Stuart's was the original anchor of this small shopping center in Biddeford. The store eventually closed when the entire chain went bankrupt. It remained boarded up for a while until a store called The Barn moved in. That store was apparently a closeout store and it closed to be replaced by another one: Marden's.

This Marden's store is located in the former Stuart's department store in Biddeford. Some of the left part of the building was part of the store originally and later transformer into other stores. It has for sure been renovated and painted in an "Ames green" color. 

The exterior style of the former Stuart's is very 60's-70's with the sign on top of the store.  Stuart’s closed in 1995.  It has been replaced by The Barn in 1999. Later, Dollar Tree opened a store by taking over some of the anchor store’s space on the left. Marden’s used the rest. This plaza is also called “The Barn Plaza”.