Emerald Square

Emerald Square is a shopping mall in North Attleboro, Massachusetts. The mall is anchored by JCPenney and two Macy's stores. There is one vacant anchor that was formerly Sears. The mall also features staples like 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., with Lechmere added in 1992. The G. Fox store was renamed Filene's in 1993, while Lechmere was closed in 1997 as a result of chain liquidation. Lord & Taylor bought the vacant location in 1998 and doubled the space. 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, 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. At this time, the mall was accompanied by other stores on Route 1 across and down the street like Toys R Us, Target, Circuit City, Babies R Us, Lowe’s, and others. It became a busy shopping area.

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. Kohan Retail Investment Group bought the mall in September 2022.