South Edmonton Common

infobox shopping mall
shopping_mall_name = South Edmonton Common


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location = Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
opening_date = 1998
owner= Cameron Developments & Grosvener Canada
developer= Cameron Developments & Grosvener Canada
number_of_stores = more than 100
number_of_anchors = 7
floor_area = 2.3 million sq. ft (0.21 km²)
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website = http://southedmontoncommon.com/
Location= 99 Street to Gateway Boulevard (east to west) and 23 Avenue to south of Parsons Road (north to south)

South Edmonton Common is Canada's largest retail power centre,fact|date=January 2008 and when fully developed, it will spread over convert|320|acre and contain some convert|2300000|sqft of retail space, making it the largest open-air retail development in North America [ [http://southedmontoncommon.com/index.htm South Edmonton Common Website] ] . It is located in south Edmonton, Alberta at 23 Avenue NW and Gateway Boulevard.

This Common has a large base of tenants that provide many various goods and services. Grocery stores, restaurants, clothing, electronics and more can be found within many of the stores. The Commons extends from 23 Avenue south to the south end of Anthony Henday Drive, and from Gateway Boulevard east to Parsons Road, where the Edmonton Research Park is located. The first tenant in the Commons was Home Depot, which opened in April 1998. [ [http://www.businessedge.ca/article.cfm/newsID/2701.cfm Retail power corridor gains more muscle] ]

Retailers and tenants

Below is a listing of tenants at South Edmonton Common as of September 24, 2008.

Dining and food service
*A&W Restaurant
*Boston Pizza
*Earls (under construction as of August 2008)
*East Side Mario's
*Extreme Pita
*Fatburger
*Joey's Global Grill & Lounge
*The Keg Steakhouse & Bar
*Marble Slab Creamery
*McDonald's
*Mikado (Japanese Restaurant)
*Milestones
*Montana's Cookhouse
*Moxie's
*OPM Wok & Grill
*Quiznos Sub
*The Pita Pit
*Real Canadian Liquorstore
*Real Canadian Superstore
*Ricky's All Day Grill
*Second Cup
*Starbucks
*Subway
*Swiss Chalet
*Tim Hortons
*Tim Hortons/Wendy's
*Vitality Health

Computers and electronics
*Bell World
*Best Buy
*Future Shop (under construction, expected to be opened in December 2008)
*HMV
*Laptop Depot
*Rogers Wireless
*Sony Style
*The Source by Circuit City
*Telus

Clothing and jewelry
*Addition-Elle
*Aldo
*Ardene
*Bombay Company
*Bowring
*Buffalo Jeans
*Century Goldsmiths
*Chatters
*The Children's Place Factory Outlet
*Claires
*Cotton Ginny
*Esprit
*Fairweather
*Garage Clothing
*Guess
*International Clothiers
*Jacob
*La Senza
*La Vie en Rose
*Le Château
*Liz Claiborne
*Mark's Work Warehouse
*Mexx
*Motherhood Maternity
*Nike Factory Outlet
*Old Navy
*Payless Shoe Source
*Rivited
*The Shoe Company
*Smart Set
*Stitches
*Thyme Maternity
*Tommy Hilfiger
* Triple Flip
*Urban Barn
*Warehouse One

Automotive
*Lube X
*PartSource
*Petro Canada
*Real Canadian Superstore Gas Bar

Furniture, home and bedding, home improvement
*Ashley Furniture
*The Brick
*Designer Depot (HBC)
*F2 Furnishings
*Home Depot
*Home Outfitters (HBC)
*IKEA
*La-Z-Boy Furniture Gallery
*Matress Matress
*Rafters Home Store
*Sears Home
*Sleep Country Canada

Entertainment
*Chuck E. Cheese's
*Cineplex Odeon Theatres

Crafts, stationery, toys
*Hallmark Gold Crown Store
*Indigo Bookstore
*Kites and Other Delights
*Michaels
*Staples
*Stokes

Financial institutions
*ATB Financial
*Canadian Western Bank

Discount and dollar stores
*A Buck or Two
*Dollarama
*The Great 88

Professional services
*Dr. Bernstein's
*Dr. S Mehta (Dentist)
*First Choice
*GNC
*Golf Town
*Great Clips
*Panda Flowers
*Regis Salons
*Supercuts
*Thomas Cook Travel

Retail box stores
*London Drugs
*Wal-Mart Supercentre

Contact information to these business is available on the [http://southedmontoncommon.com/retail_listing.htm South Edmonton Common External Website] .

tore openings and closures

Hartco Income fund, the company that owns Compusmart, began shutting down its 15 Compusmart locations in May 2007. Originally, the South Edmonton Common location was not one of the first five to be shut down; however, it was quickly sold as well. As of August 2007, the location is currently occupied by [http://www.laptopdepot.ca Laptop Depot] .

Wal-Mart Supercentre

On November 7, 2007, the newest Wal-Mart Supercentre opened on the south end of South Edmonton Common, replacing the former retail location at Parsons Road and 21 Avenue.

The Wal-Mart Supercentre has a full indoor garden centre, a fully serviced grocery store including meat, produce, bakery and floral. All former services such as McDonald's, optometrists, photo finishing and portrait studio are available at the new location, along with a Tim Hortons located in the building, which brings a total of three Tim Hortons locations to South Edmonton Common.

The former retail location is now a T&T Supermarket.Fact|date=July 2008

Future Shop

On September 19 the "Edmonton Journal" reported Future Shop would be opening its largest store in Canada at convert|53000|sqft. [ [http://www.canada.com/edmontonjournal/news/business/story.html?id=05bf05fe-e019-4bbb-a5a8-9c0158ed57c3 Future Shop enters a brave new world] ] The location is expected to be between Cineplex Odeon and Wal-Mart Super Centre. Unlike traditional Future Shops, this new Future Shop is expected to carry things from appliances, computers, games, movies, exercise equipment, musical instruments and home automation equipment. It is expected to open its doors in December 2008. While Futureshop is owned by the same parent company as Best Buy, they feel it will not cause issues because they have different banners and are designed to appeal to different demographics.

References

External links

* [http://southedmontoncommon.com/ South Edmonton Common Website]
* [http://southedmontoncommon.com/retail_listing.htm] Listing of Current Retailers with Contact Information and Specific Addresses