By Sara Beth Williams–
Two national chain stores have left Sunrise Mall, leaving independently owned stores as the majority of those that remain open among the vacant corridors.
On a visit to Sunrise Mall in early June, The Sentinel found Famous Footwear’s Sunrise Mall location shuttered, as well as the mall’s T-Mobile store. Both were among the few national retailers still remaining, following the closures of Shoe Palace, TORRID, and LIDS, which all closed in January.
Famous Footwear was once located near the mall’s food court and most-used mall entrance. T-Mobile was once located near the southern end of the mall, where nearly all other adjacent stores were shuttered. It’s unclear when the two stores closed, but one business owner who still remains said he noticed sometime last month that the businesses were gone, and that it happened quickly.
The only national chain retailers now remaining include JCPenney and Kay Jewelers.
Some independent businesses are still open, including Royal Stage Theater, clothing store California Basics, Image, a retailer offering clothing and gifts, Perfumes Luxe, which offers men’s and women’s perfume and cologne, T & Z Toys, and Top’s Men’s Fashion.
La Estetica Hair Salon, which opened in 2021 along with hair salons inside JCPenney, are also still open.
Many stores over the last several years have shuttered at Sunrise Mall for various reasons, according to multiple sources, including bankruptcy, lack of foot traffic, corporate decisions, and relocation to other commercial districts.
Breakout, M&M Couture, a formalwear shop, and Aria Furniture closed last fall, along with Infinity Jewelers.
At the end of May, Ron’s Jewelers also vacated their suite after having previously combined with Sam’s Jewelers last summer.
All eateries have also vacated the mall just within the last three years, with several closing in early 2024 and the last eatery, a mobile food cart, closing unexpectedly in November 2024.
What’s next for Sunrise Mall?
In mid-March 2026, the Citrus Heights City Council approved an historic Economic Development and Participation Agreement with The Mettle Shop, in anticipation of building a major sports complex on the site of the former Macy’s Men’s.
The Sunrise Sports Complex will include two NHL-size sheets of ice, and two fields of turf, along with a 4,000-seat arena, and potential for also turning one of the fields of turf into an open concert area.
The sports venue is designed to be a catalyst to attract more mixed-use development on the rest of the property, the city says. The Mettle Shop and the city hope to begin development in 2027 pending approval of official site plans by the Citrus Heights City Council.
Tallen Capital Partners LLC is in the process of purchasing the majority of the mall property from Namdar Realty Group, Tallon’s CEO told The Sentinel in March.
In April 2026, Ethan Conrad Properties secured a deal with Slick City Action Park who has signed a lease for the former Sears building at 6041 Sunrise Blvd.
Though the deal took place in April, details of the new deal were made public in a May 21 report on commercial real estate data site CoStar.
Slick City Action Park plans to establish the future site as its flagship location, and will take up two floors of the former Sears building. There has been no announcement of when construction or remodel will begin.
In the beginning of June, Arcade Monsters finalized its purchase of Sunrise Rollerland, which sits directly behind Sunrise Mall. The former iconic roller rink business was sold as both building and business together when the long-time owners chose to retire.
The incoming entertainment company will maintain the skating rink and add hundreds of arcade games inside, advisor and Senior Vice President of eXp Commercial Tony Wood said. The company plans to update the interior with more equipment and make everything more modern and “hip.” Wood said he anticipates Arcade Monsters could be ready to open this summer.
Ethan Conrad Properties, Tallon Capital Partners, The Mettle Shop, and the city, have expressed excitement in embarking on furthering the city’s Sunrise Tomorrow Specific Plan, a mixed-use development guide for the property which was approved by the City Council in 2021.
The Specific Plan was developed at a cost of over $1 million to the city, including an extensive Environmental Impact Report in an effort to make the property “shovel ready” and as attractive as possible to developers.
The plan envisions creating a walkable “21st Century Main Street,” with five key ideas guiding the plan: creating an economic engine, livable neighborhoods, streets for people, connected green spaces, and making the site a “community and regional destination.”
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