Meanwhile, back at NASHUA MALL, a new logo had been created in the mid-1980s. The mall and its adjacent convenience center were now promoted as a single entity; NASHUA MALL & PLAZA. Between the two, there were around fifty-seven stores and services.
Graphic from Vickerry Realty

The Woolco chain crashed and burned in January 1983. Its space at NASHUA MALL & PLAZA was retenanted by Mass-based Bradlees, which opened in May 1983. Almy's, on the south end of the center, shut its doors in May 1987. A Burlington Coat Factory welcomed its first shoppers in October of the same year.