Construction and opening Construction of the mall began in 1980 and was completed in 1985 by Donahue-Schriber. The mall opened for business for the 1985 holiday season and opened as
Montebello Town Center. The mall's original anchors were
JCPenney,
Mervyn's and
May Company California. May Company became
Robinsons-May in 1993.
2000s Macy’s built a new store and opened as a fourth anchor in 2001. The Robinsons-May store became a Macy's in 2006, with the former Macy's building becoming a Macy's Home store. Mervyn's went out of business in 2008 and became a
Forever 21 in 2009.
Renovations and 2010s A comprehensive remodel was expected to begin in 2009, in time for the winter holidays. The Malls name changed from Montebello Town Center to
The Shops at Montebello as part of the 2010 renovations. The remainder of the renovation was expected to be completed in June 2010 and includes a center court with more "high end" stores such as
Coach fine leathers and
Aldo fashion footwear. The mall was managed by
The Macerich Company before being sold to
Simon Property Group in 2011. The mall was again remodeled in 2016. The food court was renovated along with enhanced entryways, landscaping, signage, and outdoor seating. The anchor store
H&M was also remodeled. In January 2019, Pacific Retail announced ownership of the mall from Simon on the company Instagram page.
2020s In May 2022, The Shops at Montebello was sold to Bridge Group Investments for more than $90 million. In August 2025, The Shops at Montebello was rebranded as
Mershops Shops at Montebello, because of Bridge Group Investments rebrand as Mershops, which was a portfolio wide change across all of their properties. In 2025, Forever 21 closed following its
Chapter 11 Bankruptcy. However, the former Forever 21 will be subdivided into 4 different spaces, a
Yard House, potential retail space, and potential restaurant space on the lower floor, and a
Round 1 on the upper floor, both Yard House and Round 1 are supposed to have the opening date of 2025 / 2026. ==In popular culture==