New England Mills

New England Mills is a shopping mall located in. The mall, built in phases between 1976 and 1983 as the Marathon Mall, named as such due to its proximity to the starting line, was originally owned and built by the. The mall was renamed to Hopkinton 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 Service Merchandise as an anchor tenant as well as outparcels, including two outparcel buildings making adaptive reuse of buildings from the adjacent abandoned Gilchrist Fabric Company mill: those being 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) and Christmas Tree Shops.

RSA era (1992-2002)
In 1992, Homart sold the mall to, who renamed the mall to Hopkinton Village and tried to give it an "upscale, yet affordable" image. 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 downsized, and 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.

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]
 * Macy's [Neighborhood 1]
 * Old Navy [Neighborhood 3]
 * Public Lands (formerly Field & Stream) [Neighborhood 5]
 * Saks Off 5th [Neighborhood 4]
 * Sears [Neighborhood 1]
 * 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 The Sharper Image and half of Service Merchandise) [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) [Outparcel]
 * Ocean State Job Lot (formerly the "big box" Circuit City) [Outparcel]
 * Party City (formerly iParty and half of Service Merchandise) [Outparcel]
 * Petco [Outparcel]
 * Savers (formerly Linens 'n Things) [Outparcel]
 * Sonesta Select Hopkinton (formerly Howard Johnson's [1979-2008] and Courtyard by Marriott [2008-2020]) [Outparcel]
 * UFC Gym Hopkinton [Outparcel]
 * Whole Foods Market [Outparcel]

Inline stores

 * Abercrombie & Fitch
 * Aeropostale
 * American Eagle Outffiters
 * 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) [Neighborhood 2]
 * 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
 * Kiddie Kloset
 * 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])
 * Oliver Owl (formerly 77 Kids by American Eagle [2010-2013])
 * 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]
 * LongHorn Steakhouse [Outparcel]
 * Johnny Rocket's [Neighborhood 1]
 * Ninety-Nine Restaurant & Pub (formerly the "smaller" Circuit City) [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]
 * Townhouse Kitchen [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).