This is a good shopping center with a wide variety of stores. It's separated into two major…read moresections. The Upper Section includes big box stores such as Target, Kohl's, Best Buy and Dick's, along with some smaller scale stores such as Nordstroms Rack, Michaels, and PetSmart. There are a couple of restaurants in the Upper Section, Chili's and TGI Fridays, two places I never visit. The Lower Section has more stores and a few restaurants including LongHorn Steakhouse, Red Robin and Panera Bread. There is a large Barnes and Noble and Blackstone Valley 14 Cinema de Lux. There is also a 110 Grill adjacent to the Cinema. The Cinema and the 110 Grill have their own parking lots. Two new restaurants are under construction in this section, The Yard House and Shake Shack. The Yard House is expected to have a standalone building, evident by the huge construction project taking up a large amount of parking in the Lower Section. During weekends and busy holidays, traffic police are out in force at the Shoppes, in part because there is only one way in and out of this sprawling shopping center. Traffic and parking can be an issue depending on where you want to park during peak periods.

One star rating for cops creating traffic nightmare & the ongoing construction for well over 1 year…read more The detour is ridiculous because of the construction, takes you way out of your way & never know if the road is open or not coming from Rt 20 or McCracken Rd. Northborough has more stores and no traffic problem because the police aren't involved in clogging up access.

Even though there are a few good stores in the Stallbrook Marketplace, I have some MAJOR…read morecomplaints. The Stallbrook Marketplace is a smaller shopping center filled with about 10 stores and restaurants along Route 126 (Hartford Avenue) in the north section of Bellingham. Restaurants in this complex consist of: McDonald's, Subway (in Walmart), and Moe's. Stores in this complex consist of: Market Basket, Walmart, Staples, Barnes&Noble, GameStop, Douglas Wines & Spirits, T-Mobile, and Verizon. Overall, in the shopping aspect, there really aren't that many great places to go. My favorite spot in this plaza is by far the Barnes&Noble, it would be nice if Market Basket moved to a larger spot and decided not to contribute to making the traffic situation of this plaza a mess. I guess the Walmart is pretty good too..... might be worth checking out. So, yes, this plaza's traffic situation is a complete MESS. No, it may not be as bad as some other shopping centers, but there are tons better (like both the Charles River Centre and Crossroads, both only feet away). WS Development (who owns this complex) decided it would be a good idea to put a 4-way stop at one of the main intersections in the parking lot. This regularly causes HUGE backups to the Hartford Ave light and really doesn't work. Additionally, the lot is ALWAYS full due to Market Basket. If you're going to Staples or Barnes&Noble be prepared to walk pretty far. Same with Walmart.... always busy (it's like these people haven't been there ever before). I, and I'm sure others, prefer the newer way things are developed with parking on the sides of buildings. For now, make sure if you decide to go ANYWHERE in the Stallbrook Marketplace, go on WEEKDAYS! Otherwise, you will be in a traffic mess for no reason. Plus, a lot of the stores in this plaza have other nearby locations if you do need to go on a weekday (Staples in Milford is close and has a HECK of a lot better lot and same with Market Basket in Ashland). Overall, this plaza is really just average in terms of stores, but WAY under-average in terms of development style. It'll be a breath of fresh air once the Shoppes @ Bellingham opens...... 3 stars.

Such a cute store filled with unique and fabulous gifts! I found a beautiful locally made piece for…read moremy home. The owner was so welcoming and friendly. If you haven't been yet, you have to check it out--it's truly a hidden gem in Northborough!

Near downtown Northboro, is this adorable, fun, gift shop. The owner, Carol, who has been there…read morealmost 2 years, is friendly and lovely. The store has all kinds of gift items - many made by local crafters and artists. There are also vintage items to choose from. Stop in when you are in the area - so much to look at and so much to buy!

