The Mall at Rockingham Park is the largest shopping mall in the state of New Hampshire,[1] with 1,024,171 square feet (95,148.6 m2) of floor space. The mall is located in the town of Salem, about 30 miles (48 km) north of Boston.[2] The mall is adjacent to Interstate 93 and the former Rockingham Park race track in Salem, and was the state's third shopping mall to be built. The mall now hosts 144 stores. The mall features the traditional retailers Macy's, JCPenney, and Dick's Sporting Goods. The mall is managed by Simon Property Group, which owns 28.2% of it. As of March 2015, the mall was Simon's highest grossing center, with annual sales of $2,105 per square foot.[3]
The Mall at Rockingham Park
The mall food court as seen on January 1, 2014. The carousel has since been removed as part of a renovation.
Like the Pheasant Lane Mall in Nashua, the Mall at Rockingham Park is located close to the Massachusetts state line and draws many customers from that state. New Hampshire has no sales tax on most goods. The success of the Mall at Rockingham Park, which opened in August 1991, caused the Methuen Mall across the line in Methuen, Massachusetts, to close in 1997;[citation needed] it was replaced with The Loop, a "big box"-style center. The Mall at Rockingham Park also caused the adjacent (and older) Rockingham Mall to convert into a "big box" center, as Salem could no longer support two shopping malls. In 2006, the mall's original Macy's store (formerly Jordan Marsh) was closed with all Filene's converting into Macy's.
In 2012, Lord & Taylor renovated and converted the former Macy's space, opening its only New Hampshire store in March 2012.[4] In 2015, Dick's Sporting Goods reconstructed Sears' second floor as part of a deal with the company while Sears consolidated to an updated store format.[5][6] Dick's opened October 2015.
On August 22, 2018, it was announced Sears would shutter as part of an ongoing decision to eliminate its traditional brick-and-mortar store format.[7][8] A Cinemark Theatres complex opened in 2020 near the site of the original Sears Auto Center, which is separate from the rest of the mall.
On August 27, 2020, it was announced that upscale specialty department store retailer Lord & Taylor would shutter its traditional brick and mortar format as a direct result of the COVID-19 pandemic.[9]
The center of the Mall at Rockingham Park is a circular walkway on both floors. In the center of this circle, there is a staircase to travel between floors. From this center, there are two major corridors at approximately a 140° angle. The longer corridor, which goes almost due north of the center, leads to Dick's Sporting Goods at the end, and the entrance to JCPenney partway along the corridor. The shorter corridor leads southeast, with Macy's at the end of this corridor. The central circle also connects to a food court.
Parking and surrounding roadsedit
Route 38 surrounds most of the Mall at Rockingham Park. From Route 38, there are several entrances. Exit 1 northbound on Interstate 93 has a ramp that provides quick access to the mall; southbound, Exit 1 also provides access, but it is not as direct.
Between the mall and Route 38 to the east is a parking lot with two levels. The upper level provides access to all parts of the mall. A smaller parking lot on the southwest side of the mall leads to the southern half; there is another lot north of Dick's Sporting Goods and one east of Route 38 that was intended for the now-defunct racetrack.
Referencesedit
^Rathbun, Robert Davis (September 1, 1992). "Shopping Centers and Malls". Retail Reporting Corporation. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
^"Simon Announces Completion of Major Renovation at The Mall at Rockingham Park". Salem, NH Patch. 2015-10-16.
^"Simon's top-grossing malls revealed". Shopping Centers Today. May 1, 2015. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
^Hogan, Cara. "Salem ready to welcome Lord & Taylor". Eagle-Tribune.
^"At Mall at Rockingham Park | Seritage". seritage.com.
^Ireland, Doug (February 21, 2015). "Salem Sears leases space to Dick's". The Eagle-Tribune. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
^"Here's the list of 46 more Sears, Kmart stores to close in late 2018". WCVB. 2018-08-22.
^"Sears to close Salem, Manchester stores". NH Business Review. 2018-08-23.
