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The Mills Corp. will renovate and "rebrand" the Great Mall of the Bay Area following the company's purchase of the 1.3 million-square-foot Milpitas center this week for $265.5 million.
But Great Mall jewelry retailer Chris Gonzalez says he hopes the Arlington, Va., company doesn't mess up a good thing. Mr. Gonzalez, who runs Dynasty Jewelers at the center, says sales have increased as much as 15 percent year over year at his store.
"My advice to them is don't change anything, but if you can improve on something, that's fine," he says.
His father, Jorge Gonzalez, who owns the business, says he's not afraid.
"I understand that they [Mills] are the ones who wrote the book on [outlet...