Tillys in Santee brings its Southern California action-sports heritage to Mission Gorge Road's Trolley Square shopping center with surf, skate, and streetwear apparel for men, women, and youth. The inventory emphasizes board-sport and outdoor crossover brands—Vans, Nike SB, Santa Cruz, Dickies, Billabong, The North Face—alongside proprietary labels, a gear mix that shares shelf appeal with the hardgoods selection at Al's Sport Shop on Mission Gorge Road. Hezy Shaked and Tilly Levine launched the concept in 1982 as World of Jeans & Tops in Los Alamitos, Orange County, and the chain now trades on the NYSE under the ticker TLYS with roughly 250 stores across 33 states. Footwear fills a significant share of the Santee floor plan, with dedicated walls for skate shoes, lifestyle sneakers, and boots from Dr. Martens, Converse, and Adidas. Skateboard hardgoods—complete decks, trucks, wheels, and bearings—line the back of the store, serving the same East County action-sports riders who demo electric cruisers at Pedego Electric Bikes Santee in the Town Center. Average Tillys footprints run approximately 7,900 square feet, with seasonal markdowns cycling through a clearance zone that turns over bi-weekly during peak back-to-school and holiday windows.