Coordinates: 53°29′8″N 113°30′49″W / 53.48556°N 113.51361°W / 53.48556; -113.51361
Southgate Centre is a shopping centre located in south Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, and is the third-largest mall in the city, after West Edmonton Mall and Kingsway Mall. It contains 154 retailers including Sears, The Bay, Safeway, Crate and Barrel, HMV, Coles, Coach, Inc., Bench and Geox and many other small/chain stores. Apple Inc. opened a second store in Edmonton at Southgate Centre on May 28, 2010. The mall hosted a grand reopening celebration from August 5–9, 2009, with the major expansions complete. These expansions included forty new stores under a new two-level parking deck and a station on the expansion of the LRT system, whose opening ceremony was April 24, 2010.[1]
[edit] Future
In 2010, Restoration Hardware, Aeropostale and Michael Kors opened stores in the centre.
In 2011, Crate and Barrel - a large U.S housewares/furniture retailer opened its fourth Canadian location to great anticipation.
2012 will bring a Pandora Jewelery location, along with several Maternity & Children's Stores. Sorrentino's Cafe is expected to open a location later in the year as well.
[edit] History and anniversary
On August 12, 2010, Southgate celebrated the 40th anniversary of its opening, When the centre opened with Woodwards, Woodwards Food Floor and The Bay it was at the time the largest shopping centre west of Toronto and the first centre built in Alberta that housed two anchor department stores. In 1993, Woodward's went bankrupt; its space was converted to Eaton's, which left Heritage Mall. In addition, Safeway occupied the food floor of the former Woodward's. By 1999, Eaton's went bankrupt and its space became a Sears the following year, also relocating from the nearby defunct Heritage Mall.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Ivanhoe Cambridge Leasing - Property Facts
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