New Retailers Opening in Menlo Park Mall

A new footwear store, a Thai cuisine addition to the food court, and one of the best organic French beauty lines will be opening at Menlo this spring

It's spring - get set for new shopping experiences at Menlo Park Mall Three new stores are set to open this spring at the Edison-based shopping center: The stores join several others that opened in the past few months - Beauty Salon Plus and Mr. Waffle. Located on the Upper Level in the Macy’s wing, new arrival Beauty Plus Salon offers a wide selection of professional beauty products and salon services at discounted prices. Mr. Waffle, the latest addition to the Food Court, will appeal to shoppers who enjoy breakfast or a special treat anytime of the day or evening, with offerings that include fresh-made crepes and Belgian waffles as well as frozen yogurt with assorted toppings. “We’re thrilled to add this impressive slate of new stores …

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Get Beautiful Today & Help Woodbridge Pets

Sephora at Menlo Park Mall is holding a huge event to help the Woodbridge Animal Shelter

You can look lovely with makeup, hair and clothing, but nothing's more beautiful than helping a pet who needs you. Sephora, the cosmetic and skin care store at Menlo Park Mall, will be hosting "Shop for a Cause" today - a wonderful day of beauty and fun to benefit the Woodbridge Animal Shelter. Today from 10 am to 7 pm, a portion of all Sephora sales at the Menlo Park Mall store will be donated to the shelter. Eligible pets and shelter volunteers will also be on hand at the mall's center court for adoption. Perricone MD will be providing free skin care analysis, and Jamba Juice and Auntie Anne's Pretzels will be giving out free samples all day long. Make a day of it, and help the township's local animal shelter.

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Woodbridge Gets Good News on B&N

The Menlo Park Barnes & Noble just resigned their lease for another five years.

It's going to be good news for Woodbridge and area residents. Barnes & Noble will not be closing its Menlo Park Mall store. The Woodbridge Patch story that the bookstore chain will be closing at least 20 stores a year over the next ten years generated a response from the corporation. "We extended the lease on our Menlo Park store through 2018," said B&N spokeswoman Mary Ellen Keating. "We are not closing and plan to serve the community for many years to come." It was a welcome relief for Woodbridge bookreaders. Since Borders closed its last store in Woodbridge Center in 2011, the township with almost 100,000 hasn't had a new bookstore to serve its devoted readers. The Menlo Park Mall B&N store has been the closest book lovers could go to …

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Get a Professional Makeover & Pix for V-Day

It's this Saturday at Menlo Park Mall.

Get Face Time with Professional Makeup Artists

Menlo Park Mall's Sephora store is hosting a special event that includes a professional makeover and photo session with a magazine photographer.

Supermodels get glammed up by top makeup artists and snapped by high-profile photographers every day. On Saturday, February 16, everyday women will have a chance to do the same when Menlo Park Mall and the Sephora store located there host the Smashbox Photo Event. In its second year at Menlo Park Mall, the event will take place from 10 am to 6 pm on the Lower Level in Center Court. Customers who make a minimum $75 purchase of Smashbox cosmetics at Sephora will secure face time with one of Smashbox’s professional makeup artists. They will get a professional makeover from an expert who will create a flawless, camera-ready look using some of the line’s latest beauty and skincare products. From there, the customer will step in front of the …

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After Holiday Sales Start Early Today

Woodbridge Center and Menlo Park Malls both are getting early starts this morning for after-Christmas bargain hunting.

It's the day after Christmas, and retail stores in the Woodbridge area are getting an early start. Shoppers expecting to scoop up post-holiday bargains are expected to throng both Woodbridge Center and Menlo Park Mall shopping centers this morning. Both malls have early hours to take care of bargain hunters and those who want to make returns for presents that weren't just right. Hours today for Woodbridge Center are 8 am to 9:30 pm. Menlo Park Mall opens at 8 am and closes 10 pm. But stores inside both malls may have different hours.  Other area stores will be opening early this morning, and some are staying open late as well. Macy's in both Woodbridge Center and Menlo Park open at 7 am this morning. Target on Parsonage Road, across from …

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Need to Make a Last Minute Mall Stop?

Time's running out, but here are holiday hours for Woodbridge Center and Menlo Park Mall.

Sure, everyone tries to cross off all the items on their Christmas to-do list, invariably there's going to be some last minute gift you still haven't gotten, or some holiday specialty you somehow forgot. That's where a trip to the mall comes in, one that can fill you with dread thinking of the crowds who all have similar chores on their minds. For the procrastinator in you, Woodbridge Center will be open from today through Sunday, December 23, from 8 am to 11 pm. They will be open on Christmas Eve, December 24 - if you really like to cut it close - from 8 am to 6 pm. The mall's main number is 732-636-4600. Down the road on Route 1, Menlo Park Mall will be open the same days and hours as Woodbridge Center in the countdown to Christmas. The…

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Shop a Giftcard Rewards Sale and Pick a Card on the Angel Tree at Menlo Park

Help the needy, get your Christmas shopping done, and earn yourself a reward at Menlo Park Mall.

What to get the hardest-to-please on your gift list this holiday season? Gift cards are always welcome, and if you hurry over to Menlo Park Mall between now and Monday, December 10, you can earn yourself a reward as well. Purchase $200 of more than 150 different types of qualifying dining, entertainment, retail and other service gift cards at the mall's Guest Services, and you'll will receive a free $10 Simon Giftcard.  The giftcards are good at any of the Simon-owned malls, which includes Menlo Park Mall, Brunswick Square Mall, Quaker Bridge Mall, as well as outlet malls in Jackson and Liberty Village in Flemington (go here for more local Simon properties where the gift cards are honored.) Those malls are among the 115 Simon properties …

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How to Shop with the Maddening Crowd

Shopping on Black Friday? Here are some tips to help you survive with the least amount of misery.

If you're already gearing up for Black Friday (which in some stores, starts on Thanksgiving Thursday!), here's some advice from Menlo Park Mall on how to make your marathon shopping expedition as painless as possible: Follow Woodbridge Patch on Facebook, Twitter and sign up for the daily newsletter.

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