Also leading to the mall's demise was the opening of a Walmart Supercenter in 1994 roughly a mile away from the mall, drawing from the mall's customer base. In 2001, the mall's Italian Oven restaurant closed, as it was discovered that the restaurant could not legally serve alcohol. By 2001, the mall's food court would be devoid of restaurants. Kmart's bankruptcy filings in 2002 resulted in the closure of the mall's Kmart location; Phar-Mor would close the same year, also as part of bankruptcy.