anchor store

In retail, an anchor store, draw tenant, anchor tenant, or key tenant is one of the larger stores in a shopping mall, usually a department store or a major retail chain. Current examples of anchor stores include Younkers, Macy's, Kohl's, Bergner's, Dillard's, Carson's, Sears, Herberger's, JCPenney, Elder-Beerman, Dick's Sporting Goods, Bass Pro Shops, Nordstrom, Boston Store, Belk, Lord & Taylor, Von Maur, Bloomingdale's, Bon-Ton, Neiman Marcus and Saks Fifth Avenue. Defunct examples include Montgomery Ward, Mervyns, Eaton's, Lazarus, Galyan's, Foley's, Marshall Field's, Hecht's, Parisian and Sanger-Harris.