Zayre plaza

The plaza would open in early August 1962, with the main anchors being Zayres and Zayres Discount Foods. Sometime in the mid-60s Zayres Discount Foods would close and be replaced by Ferretti's supermarket. The Ferrettis would close around 1982.  An Alexanders supermarket would open in 1980 in the former Ferretti's. Zayre closed sometime around 1989 after they were acquired by Ames. Ames would open in 1989-1990 in the former Zayre. In June 1991 Alexanders would close after Hannaford bought the company and decided to close the store. In early 1993 Ames would close. Sometime in 1993, Staples would open in the former Ames. In early 2000 the plaza would be demolished and the Verizon wireless arena would be built on the site. In 2016 the arena would be renamed to the SNHU arena.