In September 2016, Macerich announced that the Sears store at Kings Plaza would be closed and replaced by two European retailers: Primark and Zara. It was subsequently announced that Burlington would be opening in mid-2018 in the former fourth floor offices of Sears, while JCPenney opened a multilevel, store in a portion of the former Sears in August 2018. On July 8, 2020, it was announced that JCPenney would be closing as part of a plan to close 151 stores nationwide. The store closed on September 27, 2020. This store was only open for 2 years.