Emerald Square

Shopping mall in North Attleborough, Massachusetts

New England Development
The Pyramid Companies

OwnerKohan Retail Investment Group^[1]No. of stores and services126No. of anchor tenants3Total retail floor area1,022,435 square feet (94,987 m²)^[2]No. of floors3Websitehttps://shopemeraldsquare.com

Emerald Square is a shopping mall in North Attleboro, Massachusetts. The mall is anchored by JCPenney and Macy's, and features staples such as H&M, Forever 21, and Hollister.

History

Originally opened in 1989 as a joint venture of New England Development and The Pyramid Companies, Emerald Square's original anchors included JCPenney, Sears, and G. Fox.,^[3] with Lechmere added in 1992. The G. Fox store was renamed Filene's in 1993,^[4] while Lechmere was closed in 1997 as a result of chain liquidation. Lord & Taylor bought the vacant location in 1998 and doubled the space.^[5] A carousel was installed in the food court in 1999.

Meanwhile, Pyramid had sold its interest in the mall in 1998 to New England Development,^[6] which turned around and sold most of its shopping mall portfolio to a joint venture led by Simon Property Group in 1999. Lord & Taylor was repositioned and closed this location entirely in 2004. The space converted to Filene's, which had opened a separate Men's & Home store in 2005. In 2006, Filene's stores became Macy's, as well as the Home & Men's stores.

On January 29, 2021, it was announced that Sears would be closing as part of a plan to close 23 stores nationwide. The store closed on April 18, 2021.^[7]^[8] Kohan Retail Investment Group bought the mall in September 2022.^[1]

List of anchor stores

Name	No. of floors	Year opened	Year closed	Notes
Filene's	3	1993	2006	Replaced G. Fox
Filene's Men's and Home	2	2005	2006	Replaced Lord & Taylor
G. Fox	3	1989	1993
JCPenney	3	1989
Lechmere	2	1992	1997
Lord & Taylor	2	1999	2004	Replaced Lechmere
Macy's	3	2006		Replaced Filene's
Macy's Men's and Home	2	2006		Replaced Filene's Men's and Home
Sears	3	1989	2021

References

^ ^a ^b Reilly, Tom (September 15, 2022). "New York state company new owner of North Attleboro mall, town manager says". The Sun Chronicle. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
^ https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1063761/000104746907001496/a2176251z10-k.htm^{[bare URL]}
^ "CURTAIN-RAISER SET IN N. ATTLEBOROUGH". The Boston Globe. August 10, 1989. p. 53.
^ "MAY MERGES N.E. OPERATIONS IN BOSTON; G. FOX STORES WILL BE MELDED INTO FILENE'S". Business. The Boston Globe. September 12, 1992. p. 8.
^ "Lord & Taylor parent buys Lechmere space". The Boston Herald. July 31, 1998.
^ "Five Bay State malls put up for sale by Pyramid Cos". Boston Business Journal. April 8, 1998. Retrieved June 10, 2006.
^ "Sears closing store in North Attleboro's Emerald Square mall".
^ "Sears and Kmart closing more stores. Is your location closing in 2021? See the updated closure list". USA Today.