New England Mills

New England Mills is a shopping mall located in. The mall, built in phases between 1976 and 1980 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) 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 the new "Euro" 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.

In October 2021, Sears closed for good.

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

Anchor tenants

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

Junior anchors

 * Cinépolis Luxury Cinemas 1-6 (formerly Showcase Cinemas 1-6) [Outparcel]
 * Ocean State Job Lot (formerly Circuit City)
 * Christmas Tree Shops [Outparcel]
 * Child World (formerly Toys "R" Us/Babies "R" Us) [Outparcel]
 * Macy's Kids Store/Toys "R" Us (formerly Filene's Kids Store) [Neighborhood 1]
 * Whole Foods Market [Outparcel]
 * Bernie & Phyl's Furniture [Outparcel]
 * Guitar Center (formerly Just for Feet) [Outparcel]
 * Sonesta Select Mendon (formerly Howard Johnson's and Courtyard by Marriott) [Outparcel]

Inline stores

 * Bath & Body Works [Neighborhood 1]
 * Build-A-Bear Workshop [Neighborhood 3]
 * Claire's [Neighborhood 2]
 * Finish Line [Neighborhood 1]
 * FYE [Neighborhood 3]
 * Gap Factory Store
 * Gymboree Play & Music [Neighborhood 1]
 * Hollister (formerly Hollister/Gilly Hicks)
 * Hot Topic (still has the goth sign)
 * LEGO (formerly Gymboree) [Neighborhood 1]
 * Men's Warehouse (formerly Ruehl No.925) [Neighborhood 3]
 * NCM Youniverse Store
 * Pac-Sun
 * Spencer's
 * Victoria's Secret/Pink [Neighborhood 1]
 * Yankee Candle

Food court

 * Auntie Anne's
 * McDonald's
 * Panda Express
 * Sbarro
 * Sweet Frog
 * Taco John's

Dining

 * Circus Playhouse & Food Emporium [Outparcel]
 * Howard Johnson's [Outparcel]
 * Rainforest Cafe [Neighborhood 1]
 * Red Robin [Outparcel]
 * Sugar Factory [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.