The 1970s also saw the opening of The Galleria and Westwood Mall, which became Sharpstown's two strongest competitors over the next two decades. While the Galleria was unique in its strong focus on upscale retailers such as Neiman Marcus, Westwood was a more direct competitor to Sharpstown with anchor stores Joske's and Sears, which complemented Sharpstown's aforementioned anchors, and a closer location to rapidly growing Fort Bend County, home to a growing base of upper-middle class suburban shoppers. In 1981, twenty years after the mall opened, a second floor was added (effectively doubling the mall's store count to well over 100) and the mall was extensively renovated from its original 1950s appearance to better compete with Westwood Mall and the Galleria. In addition to the opening of a third anchor in JCPenney, a food court was also added in the former Battelstein's department store. The mall was also re-branded as "Sharpstown Mall", and would be referred to as such until reverting to the original name in 1993.