NEWINGTON When Eva Ilg, owner of craft shop Locally Handmade, opened her first business in The Mall at Rockingham Park in Salem, she had no immediate expansion plans. When the management team of Mall at Fox Run contacted her last year about opening a second location, she was hesitant but ultimately made a decision that would change the course of her business.
In opening her second location in Newington, she saw tremendous organic growth within the mall. Of the two locations, Ilg said that the location within the Mall at Fox Run quickly outpaced the other in terms of foot traffic sales.