Discount clothing chain Ross Dress for Less will fill space at the regional mall project Kapolei Commons previously envisioned for Circuit City.

The 30,078-square-foot store is slated to open this fall, according to The MacNaughton Group, which is developing the 610,000-square-foot retail center with partner Kobayashi Group.

An initial phase of the mall is slated to open next month with Target, Sports Authority, Petco, OfficeMax, Salon Bobbi and Guy, Aloha Salads and Pacific Home. Besides Ross, other retailers slated to open later this year include Let's Party, Menchie's Frozen Yogurt and Subway.

A second phase slated to open next year will include a Regal Cinemas 15-screen multiplex theater, Kua 'Aina and other tenants. A third phase is slated for 2011.

Circuit City, which filed for bankruptcy in November, earlier pulled out of tentative plans to open a 30,000-square-foot store at Kapolei Commons. The electronics retailer last month announced plans to liquidate.

Ross has 11 stores in the state, including eight on O'ahu.