Southgate Centre is a

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located in south

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, Canada, covering just under 90,000 square metres. It contains 165 retailers including The Bay,

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, Zara,

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and Edmonton's only

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and

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opened a second store in Edmonton at Southgate Centre on May 28, 2010, and Edmonton's first Lego store opened in June 2013. The centre is located adjacent to

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and 111 Street, and is located across from a transit bus station and the Southgate LRT Station. Following major expansion, the mall marked its reopening in August 2009, including a new food court and added parking. These expansions included 40 new stores under a new two-level parking deck and a station on the expansion of the

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system, whose opening ceremony was on April 24, 2010. An Edmonton Public Library branch operated until 2002, when it relocated to nearby Whitemud Crossing. The mall is owned by

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, a subsidiary of the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec. The mall is currently undergoing a $93 million expansion which will see the former

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space repurposed as a new mall common area with three floors, with anticipated completion in 2022.

Anchors

As of August 2022 the mall has two anchor tenants: * Hudson's Bay opened with the mall in 1970 *

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Former tenants

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(2000-2018) former

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/ Eaton's, opened September 1, 2000, closed January 8, 2018, replaced with Big Comfort on July 21, 2018-Now Closed * Edmonton Public Library – closed 2002, now

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* Eatons (1993-1999) – closed 1999, replaced with

in 2000 *

(1970-1993) – opened with the mall in 1970, closed 1993-replaced with Eatons which closed in 1999 * Woodward's Food Floor (1970-1993) - opened with the mall in 1970, closed 1993, replaced with Safeway *Big Comfort - former

/ Eaton's/

, opened on July 21, 2018 for a short time, closed, now under construction. Set to become a whole new space with small retail stores in 2022

History and anniversary

On August 12, 2010, Southgate celebrated the 40th anniversary of its opening. When the centre opened with

, Woodward's 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.

References

External links

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