Independence Mall, also known as the Kingston Mall, is a one story enclosed shopping center with 100 stores and restaurants. Built in 1989, the mall serves the South Shore

History

Bradlees

Bradlees

Bradlees was a chain of discount department stores which operated primarily in the Northeastern United States. The chain went bankrupt in 2000 and all of its stores were closed by March 2001.-History:...

 and JC Penney closed in early 2001. JC Penney's space became Bob's Stores

TJX Companies

The TJX Companies, Incorporated , is the largest international apparel and home fashions off-price department store chain in the United States. Based in Framingham, Massachusetts, the company originally evolved from the Zayre discount department store chain, founded in 1956, which opened its first...

, which closed in 2003 and was replaced by Steve & Barry's

Steve & Barry's

Steve & Barry's was an American retail clothing chain, featuring casual apparel. By mid-2008, the chain operated 276 stores in 39 states. The company was headquartered in Port Washington, New York. The company liquidated all of its stores throughout 2008....

; Bradlees closed in late 2002 with the store space built out to accommodate Target

Target Corporation

Target Corporation, doing business as Target, is an American retailing company headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It is the second-largest discount retailer in the United States, behind Walmart. The company is ranked at number 33 on the Fortune 500 and is a component of the Standard & Poor's...

; Lechmere closed in 1997, becoming Linens 'n Things

Linens 'n Things

Linens 'n Things is an online retailer of home textiles, housewares and decorative home accessories. Until 2008, the company also did business as a big box retailer under the name Linens 'n Things, Inc., headquartered in Clifton, New Jersey, United States, and did business across the United States...

 in 2003; Old Navy

Old Navy

Old Navy is an American clothing brand as well as a chain of stores owned by Gap, Inc., with corporate operations in San Francisco and San Bruno, California. It is one of the first major corporations to house headquarters in the new Mission Bay district of San Francisco.Gap, Inc. was run by...

 and Borders also opened around the same time as Linens 'n Things; Both Linens 'n Things and Steve & Barry's closed in September 2008 due to company's bankruptcy; Old Navy later closed in late 2009; In January 2010 the mall's Uno Chicago Grill

Uno Chicago Grill

Uno Chicago Grill, or more informally as Unos, is the title for a franchised pizzeria restaurant chain under the parent company Uno Restaurant Holdings Corporation...

 closed.
Borders closed their store in September 2011, as the entire chain folded.

Location

Independence Mall is located off exit 8 of Route 3 in southern Kingston, Massachusetts

Kingston, Massachusetts

Kingston is a coastal town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. According to the 2010 Census, it had a population of 12,629.-History:Before European settlers arrived in Kingston it was within the tribal home to the Wampanoag people...

 (Smith Lane/Rocky Nook exit).

Anchors

• Macy's
  Macy's
  Macy's is a U.S. chain of mid-to-high range department stores. In addition to its flagship Herald Square location in New York City, the company operates over 800 stores in the United States...
  
   (150,000 sq ft.) (opened 1989 as Filene's
  Filene's
  Filene's was a Boston-based department store owned by Federated Department Stores , and May Department Stores . It operated throughout New England and in New York.-Early years:...
  
  , closed 2006 and became Macy's due to merger)
• Sears (80,000 sq ft.) (opened 1989 as original anchor)
• Target
  Target Corporation
  Target Corporation, doing business as Target, is an American retailing company headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It is the second-largest discount retailer in the United States, behind Walmart. The company is ranked at number 33 on the Fortune 500 and is a component of the Standard & Poor's...
  
   (126,000 sq ft.) (opened 1989 as Bradlee's, closed early 2001, became Target in late 2002)
• Vacant - (opened 1989 as JCPenney, closed early 2001, then became Bob's Stores, closed 2003, later became Steve and Barry's, closed September 2008 due to company's bankruptcy, space is currently a "Pump and Dump" play area)