The Shoppes at Buckland Hills

The Shoppes at Buckland Hills, formerly known as Buckland Hills Mall and The Pavilions at Buckland Hills, is a shopping mall located in Manchester, Connecticut. The Shoppes At Buckland Hills is the center of a critical mass of retail in one of Connecticut's fastest growing trade areas.

The mall opened in March of 1990 as The Pavilions at Buckland Hills. The area of land was purchased from "The Red Rock Golf Course," a local golf course. A multi-million dollar renovation and expansion of the shopping center was completed in October of 2003, and its name changed to The Shoppes at Buckland Hills after a short stint as the "Buckland Hills Mall."

The main building is convert|1180000|sqft|m2 large. It is comprised of two floors, and has an ever increasing number of vendors. However, the name "Buckland Hills Mall" can informally refer to the mall plus the cluster of surrounding retail stores, hotels, and restaurants on the hill, totaling nearly convert|6000000|sqft|m2 or 1/4 square mile. Just to the south is Cinema de Lux (formerly Showcase Cinemas), a 19-screen movie theater housed in a former Builder's Square store. Just to the north in South Windsor is The Shops at Evergreen Walk, a new outlet center with mostly high-end brand stores.

There are approximately 145 shops and eateries in the mall, as well as five anchor stores, including: Macy's, J.C. Penney, Dick's Sporting Goods, Sears and Barnes & Noble. In 2006, Newbury Comics opened its first Connecticut store inside the mall.

The Shoppes at Buckland Hills are located off .

The mall's slogan is "Welcome to the mall, Mom", one of the major slogans used by the mall's owner, General Growth Properties.

Anchors & Major Retailers

*Barnes & Noble (24,836 ft²)
*Dick's Sporting Goods (80,000 ft²)
*H & M (14,298 ft²)
*JCPenney (123,807 ft²)
*Macy's Men's, Children's, Junior's & Furniture (105,000 ft²)
*Macy's Women's & Home (150,000 ft²)
*Sears (141,467 ft²)

External links

* [http://www.theshoppesatbucklandhills.com/ The Shoppes at Buckland Hills]
* [http://www.generalgrowth.com/ General Growth Properties, Inc.]