A 19-acre shopping center was purchased at a foreclosure auction for $5 million by a company that specializes in revitalizing older shopping centers.

"Market Place mall employees and customers will have to walk from Neil Street to the facility, which we think is a shame. But ...

Sam's Club has already begun hiring for its new Tempe Marketplace store and has a promotional discount on memberships.

The mall has some tenants, but is still in the development phase after 6 years. The SouthCoast Marketplace in Fall River is thriving based on smart anchor businesses and strong investments.

The site is on the southeast corner of the Tempe Marketplace shopping center ... that parcel remained vacant while the remainder of the mall was developed. Tempe Marketplace opened in 2007 ...