Alhambra Shopping Centre, also known by its former name The Mall Barnsley, is
Barnsley
Barnsley () is a market town in South Yorkshire, England. It is the main settlement of the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley and the fourth largest settlement in South Yorkshire. The town's population was 71,422 in 2021, while the wider boroug ...
's main shopping complex, housing 41 shops and adjacent to Barnsley Market. The centre was opened in 1991. A number of chains have been in the centre in the past, most notable was
Woolworths which ceased trading in December 2008. It was owned and operated by shopping centre operator
The Mall Fund
The Mall Fund owns and operates shopping centres in England using the trading name "The Mall Company". The shopping centres are usually branded and marketed as "The Mall".
The Mall Fund owned up to 10% of the covered retail space in the United ...
until its sale to
F&C REIT in September 2011. The centre was in receivership since 2021. On 29 September 2023, Barnsley Council completed its takeover of The Alhambra Shopping Centre.
In the centre there are a number of small retail stalls which encourage independent businesses to start.
Current stores (as of January 2023) include:
Primark
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,
the Works,
Select,
Bonmarche,
CeX,
Iceland
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,
Vodafone
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,
Wilko (Closed at the end of 2023, its entrance to the centre is also closed),
Poundstretcher
Poundstretcher Limited is a British variety store chain, founded in 1981 by Paul Appell and Stephen Fearnley. The retailer is currently based in Kirby Muxloe, Leicestershire, and since April 2024 has been a subsidiary of the Fortress Investme ...
,
Card Factory
Card Factory plc is a retailer of greeting cards and gifts in the United Kingdom founded in Wakefield by Dean Hoyle and his wife Janet. The first store opened in 1997, and by 2020 the company had over 1,000 stores. The company also operate ...
,
MaxiDeals and
Hays Travel
Hays Travel Limited is an independent travel agent chain headquartered in Sunderland, England. , the company has the largest number of retail travel shops in the United Kingdom, at 494. Nearly 90% of the company's bookings are made using trave ...
.
References
External links
Alhambra Shopping CentreThe Mall Barnsley
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{{Shopping centres in Yorkshire and the Humber
Shopping centres in South Yorkshire
Buildings and structures in Barnsley