My town isn't big enough to have a nice mall and a dirt mall, so we just have a nice mall. Anchor stores are Lord & Taylor, Macy's, Filene's, JC Penney, and Sears. Other stores include Sephora, Williams-Sonoma, Bombay Company, various flavors of Gap, Sharper Image, the dreaded Payless, Men's Wearhouse, etc.
Near my office is a very nice mall. I haven't had much of a chance to just wander through it, but they have Tiffany, Coach, Metropolitan Museum of Art store, Needless Markup (erm, Neiman Marcus), Sephora, Elizabeth Arden spa, Bombay Company, Louis Vuitton, Brooks Brothers, Apple, Bose, etc. Bring your platinum card
