Vera Bradley and Sperry Top-Sider are the latest additions to the list of retailers opening this year in the Streets at Southpoint.

Vera Bradley  creates handbags, accessories, luggage, and other items in a variety of the company's well-known patterns. The company, which is publicy traded, has 52 U.S. retail stores in addition to eight outlet stores and 3,400 specialty retailers.

Sperry Top-Sider makes nautically-inspired footwear, clothing and accessories. Founded in 1932, the company is most well-known for its boat shoe.

Both retailers plan to open in the lower-level Belk wing some time this year.

Soon Chipotle-lovers will no longer have to leave the Streets at Southpoint in search of their burritos.

The shopping center will welcome Chipotle Mexican Grill this year, along with four other retailers as it gears up to celebrate its 10-year anniversary. Karen Warrick, a spokeswoman for the shopping center, said customers will begin to see construction barricades in March.

Here's a full list of the stores expected to open:

Chipotle Mexican Grill, a fast-food style Mexican eatery with a fresh twist, is taking the place of Mitchell's Hair Styling in the lower-level. Mitchell's will relocate.

Lululemon Athletica, a maker of yoga-inspired athletic apparel, will open in the Main Street section of the shopping center.

Zumiez, a retailer of action sports-related apparel, footwear, equipment and accessories, will fill a vacant space in the upper-level JC Penney wing.

Frozia, a frozen yogurt shop, is having a space constructed in the lower-level Sears wing.

 Charley's Grilled Subs, a restaurant that offers made-to-order deli subs, is filling a vacant space in the food court.

The Streets at Southpoint plans to build more than 15 new stores and  remodel 30 existing stores in conjunction with the anniversary.

On Friday, 200 people will have the chance to score free admission to the Southpoint Cinema's 7 p.m. showing of the new 3D "Pirates of the Caribbean" film.

The giveaway is part of the grand opening celebration for the theater's new IMAX screen in Durham.

The first 200 people in line will be admitted to the screening for free. The line will start forming at 5 p.m. Stone Theatres, the company behind the Southpoint Cinema, is sponsoring the giveaway. The theater is in the outside portion of the Streets at Southpoint mall at 8030 Renaissance Parkway.

Simon Property Group, owner of Carolina Premium Outlets in Smithfield, MacGregor Village in Cary and North Ridge shopping center in Raleigh, has offered to buy its bankrupt rival General Growth Properties for more than $10 billion.

Chicago-based General Growth owns five malls in North Carolina, including The Streets at Southpoint in Durham.

According to Bloomberg News, the offer includes $9 billion in cash.

The deal, if completed, is unlikely to be noticed by Triangle shoppers.

When General Growth filed for bankruptcy last April -- after billions in debt it had amassed acquiring properties came due -- it was the biggest real-estate bankruptcy in U.S. History.

The 1.3 million-square-foot Streets at Southpoint mall is one of the region's most successful a prime asset in General Growth's portfolio.

Indianapolis-based Simon Property Group owns a total of seven properties in North Carolina. It is the largest owner of shopping centers in the country.

North Carolina is getting its first Nordstrom Rack, the lower-priced alternative to the Seattle chain that specializes in designer clothes and luxury goods.

The Nordstrom Rack will be in the Renaissance Center, just across the road from The Streets at Southpoint Mall in Durham where Nordstrom has been an anchor since 2002.

The Rack will slip into a space between World Market and Pier 1 Imports and be about the same size as one of those stores. It is expected to open next fall.

Merchandise in a Nordstrom Rack typically is about 50 percent to 60 percent less than Nordstrom's original prices. The company operates 69 Racks across the country.