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Square One Shopping Centre, or simply Square One, is a

shopping mall A shopping mall (or simply mall) is a North American term for a large indoor shopping center, usually anchored by department stores. The term "mall" originally meant a pedestrian promenade with shops along it (that is, the term was used to refe ...

located in Mississauga,

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, Canada. It is the largest shopping centre in Ontario and the second largest shopping centre in Canada, after the

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. It has over of retail space, with more than 360 stores and services. On average, the mall serves over 24 million customers each year. The shopping centre also has many condominiums near it. Square One is located in downtown Mississauga adjacent to the interchange of Highway 403 and

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, near the

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, the Mississauga Living Arts Centre and the Mississauga Central Library. Located within the mall grounds is the

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of MiWay (formerly Mississauga Transit) bus network, which opened in 1997, and a

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station, which opened in 2002.

History

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Excavation of the Square One site began in 1969. Construction was finished in 1973, where the mall was first opened to the public. The four original anchors included

Woolco Woolco was an American-based discount retail chain. It was founded in 1962 in Columbus, Ohio, by the F. W. Woolworth Company. It was a full-line discount department store unlike the five-and-dime Woolworth stores which operated at the time. At ...

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at the time Simpson-Sears, The Bay, and

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. Some stores such as Ashbrook's and Mark & Spencer's were closed in the late 1990s order to make way for the Cityside expansion, which was completed in the early 2000s. In 1999,

Eaton's The T. Eaton Company Limited, later known as Eaton's, was a Canadian department store chain that was once the largest in the country. It was founded in 1869 in Toronto by Timothy Eaton, an immigrant from what is now Northern Ireland. Eaton's grew ...

filed for bankruptcy, closing their location at Square One.

Zellers Zellers was a Canadian discount department retail chain and is currently a brand name owned by the Hudson's Bay Company (HBC). Founded in 1931 in London, Ontario, in later decades it was based in Brampton, Ontario. Zellers was acquired by H ...

took over the space in 2000. During January 2011,

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acquired the leases of most Zellers stores, including their location at Square One. Zellers closed in June 2012 and the store was renovated into a Target, which opened to the public on March 30, 2013. In January 2013, Square One started a major renovation on the main corridor from the Target store to the centre court/food court.

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and Bowring were forced to close down due to the expansion of the food court across from the existing food court. The scenic elevator, along with the fountain, were removed and replaced with two escalators. This renovation was completed in Fall 2013. Square One also expanded by adding its concept, Grand Centre Court, which added at least () square feet extra.

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announced on June 14, 2013 that it would be closing its store at Square One and Yorkdale as of March 9, 2014. On June 27, Empire Theatres announced that they would be selling their theatre at Square One to Landmark Cinemas, which closed one year later. It was announced on December 6, 2013 that

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would take over most of the space occupied by Sears, with a flagship store which opened in Spring 2016. In January 2015, Target Canada announced that it would close all their stores, including their location at Square One. Target's location at Square One closed in April 2015. The South Expansion was completed on March 1, 2016 adding numerous retailers and a Holt Renfrew anchor store, along with removing the

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and Home Outfitters stores. In June 2018, Square One announced the West Expansion, which took place in the former Target location that closed in 2015. The expansion opened between Fall 2018 and Spring 2019 and added several brands like Uniqlo and The Rec Room, as well as a 34,000 sq. ft. local food emporium, The Food District. Chapters closed in January 2019 and reopened as Indigo in the West Expansion in February 2019. The Uniqlo at Square One opened on November 2, 2018. Square One has had many anchor stores throughout its history:

Current

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(2016-present) * Hudson's Bay (1973-present) *

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(2016-present, formerly Sears) *

Sport Chek Sport Chek is the largest Canadian retailer of sporting clothing and sports equipment, with 191 stores throughout Canada as of 2020. It is the only national big box sporting goods retailer in Canada, although it is absent in the Northwest Territ ...

(2016-present, formerly Sears) * Uniqlo (2018-present, formerly Eaton's/Zellers/Target) *

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(1994-present, formerly Woolco)

Former

(1973–1999) closed 1999; replaced with Zellers the following year. *

(Store 279) (2000–2012) - took over Eaton's; replaced with Target the following year after its closure. *

() - 1973 as Simpsons Sears – March 9, 2014; replaced with Simons and SportChek. * Ashbrook's - closed around the late 1990s; currently part of Cityside Expansion. *

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- closed late 1990s. *

(1973–1986) - original anchor; closed and demolished during the 1980s. Now mall space. *

(2013–2015) () - replaced Zellers; closed April 2015. A portion of this space is now used by Indigo, The Rec Room, and Food District (Western Expansion). *

(1973–1994) - Woolco was acquired by Walmart, which replaces it. * HMV Square ONE Food Central 2021.jpg, The Food Central, part of the South Expansion. Square One Shopping Centre Interior 2021.jpg, Shops Square ONE Level 2 2021.jpg, The mall level 2 shops Square ONE Interior1 2021.jpg, Square One Access Square One Shopping Centre SIMONS 2021.jpg, Square One

Future Hurontario LRT Connection

The Hurontario LRT will run along the Hurontario corridor, starting from

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and running along 18 stops to Mississauga. The LRT will have an intermediate stop at City Centre and connect to the MiWay City Centre Bus Terminal, as well as the Square One GO Bus Terminal.

References

Square One Condos located in Mississauga City Centre

External links

Official website

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