building and used it for its men's clothing, children's clothing, and housewares departments. However, they kept their women's clothing at the Green Tree Mall store. The mall struggled with high vacancy until a Dick's Sporting Goods opened in 1999, which temporarily boosted occupancy to 92 percent.