Moving to Boston

Shopping

Clothing
• Cambridgeside Galleria closest mall to HBS with inexpensive parking
• Natick Mall (about 20 miles away). Plain and simple, I LOVE this place! They have everything covered between the mall and Shoppers World right behind it. 20 minute drive on 90 West to a Natick exit. A mix of regular mall stores plus higher end stores, they have a great indoor play area for kids near the food court, it has a Nordstrom, and they recently opened an American Girl Doll store.
• Burlington Mall (about 25 minutes away). Nice shopping. Great play space for kids and great stores.
• The Atrium (Higher end) Chestnut Hill Atrium is fabulous. They have a children’s/parents' room on the top floor to play, feed, change etc. They have Janie & Jack, Gap Kids, Pottery Barn Kids and I think a few other kid stores. Parking is free.
• Chestnut Hill Mall Across the street from the Atrium. Bloomingdales is the reason to go, but it has some other high end stores.
• Prudential Mall/Shops at Copley (Downtown. The Lord and Taylor usually has a large selection of dresses for occasions) • Filene’s and Macy’s in the heart of Boston
• The Italian Northend delicious eateries and fun boutique shopping! Check out in Jean ius!
• Newbury Street upscale and boutique shopping in downtown Boston. Really fun shopping, not super stroller friendly (lots of stairs). A fun place to shop when its nice outside but can be miserable in the cold.
• Faneuil Hall This is really fun on nice weekend nights. There are often street performers. Watch for news of festivals.
• Charles Street Quaint boutiques & bakeries in an old Boston neighborhood. NW corner of Boston Common. Fun to stroll along and window shop.
• Brookline @ Coolidge Corner is great. Check out Magic Beans - great kids stuff and supplies.
• The Wrentham Village Premium Outlets closest outlet mall to HBS
• Kittery Outlets In Maine and visit Bob’s Clam Hut while you are there.

Furniture
• Ikea Stoughton, MA 02072
• Crate and Barrel (Central Square) Mass Ave
• BedWorks (Western Ave in Central Square) Futons and cheap bedding.
• Basic Carpet and Furniture (Mass Ave near Central Square) Great deals on furniture and area carpets! In the basement so it’s easy to miss. No elevator, must walk down a flight of stairs.

Hardware
• Dickson Brothers True Value (Harvard Square) Brattle St.
• Economy True Value (Central Square) Mass Ave.
• Pills Hardware (Central Square) Mass Ave.
• Home Depot Watertown.

Others
• Target Located in Watertown. Small but the closest target. A larger target is located in Everett near Costco. I would avoid the one in Somerville.
• Downtown Crossing Bigger department stores. Huge H&M with kids clothes.
• Everett Mall (Target, Costco, Home Depot, Babies R Us, Michael’s)
• Arsenal Mall on Arsenal st. in Watertown. It's right across from Target and the Carter's outlet. I know it’s not anyone's first choice for malls, but it has an Old Navy, a Marshalls, a Filene's Basement and a Gap Outlet in it. And they just opened a HUGE forever 21 in there. It's rarely crowded and the parking is free. True it’s not the most glam mall, but they have those four stores all together and it's smaller so you don't have to walk as much and it's never crowded like Cambridgeside. It's probably walkable from campus too. And it's right by the Carter's outlet that has the best deals ever! Plus Stride Rite children’s shoes is located in there.
• The Barn Great choice and they measure the feet. Service could be better.
• TJ Maxx In Fresh Pond Mall is closest but a larger store is near the Christmas Tree Shop in Everett.
• Sam’s Club Located in Worchester and Plymouth.