page_title: Emerald Square
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Emerald Square / History
caption_attribution_description: Interior of Emerald Square Mall, North Attleborough, MA
context_page_description: Emerald Square is a shopping mall in North Attleboro, Massachusetts. It was developed by New England Development and The Pyramid Companies and opened in 1989; it is currently managed and partially owned by Simon Property Group.
  As of 2020, the mall is anchored by department stores J. C. Penney, Macy's in two locations, and Sears. Previous anchors include department stores Filene's, G. Fox & Co., Lechmere, and Lord & Taylor.
context_section_description: 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 before its 1999 opening. A carousel was installed in the food court 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 closed in 2004. The space was assumed by Filene's, which had opened a separate Men's & Home store in 2005. In 2006, Filene's stores were renamed Macy's, as well as the Home & Men's stores.
caption: Emerald Square, October 2008.
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