^Thomas, Lauren; Rattner, Nate (2020-08-20). "Lord & Taylor is closing two dozen stores. Here's a map of where they are". CNBC.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources The Mall at Rockingham Park news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2011 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Mall at Rockingham Park is the largest shopping mall in the state of New Hampshire 1 with 1 024 171 square feet 95 148 6 m2 of floor space The mall is located in the town of Salem about 30 miles 48 km north of Boston 2 The mall is adjacent to Interstate 93 and the former Rockingham Park race track in Salem and was the state s third shopping mall to be built The mall now hosts 144 stores The mall features the traditional retailers Macy s JCPenney and Dick s Sporting Goods The mall is managed by Simon Property Group which owns 28 2 of it As of March 2015 the mall was Simon s highest grossing center with annual sales of 2 105 per square foot 3 The Mall at Rockingham ParkThe mall food court as seen on January 1 2014 The carousel has since been removed as part of a renovation LocationSalem New Hampshire United StatesCoordinates42 46 06 N 71 13 51 W 42 76833 N 71 23083 W 42 76833 71 23083Opening dateAugust 1991ManagementSimon Property GroupOwnerSimon Property Group 28 2 No of stores and services144No of anchor tenants3Total retail floor area1 024 171 sq ft 95 148 6 m2 No of floors2WebsiteMall at Rockingham ParkLike the Pheasant Lane Mall in Nashua the Mall at Rockingham Park is located close to the Massachusetts state line and draws many customers from that state New Hampshire has no sales tax on most goods The success of the Mall at Rockingham Park which opened in August 1991 caused the Methuen Mall across the line in Methuen Massachusetts to close in 1997 citation needed it was replaced with The Loop a big box style center The Mall at Rockingham Park also caused the adjacent and older Rockingham Mall to convert into a big box center as Salem could no longer support two shopping malls In 2006 the mall s original Macy s store formerly Jordan Marsh was closed with all Filene s converting into Macy s In 2012 Lord amp Taylor renovated and converted the former Macy s space opening its only New Hampshire store in March 2012 4 In 2015 Dick s Sporting Goods reconstructed Sears second floor as part of a deal with the company while Sears consolidated to an updated store format 5 6 Dick s opened October 2015 On August 22 2018 it was announced Sears would shutter as part of an ongoing decision to eliminate its traditional brick and mortar store format 7 8 A Cinemark Theatres complex opened in 2020 near the site of the original Sears Auto Center which is separate from the rest of the mall On August 27 2020 it was announced that upscale specialty department store retailer Lord amp Taylor would shutter its traditional brick and mortar format as a direct result of the COVID 19 pandemic 9 Contents 1 Design 1 1 Internal design 1 2 Parking and surrounding roads 2 References 3 External linksDesign editThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed November 2017 Learn how and when to remove this template message Internal design edit The center of the Mall at Rockingham Park is a circular walkway on both floors In the center of this circle there is a staircase to travel between floors From this center there are two major corridors at approximately a 140 angle The longer corridor which goes almost due north of the center leads to Dick s Sporting Goods at the end and the entrance to JCPenney partway along the corridor The shorter corridor leads southeast with Macy s at the end of this corridor The central circle also connects to a food court Parking and surrounding roads edit Route 38 surrounds most of the Mall at Rockingham Park From Route 38 there are several entrances Exit 1 northbound on Interstate 93 has a ramp that provides quick access to the mall southbound Exit 1 also provides access but it is not as direct Between the mall and Route 38 to the east is a parking lot with two levels The upper level provides access to all parts of the mall A smaller parking lot on the southwest side of the mall leads to the southern half there is another lot north of Dick s Sporting Goods and one east of Route 38 that was intended for the now defunct racetrack References edit Rathbun Robert Davis September 1 1992 Shopping Centers and Malls Retail Reporting Corporation Retrieved October 21 2015 Simon Announces Completion of Major Renovation at The Mall at Rockingham Park Salem NH Patch 2015 10 16 Simon s top grossing malls revealed Shopping Centers Today May 1 2015 Retrieved October 21 2015 Hogan Cara Salem ready to welcome Lord amp Taylor Eagle Tribune At Mall at Rockingham Park Seritage seritage com Ireland Doug February 21 2015 Salem Sears leases space to Dick s The Eagle Tribune Retrieved October 21 2015 Here s the list of 46 more Sears Kmart stores to close in late 2018 WCVB 2018 08 22 Sears to close Salem Manchester stores NH Business Review 2018 08 23 Thomas Lauren Rattner Nate 2020 08 20 Lord amp Taylor is closing two dozen stores Here s a map of where they are CNBC External links editGeneral information Mall website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Mall at Rockingham Park amp oldid 1171575741, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
