A Guide to Westfield Shoppingtown Malls in Tampa Bay, Florida

Westfield Shoppingtown is a chain of malls located throughout the United States. Westfield Shoppingtown malls are known for their diverse array of stores, inclusion of well-known department stores and chain retailers, and a clean and inviting atmosphere that everybody finds attractive. Westfield Shoppingtown operates three locations in the Tampa Bay area on the West coast of Florida that bring a quality and fun shopping experience to the millions of residents living in the Tampa area.

Westfield Brandon

Located in Tampa's major eastern suburb of Brandon, Westfield Brandon offers names like Macy's, Sears, Dillard's, JCPenney, Dick's Sporting Goods and The Cheesecake Factory. Westfield Brandon originally opened as Brandon Town Center in 1994 and became Westfield Shoppingtown Brandon in the early 2000s upon the purchase of the mall by the Australian company known as Westfield.

Other stores you'll find in Westfield Brandon are The Disney Store, Abercrombie & Fitch, The Walking Store, Teavana, and The Limited. The Food Court at Westfield Brandon boasts a wide, if common, collection of names, including Chick-Fil-A, Panda Express and Subway.

Westfield Brandon is conveniently located at 459 Brandon Town Center Mall, at the southeast corner of Interstate 75 and Brandon Boulevard (State Road 60), near the Lee Roy Selmon Crosstown Expressway. For more information, be sure to call Westfield Brandon at 813-661-9756.

Westfield Countryside

Westfield Countryside, otherwise known as Countryside Mall since the mall's opening in 1975, is located along bustling U.S. 19 in Clearwater. Westfield Shoppingtown Countryside delivers a variety of stores to the busy Gulf coast beach residents in the surrounding communities and is a destination for those living in Pasco County to the north, western Hillsborough County and all of Pinellas County.

Westfield Countryside was remodeled in 2009 and remains one of the most popular malls in the Tampa Bay area. Perhaps the most unique feature Countryside Mall offers is an indoor skating rink, which brings hundreds of people to the cool ice during the hot Florida summers. Also in the mall are Sears, Macy's, JCPenney and Dillard's, as well as a host of other widely known stores, including Chico's, Victoria's Secret and Forever 21.

Westfield Countryside is located at 27001 North U.S. Highway 19 in Clearwater, about 4 miles north of Gulf-to-Bay Boulevard (State Road 60). Westfield Countryside can be reached at 727-796-1070.

Westfield Citrus Park

Westfield Citrus Park, which opened in 1999 as Citrus Park Mall, thrives in northwest Hillsborough County as the place to shop if you live in Carrollwood, Northdale, Odessa, Town-N-Country, Citrus Park, or, well, just about anywhere else in the region! Westfield Citrus Park has a massive food court, 20-screen Regal movie theater, Macy's, JCPenney, Sears, Dillard's, Waldenbooks and many other large-scale and regional stores catering to a vibrant and broad array of shoppers. White House/Black Market and Blondie's Cookies are new to the mall during summer 2010.

Westfield Shoppingtown Citrus Park has bright, open interiors and a patriotic flair with its red, white, and blue-colored banners; Main Street USA-inspired store facades; and bronze sculptures of all-American children playing baseball and swimming. Large, sepia tone photos of old Tampa also adorn parts of the mall.

Westfield Citrus Park is located along Gunn Highway, between the Veterans' Expressway and Sheldon Road. The mall can be reached at 813-926-4644.

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