Billerica Mall is a strip mall

Strip mall

A strip mall is an open-area shopping center where the stores are arranged in a row, with a sidewalk in front. Strip malls are typically developed as a unit and have large parking lots in front...

 located in Billerica, Massachusetts

Billerica, Massachusetts

Billerica is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 40,243 at the 2010 census. It is the only town named Billerica in the United States and borrows its name from the town of Billericay in Essex, England.- History :...

. The mall is one of many shopping venues in the Middlesex County

Middlesex County, Massachusetts

-National protected areas:* Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge* Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge* Longfellow National Historic Site* Lowell National Historical Park* Minute Man National Historical Park* Oxbow National Wildlife Refuge...

 area, including Acton Plaza

Acton Plaza

Acton Plaza is a community shopping center located on Massachusetts Avenue in Acton, Massachusetts. It is one of several major shopping venues in the Acton area, including Middlesex Commons, Billerica Mall, and Burlington Mall...

, and Burlington Mall

Burlington Mall (Massachusetts)

The Burlington Mall is a large, two story, indoor shopping mall located off Route 3 and Route 128 in Burlington, Massachusetts. The mall is one of many shopping venues in the Middlesex County area, including Billerica Mall, Acton Plaza, and Middlesex Commons. The Burlington Mall has a gross...

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History

The Billerica Mall thrived in the 1970s up to the early 1990s. In 2005, Burlington Coat Factory

Burlington Coat Factory

Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corporation is a national department store retailer focusing on clothing and shoes, with over 450 stores in 45 states and Puerto Rico.. In 2006, it was acquired by Bain Capital, LLC in a take-private transaction...

 closed off their mall entrance. Home Depot tried to locate there and rebuild the mall, but a group called "Billerica First" defeated this proposal in 2007. In 2009, Billerica gave R.D. Management 1 year to remodel the mall or it would be shut down. In the summer of 2009, the workers' tools created carbon monoxide

Carbon monoxide

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 which caused the entire mall to be evacuated and aired out. In February 2010, the roof by K-Mart collapsed and the mall had to be shut down temporarily. The outside of K-Mart was repainted, the Lincoln Liquors store moved out because of the roof conditions (they're now at Treble Cove Plaza) and Dollar Tree

Dollar Tree

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 moved in. The mall is now being converted into a strip mall

Strip mall

A strip mall is an open-area shopping center where the stores are arranged in a row, with a sidewalk in front. Strip malls are typically developed as a unit and have large parking lots in front...

. Timetable for the completion of the renovation of the mall is unknown. In the summer of 2010, R.D. Management posted signs saying that space is available outside the mall.

As Billerica Mall continued renovations, They received a new sign to replace the rusty, aged one. On the sign the mall was renamed "Shops At Billerica" since it was no longer a mall. The old "Billerica Flick" is being converted into new retail space, Ma's Dry Cleaning and Stepping Out Formal will be leaving the mall upon completion of the renovations. Many small retail spaces are up for lease at the shopping center. A floor plan of the Shops at Billerica is available on Rd Management's website.

In May 2011, it was announced that Big Lots will be moving in next to Kmart and Planet Fitness will move in next to the Burlington Coat Factory. Planet Fitness opened in October 2011.

Anchor Stores

• K-Mart
• Burlington Coat Factory
  Burlington Coat Factory
  Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corporation is a national department store retailer focusing on clothing and shoes, with over 450 stores in 45 states and Puerto Rico.. In 2006, it was acquired by Bain Capital, LLC in a take-private transaction...
  
  
• Dollar Tree
  Dollar Tree
  Dollar Tree, Inc. is an American chain of discount variety stores that sells every item for $1.00 or less. A Fortune 500 company, Dollar Tree is headquartered in Chesapeake, Virginia and operates 4,010 stores throughout the 48 contiguous U.S. states. Its stores are supported by a nationwide...
  
  
• DeMoulas/Market Basket