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Holiday Shopping Just Got an Upgrade at Deptford MallAKIRA Opens Its First South Jersey Store, Pandora Celebrates a Larger Space, and&nbsp;Offline by Aerie Joins American Eagle with Aerie to Follow Later This MonthDEPTFORD, N.J. (November 9, 2026) – Deptford Mall is kicking off the holiday season with&nbsp;fresh storefronts and plenty of gift-worthy new energy. AKIRA is now open at the mall, its first&nbsp;store in South Jersey, with a grand opening celebration set for Saturday, Nov. 14.&nbsp;Pandora just&nbsp;celebrated the grand opening of its new, larger location. Offline by Aerie is now open beside&nbsp;American Eagle in a side-by-side store, bringing the athleisure brand to the mall, and Aerie&nbsp;opens its own stand-alone store later this month.AKIRA: personal styling, first in South JerseyAKIRA is now open on the Upper Level by Round1, bringing its first South Jersey store to&nbsp;Deptford Mall. The brand is all about making sure customers are styled by experts, with a team&nbsp;that wants every client to look good and feel good. Shoppers can book a complimentary styling&nbsp;session with an AKIRA stylist Click Here for store detailsAKIRA’s grand opening celebration kicks off on Saturday, Nov. 14:• 8 a.m.: Line begins• 9 a.m.: Doors open, and the first 100 customers receive a free gift• 10 a.m.: In-store raffle• 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.: DJ in the store• Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 14 and 15: Gift with purchase, while supplies last• See store for details.Pandora, now with more room to shinePandora marked the grand opening of its expanded store on October 27, 2026, located on the&nbsp;upper level near Center Court. The new 1784 SF space gives shoppers more room to explore the&nbsp;brand’s signature charms and bracelets, along with rings, earrings, necklaces and personalized&nbsp;engraving.American Eagle brands: renovated, expanded, and open nowAmerican Eagle is open in their newly renovated store, now joined by a side-by-side Offline by&nbsp;Aerie in the former Aerie space. Offline is Aerie’s athleisure brand, featuring leggings, bike&nbsp;shorts, tops, sports bras, fleece, bottoms and accessories. Both stores opened their doors on&nbsp;Friday, November 6th, 2026.Aerie opens as a stand-alone store on the lower level, near Miniso in Boscov’s wing later this&nbsp;month, with 4183 square feet of intimates and apparel designed around comfort. Aerie has been&nbsp;retouching-free since 2014 and encourages customers to love their real selves.“New and expanded stores are a win for our guests. We are pleased to welcome AKIRA, and&nbsp;to see Pandora, American Eagle, Aerie and Offline by Aerie not only reinvest in their spaces&nbsp;at Deptford Mall but expand them. Bigger, better stores mean a better shopping experience,&nbsp;and the timing is perfect for the holidays,” said Daniel Lauler, General Manager of Deptford&nbsp;Mall.Deptford Mall is located at 1750 Deptford Center Road in Deptford, N.J. For store hours, holiday&nbsp;events and more, visit www.DeptfordMall.com or follow @deptfordmall on social media.About Deptford MallJust minutes from Philadelphia and Atlantic City, Southern New Jersey’s Deptford Mall offers&nbsp;over 125 specialty stores and restaurants including Cotton On, Dick’s Sporting Goods, H&amp;M,&nbsp;Pandora, Loft, Sephora, Garage, and American Eagle. Shoppers can also choose from food&nbsp;favorites Red Robin, Starbucks, Chick-fil-A, and more for a post-shopping meal or snack. For&nbsp;those looking to have some fun, they can visit Round1 Bowling and Amusement or Bonesaw&nbsp;Pilot House Brewery and Taproom

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Gloucester County Historical Society Museum, 58 N. Broad Street, Woodbury, NJ

Dr. Synatra Smith, Project Manager of the <a href="https://nj.gov/state/historical/his-black-heritage-trail.shtml" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">New Jersey Black Heritage Trail</a>, will be the keynote speaker at the Nov. 14 ceremony celebrating the recent addition of Woodbury's Red Bank Avenue Burial Ground to the Black Heritage Trail's list of historic New Jersey African American sites. The program is free and open to the public.
A collaboration among the City of Woodbury, the Gloucester County Historical Society, and the New Jersey Historical Commission, the event will take place at 3 p.m. Saturday in the Historical Society's Museum at 58 N. Broad St. in Woodbury. Councilwoman Donna Miller will deliver the opening remarks.
Featured speaker Dr. James E. Johnson of the Black History Consortium of Southern New Jersey will present the history of the burial ground. He is well known for his investigations that established the identities of local African Americans who served in the U.S. Colored Troops (USCT) during the Civil War and were buried at the site.
The Black Heritage Trail project grew out of the state's efforts in 2021 to make Black history more visible across New Jersey. In 2022, the initiative became part of the <a href="https://nj.gov/state/historical/his-african-american-history.shtml" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">New Jersey Historical Commission's African American History Program</a>. The commission now lists <a href="https://nj.gov/state/historical/his-black-heritage-trail-all-approved-sites.shtml" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">76 officially approved Black Heritage Trail sites</a> across 16 counties, and historical markers have been or will be installed at those locations. Nominations for additional sites are still being accepted.
Woodbury's Red Bank Avenue Burial Ground for African Americans was established in 1832 near the intersection of North Broad Street and Red Bank Avenue. Those buried there include 11 Black Civil War veterans, among them <a href="https://www.gchsnj.org/honoring-the-memory-of-woodburys-isaac-j-hill-black-civil-war-veteran-and-author/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Union Army Pvt. Isaac J. Hill</a> of the 29th Connecticut Colored Regiment — one of only five Black soldiers who wrote and published a book about their unit's wartime experiences.
The event will conclude with tours of the Historical Society Museum, including its gallery displays on USCT soldiers and related Black history topics, led by Museum Manager Jordan Orensky.
Google Maps: <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/search/gloucester+county+historical+society,+woodbury,+NJ/@39.8393869,-75.1522176,20z/data=!5m1!1e1?entry=ttu&amp;g_ep=EgoyMDI2MTEwMy4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">View Map</a> Location GPS Map Coordinates: 39.83952, -75.15193 Contact: museum@gchsnj.org | (856) 848-8531
Free parking available on Hunter Street in the Gloucester County Historical Society lot and the large County Justice Complex Parking Garage. <a href="https://bit.ly/woodbury-free-parking" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">bit.ly/woodbury-free-parking</a>

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