is one of
New England 's largest shopping malls. It is anchored by
Lord & Taylor ,
Macy's and
Sears and currently measures at almost 1.2 million ft&
2 of retail and dining space, including a large food court. A redevelopment is currently underway and when complete in 2010, the center is expected to be 1.607 million ft&
2 and include a newly constructed three-level, 150,000 ft&
2 Nordstrom .
South Shore Plaza originally opened in 1961 as an open-air plaza with a 120,000 ft&
2 Filene's and 30 smaller stores. A 300,316 ft&
2 Jordan Marsh (since converted to Macy's) opened in 1968. The center was enclosed in 1976 and saw additional anchors
Lord & Taylor open in
1979 and Sears open in 1980, when the mall reached 100 stores.
An expansion in 1995-1996 added a second level (including "Boardwalk Cafes", the food court) and nearly doubled the size of the mall, while expanding the original Filene's store to include a home store. The mall was given a bright and airy feel, largely because of abundant skylighting and wide, spacious corridors. 1996 also saw the Jordan Marsh store renamed Macy's, while in 1998
Simon Property Group acquired the mall owner,
Corporate Property Investors , and assumed management.
In 2005,
May Department Stores (the then parent of Lord & Taylor and Filene's) was acquired by
Federated Department Stores (the owner of Macy's). This led to Federated briefly closing the Filene's store in March 2006, before using the space to relocate its Macy's store that May (the remainder of the Filene's stores were renamed Macy's later that year). Federated sold the Lord & Taylor chain later that year, while selling the vacant Jordan Marsh/Macy's space to
Simon Property Group . Future plans call for razing the original former Jordan Marsh store for a new wing of mall retail space and the construction of a new Nordstrom in 2009-2010.
With the redevelopment underway, store relocating is occurring and new retail stores are opening.
American Eagle Outfitters recently opened a flagship store at South Shore Plaza.
South Shore Plaza is in the
Boston metropolitan area, located off
Interstate 93 in
Braintree ,
Massachusetts . Around it there are several other stores such as
Circuit City , and restaurants like
Uno Chicago Grill and
T.G.I. Friday's .
