The official dedication of SHOPPERS' WORLD was held on the same day that the first game of the World Series was being played in New York City. Concerned that this might effect attendance at the mall's grand opening, a staff of "Ask Me Girls" was put in place, each with a portable radio in hand. They kept customers up to date on the ball game.
Photo from https://www.framinghamhistory.org / The Boston Globe

The bi-level SHOPPERS' WORLD mall was situated around a large, open Central Green, with a kiddie ride area on its northern perimeter. The center was conceived as a two-anchor operation, with large department stores at either end. The second anchor store would not be completed until 1967.

SHOPPERS' WORLD TENANTS 1951: 

JORDAN MARSH (with bakery) / Baker's Shoe Warehouse / Berny's Linens / Beverly's ladies' wear / Brett's Luggage / Brockelman Brothers Market / C & T Paint & Wallpaper / Candy Cupboard / Cinema in the Shoppers' World (single screen) / Cobbie Shop / Country Flair Sportswear / Creed's Ice Cream Parlor & Restaurant / Dorothea Millinery / Edward's Fruit & Vegetable Store / Femina Beauty Salon / Framingham Trust Company / Fritts Photo & Sport Shop / Gorin's Department Store / House of Kenney Interior Design / Idea Box Gifts / Johnny Appleseed's / Johnny Antell Shoes / Kennedy's of New England / Kerwin's Shoes / Lepie's Drapes & Curtains / MacDonnell's ladies' wear / Modell's men's wear / Peck & Peck ladies' wear / Pierre Marcel, Incorporated Coiffures / Plotkin Brothers ladies' wear / Sarni's Cleaners / Sawyer's men's wear / Sears Catalog & Appliance / Sharaf's Restaurant / Shoppers' World Gulf Station (outparcel) / Spencer Shoes / Stork Time Maternity / Talcoff's Fashion Accessories / The Family Store / The Pharmacy (with luncheonette) / Tot 'N Teens children's wear / Van's Hosiery Shop / WKOK Radio Studio