Woodbury Lakes

Close to home and I am always a little surprised at how many stores are actually in this little plaza. I had gone several times to Trader Joe’s and did not even know about the Gap, Children’s Place, Express, Victoria Secret all hiding on the other side of the buildings!!!
There is a Kirklands, Buy Buy Baby, JosABank, also — wow…
It seems spread out enough to get where you want without having too much traffic and parking has never been a problem.
The more time I spend at this shopping plaza the more I like it!

Out of all the photo copy outdoor malls, I would have to say that I prefer this one the most. right after Geneva Commons in Il.
I like the fact that I can pull up and park right outside the store. I get a kick out of all the people trying parallel park and then getting ticked off and taking off because someone is waiting.
The NY&Co at this location is my favorite. Prefer the DSW at this location over Rosedale.
Wish they had a Bath and Body works at this location., but oh well.
For the stores they do have at this mall, the selection is pretty decent.

The closest place for me to shop. I like Woodbury Lakes just fine. Trader joes, H&M, Charming Charlie, NY & CO, White House Black Market, DSW, & Francesca’s are my faves, but there is also Express, Gap, American Eagle, Maurice’s, & VS. The grounds are always clean & well-​maintained. The Starbucks closed which was a huge bummer. Coffee is the one thing Woodbury Lakes is missing.

I stop here when I’m in Woodbury to see my parents to go to the Trader Joe’s. It’s pretty nice… for a mall.
Kiki D. mentioned a Forever 21 here, but there isn’t one. I would know. :)
Among the places I’ve been are H&M, Elodie Boutique (one of the only truly local businesses here!), DSW, Gap/​Gap Body, LOFT, Banana Republic, Francesca’s, Michaels, some sushi restaurant, Charming Charlie’s, Victoria Secret, Express and New York & Co. Oh, and the ice cream place, Maggie Moo’s.
Objectively, the design of Woodbury Lakes is absurd for wintertime shopping. If it’s busy, you usually have to park pretty far away and walk because there is almost never going to be spot on the main «street.» I like it a lot in the summer though, because it doesn’t have the mall madness atmosphere that you find in indoor malls and the parking lot madness of traditional strip malls. I just park near one end and happily stroll to the other.
I’m told they do some crazy things around the holidays too… like, with real reindeer?

Given that Woodbury has about 9 months of bad weather per year, I was surprised when an outdoor, European-​style shopping street/​mall opened.
Okay, okay, it’s not that bad. Basically it’s a main street with shops and a few side streets with shops. You’ll walk outdoors between every store, which can be chilly, but the sidewalks are well salted.
I think the design concept was a place for moms and their teenaged children to shop. There’s ‘older’ stores like Talbots, Coldwater Creek, and ‘younger’ stores like Forever 21 and Buckle. There’s also Gap, Banana, etc.
If I want to do serious shopping, I’ll drive to a mall, but if I’m going shopping more as a social activity, we’ll come here.