The Loop (shopping center)

The Loop

Location	Methuen, Massachusetts, U.S.
Opening date	September 4, 1973 (Methuen Mall) 1999 (The Loop)
Closing date	1997 (Methuen Mall)
Previous names	Methuen Mall
Developer	First Hartford Realty
Owner	Charter Realty
No. of stores and services	70+ (Methuen Mall) 27(The Loop)
No. of anchor tenants	2 (Methuen Mall) 4 (The Loop)
Total retail floor area	500,406 square feet (46,489.2 m2) (Methuen Mall)[1]304,000 square feet (28,200 m2) (The Loop)
No. of floors	1

The Loop, formerly Methuen Mall, is a shopping mall in Methuen, Massachusetts, United States. It was built in 1973 as an enclosed shopping mall on a 60-acre (240,000 m²) site and initially included Howlands and Sears as its anchor stores, as well as 70 other retailers. In 1977, Howlands was replaced by Jordan Marsh, while Filene's Basement was added in the 1980s. Methuen Mall suffered a significant loss in tenancy after both Sears and Filene's Basement moved to The Mall at Rockingham Park across the state line in Salem, New Hampshire. It remained in operation until 1997 and was demolished in early 1999, undergoing redevelopment soon afterward into a strip mall known as The Loop. Major tenants of The Loop are The Home Depot, Marshalls, and AMC Theatres.