LILAC MALL
Address: Wakefield Road
City: Rochester, NH
Opening date: 1979
Lilac mall opened in 1979. As of April 2018, it is anchored by Kmart and JCPenney. There’s a free-standing Hannaford supermarket on the property. The property includes the mall itself, Hannaford and a third building. House of Fabrics closed in the mid 1990’s.
The mall is relatively small and is usually is pretty quiet as people don't spend whole afternoons in smaller malls like this. In September 2008, the front part of the mall was under renovation. They added a new exterior entrance for a new Dollar Tree. As shown below, the mall entrance was shared with Kmart and had the typical Kmart style of the late 70's. You had to use that entrance to reach Kmart's only entrance inside the mall.
As of 2012, the entire exterior facade of the building is redone and the mall has a new pylon sign. Early in January 2018, it was announced that Kmart would close by April.
As of 2012, the entire exterior facade of the building is redone and the mall has a new pylon sign. The mall entrance was rebuilt in a more modern style with the latest Kmart logo. Early in January 2018, it was announced that Kmart would close by April. In January 2019, rumors were than Ocean State Job Lot could open in part of the former Kmart. The store was confirmed in March and now occupies 50,000 sq.ft. of the old Kmart. A new outside entrance was built where the former Garden Center was located. In June 2020, JCPenney announced the closing of 154 stores including the Rochester location.
Actual tenants
Ocean State Job Lot
Hannaford
Dollar Tree
Papa Gino's
Cardland
Subway
Sears Appliances
TBA Theatres
Pet Paradise
GNC
H&R Block
Claire's
Closed
JCPenney
House of Fabrics
Woodworkers -Warehouse
Wellby Super Drug
Waldenbooks
K-mart
Radio Shack
Olympia Sports
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