New stores formally open at Patriot Place

Patriot Place officials formally announced the openings of three new restaurants, five new retailers, and a Sovereign Bank branch in Foxborough.

According to those officials, the term shopping center fails to capture the grand scale of Patriot Place, which they describe as a 1.3-million-square-foot "shopping, dining, and entertainment destination." Adjacent to Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Patriot Place is a retail vision of the Kraft family, which also owns the New England Patriots football team.

Now open at Patriot Place are Skipjack's, a seafood and sushi restaurant; Tastings Wine Bar & Bistro; and Dunkin' Donuts, Patriot Place officials said.

New retailers to open at Patriot Place in recent weeks include the accessories store Claire's, a prototype Crabtree & Evelyn location, an Old Navy apparel store, outdoor gear retailer Eastern Mountain Sports, and Victoria's Secret lingerie store, Patriot Place officials said. (The photo at left was taken from Old Navy's website, and the Skipjack image was taken from the restaurant chain's website.)

Patriot Place officials said in a press release: "Patriot Place now boasts 22 retailers and nine restaurants in addition to a 14-screen Showcase Cinema de Lux movie theater, the first Showcase Live music and performance venue, and the Hall at Patriot Place presented by Raytheon. Additional shopping and dining options as well as Green Tangerine Spa & Salon are expected to open soon. By spring 2009, most of Patriot Place’s 70 shops, restaurants, and entertainment venues are expected to open as well as a 150-room Marriott Renaissance Hotel & Spa and a Brigham & Women’s/Mass General Healthcare Center."

To read a Globe story about the Kraft family's vision for Patriot Place, please click here.
(By Chris Reidy, Globe staff)