RETAILING

With five new tenants now open for business, three-quarters of Main Place/Santa Ana is now ready and waiting for shoppers.

Four of the newcomers are international retailers.

LaSweaterie, which originated in France, opened its first Orange County location at Main Place. Its merchandise, which is made of sweatshirt material, ranges from casual to dressy apparel.

La Belle Maison mostly carries lines of linen from Italy, France, Belgium and Germany.

Piero, a men’s shop, carries Italian leather items, sweaters and suits. The Main Place store is the company’s first in Orange County.

Benetton, already located in malls across the United States, specializes in Italian imports which are mostly 100% wool and wool-blend sweater coordinates.

American Express also recently opened a travel office at Main Place.

Main Place/Santa Ana opened in September. With the five new tenants, the mall now has leases signed for 87% of its space, mall officials said.