New England Mills

New England Mills is a shopping mall located in. The mall, built in phases between 1976 and 1983 as the Mendon Mall, was originally owned and built by the. The mall was renamed to Mendon Village in 1992 following its acquisition by, and underwent a series of renovations that attracted new tenants to the mall. It gained its current name after its 2002 acquisition by the, which ushered in a complete revamp of the mall.

Homart era (1979-1992)
The first phase of the large two-floor mall opened on September 1, 1979, with locations of Sears and Filene's as anchor tenants. The second phase was opened in October 1982, with Squires as its anchor tenant. The third phase in October 1983 added outparcels making adaptive reuse of buildings from the adjacent abandoned Gilchrist Fabric Company mill, including a mill administration building being adapted to house Circus Playhouse & Food Emporium, Payless ShoeSource (now Kumon) and Filene's Basement (now split between Liberty Tax and Red Robin) on the first floor and a Filene's (now Macy's) clearance center on the second, and the mill itself reused to house Toys "R" Us (now Child World), Rickel Home Center (now split between Mattress Firm and Five Below) and Christmas Tree Shops.

RSA era (1992-2002)
In 1992, Homart sold the mall to, who renamed the mall to Mendon Village. The mall underwent a massive renovation, and Squires updated their location to their new "Euro" store format.

The Mills era (2002-2007)
bought the mall from Retirement Systems of Alabama in September 2002 and announced that the mall would undergo continued redevelopment, along with a name change to New England Mills, which was chosen to attract shoppers from beyond the area. Renovations began in January 2003, which included new paint, floors, and signage throughout, along with differently-themed decor for each wing of the mall, typical of properties developed by Mills at the time.

Simon era (2007-present)
In 2007, purchased the mall as part of their and 's acquisition of Mills Corporation.

On June 29, 2018, the Toys "R" Us/Babies "R" Us store closed permanently. Former competitor Child World subsequently moved into the former TRU/BRU space.

In October 2021, Sears closed for good. Aaron's moved into the former Sears Auto Center.

In January 2022, Dick's Sporting Goods converted the Field & Stream store to the new Public Lands concept.

In February 2023, Jordan's Furniture moved into the former Sears space.

Anchor tenants

 * Barnes & Noble [Neighborhood 3]
 * Best Buy [Neighborhood 2]
 * Cinépolis Luxury Cinemas 7-15 (formerly Showcase Cinemas 7-15) [Neighborhood 2]
 * Dick's Sporting Goods [Neighborhood 3]
 * Jordan's Furniture (formerly Sears) [Neighborhood 1]
 * Macy's [Neighborhood 1]
 * Old Navy [Neighborhood 3]
 * Public Lands (formerly Field & Stream) [Neighborhood 5]
 * Saks Off 5th [Neighborhood 4]
 * Squires [Neighborhood 1]

Junior anchors

 * Aaron's (formerly Sears Auto Center) [Outparcel]
 * Bernie & Phyl's Furniture [Outparcel]
 * Child World (formerly Toys "R" Us/Babies "R" Us) [Outparcel]
 * Christmas Tree Shops [Outparcel]
 * Cinépolis Luxury Cinemas 1-6 (formerly Showcase Cinemas 1-6) [Outparcel]
 * Five Below (formerly Pier 1 Imports and half of Rickel Home Centers) [Outparcel]
 * Guitar Center (formerly Just for Feet) [Outparcel]
 * Kumon (formerly Payless ShoeSource) [Outparcel]
 * Macy's Kids Store/Toys "R" Us (formerly Filene's Kids Store) [Neighborhood 1]
 * Mattress Firm (formerly Sleepy's and half of Rickel Home Centers) [Outparcel]
 * Ocean State Job Lot (formerly Circuit City) [Outparcel]
 * Petco [Outparcel]
 * Savers (formerly Linens 'n Things) [Outparcel]
 * Sonesta Select Mendon (formerly Howard Johnson's [1979-2008] and Courtyard by Marriott [2008-2020]) [Outparcel]
 * Whole Foods Market [Outparcel]

Inline stores

 * Aeropostale
 * Abercrombie & Fitch
 * Bath & Body Works [Neighborhood 1]
 * Build-A-Bear Workshop [Neighborhood 3]
 * Carter's
 * Claire's [Neighborhood 2]
 * Dollar Tree [Neighborhood 3]
 * Finish Line [Neighborhood 1]
 * Foot Locker
 * Forever 21 (formerly Gadzooks)
 * FYE [Neighborhood 3]
 * Gap Factory Store
 * Go! Calendars, Toys and Games (formerly C28 [2004-2015]) [Neighborhood 2]
 * Gymboree Play & Music [Neighborhood 1]
 * Helzberg Diamonds
 * Hollister (formerly Hollister/Gilly Hicks)
 * Hot Topic (still has the goth sign)
 * Kay Jewelers
 * Kids Foot Locker
 * LEGO (formerly Gymboree) [Neighborhood 1]
 * Lindt Chocolate
 * Men's Warehouse (formerly Ruehl No.925) [Neighborhood 3]
 * NCM Youniverse Store (formerly Chess King (1979-1992], Sesame Street General Store [1992-1996], FUBU [1998-2003] and Club Libby Lu [2003-2009])
 * PacSun
 * Sally Beauty Supply
 * Spencer's
 * Tecovas
 * Tommy Hilfiger
 * Vans
 * Victoria's Secret/Pink [Neighborhood 1]
 * Yankee Candle
 * Zumiez

Food court

 * Auntie Anne's
 * Charleys Philly Steaks
 * Firehouse Subs
 * McDonald's
 * Panda Express
 * Popeyes
 * Sbarro
 * Sweet Frog
 * Taco John's

Dining

 * Bahama Breeze [Outparcel]
 * Circus Playhouse & Food Emporium [Outparcel]
 * Howard Johnson's [Outparcel]
 * Johnny Rocket's [Neighborhood 1]
 * Ninety-Nine Restaurant & Pub [Outparcel]
 * Olive Garden [Outparcel]
 * Rainforest Cafe [Neighborhood 1]
 * Red Robin [Outparcel]
 * Sugar Factory (formerly Mars 2112 [2000-2002] and Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. [2002-2020]) [Neighborhood 1]
 * TGI Fridays [Neighborhood 1]

Trivia

 * New England Mills still has the Mills era "neighborhood" sections.
 * New England Mills still has a lot of the Mills-era decor (especially within the food court, which has a nautical theme similar to that of the former Forest Fair Village, another former Mills property).