The Mall at Rockingham Park
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{{Infobox shopping mall
| name = The Mall at Rockingham Park
| image = The Mall at Rockingham Park (Salem, New Hampshire).jpg
| caption = One of the entrances to the mall as seen in April 2022
| location = Salem, New Hampshire, United States
| coordinates = {{Coord|42|46|06|N|71|13|51|W|type:landmark_region:US-NH|display=inline,title}}
| opening_date = August 1991
| manager = Simon Property Group
| owner = Simon Property Group (28.2%)
| developer=
| number_of_stores = 144
| number_of_anchors = 3
| floor_area = {{convert|1,024,171|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}
| parking =
| floors = 2
| website =[http://www.simon.com/mall/the-mall-at-rockingham-park Mall at Rockingham Park]
}}
The Mall at Rockingham Park is the largest shopping mall in the state of New Hampshire,{{cite web| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RRFUAAAAMAAJ&q=%22mall+at+rockingham+park%22+%22largest%22| last=Rathbun| first=Robert Davis| title=Shopping Centers and Malls| publisher=Retail Reporting Corporation| date=September 1, 1992| access-date=October 21, 2015}} with {{convert|1,024,171|sqft|m2}} of floor space. The mall is located in the town of Salem, about {{convert|30|mi}} north of Boston.{{Cite web|date=2015-10-16|title=Simon Announces Completion of Major Renovation at The Mall at Rockingham Park|url=https://patch.com/new-hampshire/salem-nh/simon-announces-completion-major-renovation-mall-rockingham-park|website=Salem, NH Patch|language=en}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.icsc.org/sct/newswire/simons-top-grossing-malls-revealed| title=Simon's top-grossing malls revealed| publisher=Shopping Centers Today| date=May 1, 2015| access-date=October 21, 2015}}
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|date=January 2012}} 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.{{Cite web|last=Hogan|first=Cara|title=Salem ready to welcome Lord & Taylor|url=https://www.eagletribune.com/news/local_news/salem-ready-to-welcome-lord-taylor/article_bc8444b6-5576-5315-845d-a0aa7f949062.html|website=Eagle-Tribune|language=en}} 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.{{Cite web|title=At Mall at Rockingham Park {{!}} Seritage|url=https://seritage.com/retail/property/77-rockingham-park-blvd/3312573/landing|website=seritage.com}}{{cite news| url=http://www.eagletribune.com/news/new_hampshire/salem-sears-leases-space-to-dick-s/article_39bae005-bcce-58ad-98df-5edceb745534.html/| last=Ireland| first=Doug| date=February 21, 2015| title=Salem Sears leases space to Dick's| work=The Eagle-Tribune| access-date=October 21, 2015}} 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.{{Cite web|date=2018-08-22|title=Here's the list of 46 more Sears, Kmart stores to close in late 2018|url=https://www.wcvb.com/article/heres-the-list-of-46-more-sears-kmart-stores-to-close-in-late-2018/22804579|website=WCVB|language=en}}{{Cite web|date=2018-08-23|title=Sears to close Salem, Manchester stores|url=https://www.nhbr.com/sears-to-close-salem-manchester-stores/|website=NH Business Review|language=en-US}} 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.{{Cite web|last1=Thomas|first1=Lauren|last2=Rattner|first2=Nate|date=2020-08-20|title=Lord & Taylor is closing two dozen stores. Here's a map of where they are|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2020/08/20/map-lord-taylor-is-closing-24-stores-in-bankruptcy-heres-a-list.html|website=CNBC|language=en}}
Design
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=Internal design=
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=
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.
Gallery
Salem NH, Mall at Rockingham Park food court, January 1, 2014.jpg|The mall food court as seen on January 1, 2014. The carousel has since been removed as part of a renovation.
References
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External links
- [http://www.simon.com/mall/the-mall-at-rockingham-park General information - Mall website]
{{Shopping malls in New Hampshire}}
{{Simon Property Group}}
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Category:Buildings and structures in Rockingham County, New Hampshire
Category:Tourist attractions in Rockingham County, New Hampshire