Great plaza. Perfect, new setup…read more Plaza includes: HUGE Target store Staples Very Un-crowded, Friendly Best Buy Bed Bath And Beyond Super Renovated, Fridays and Petco Everything essential you could get just from coming here! Be careful of stop signs at the few intersections, and Best Buy & Petco are hidden you have to look for them in the back behind Staples. But if you are a "newbie", don't worry there are signs directing you in every which way for everything. Only problem here is the entrance / exit. Entering the plaza is super annoying coming from Lowe's, Sports Authority and Route 85 because the turn signal is 3 seconds long and the cars coming down on Fortune are FLYING. Exiting the plaza is worse, it's a 4-way intersection with the Quarry Mall coming for the opposite side of the plaza's exit, and everyone is trying to turn left, with no turn signals, it's super dangerous, and the traffic gets out of control coming from the Target parking lot exit. Add turn signals!!!!!

You'll find stores here that you won't see anywhere else in the Boston area. Love West Elm,…read moreArhaus, LL Bean, and Coldwater Creek, to name a few.

I believe the earlier comment was about Wayside Shopping Center, formerly known as Wayside Commons,…read morealso in Burlington. Wayside can be seen from 95/128 and can be reached from Route 3 South. Middlesex Commons is off of Middlesex Turnpike.

Great plaza in Franklin, yet the 5-star plaza is that Village Shopping Center, closer to Interstate…read more495. Quaint, and convenient: Route 140 in Franklin, across from a CVS & Ficco's Bowladrome. Think of it like this : This shopping center is like Walmart, and the Franklin Village Center is Nordstrom. This is : cheaper, not as organized, less quality, less expensive (normally), not as clean as most places in the Franklin Village Center Includes : Big Lots Bob's Stores Citizens Bank Curtain Store Shaw's Supermarket Papa Gino's Pizza Cost Cutters Multiple small Chinese / Indian restaurants and more. Parking lot is set up weirdly throughout, yet it's not too bad, just ANNOYING! Visit.... plus anything you can't find in the plaza will most likely be available at the CVS across the street if you don't want to deal with the Village Shopping Center, that gets CROWDED or because you want more discounts. **WOW! Amazing storefront renovations done recently to this plaza! Great job by construction and design chosen by management! Plaza looks SO much better!**

A great place to poke around and find some really useful stuff. I've bought several…read moreMyself

Knotty Pine Design Is now my teen daughter's and my new favorite place to shop, hunt, and delight…read more KPD is located at The Landing at Hudson Mills and has over 6,000 square feet of display space. If I listed even half of the categories you can find at KPD this review would be WAY too long but suffice to say, if you collect it or dream of it, you will probably find it at KPD. The toy section seems endless with many high quality, highly desirable collectibles. Unlike usual consignment shops, some areas are rented by local artists with amazing art. Honestly, we could have spent 1/2 a day there and not have begun to scratch the surface of the inventory. The setting is great-super high ceilings, old wood floors and creative displays. The owner was super friendly, available as needed. We can't wait to return, as my daughter said, "We need to come back all the time or we will miss something!" While there check out Brooklyn +Rye & Infusion Art Glass. After you work up an appetite you can get a delicious healthy meal or snack at Good Earth Holistic Kitchen or Wild Hare (by the Medusa Brewery people) which will operate as a specialty coffee cafe and lunch spot by day and a sophisticated, intimate dinner spot and brewery by night.

The Shopping Center is filled with a lot of great stores, and the variety adds up. It was pretty…read morebusy when I made the stop at Papa Gino's, considering it was the weekend and the time of day and year. Traffic for the most part was a bit stressful, moving around and finding a parking spot. Although that's not the main concern, it is well maintained. However, the main signage needs to be addressed on the board, as some big businesses are not named on it, for example, Papa Gino's, as I got lost finding it, along with other names. I saw some empty spots, so I hope it gets updated. A lot of great names to stop at here.

Franklin Village Shopping Center is an amazing shopping center, it is safe and in the heart of…read moreFranklin! Lovely Place Service: 5 out of 5 Selection: 4 out of 5 Value: 5 out of 5