Significations et usages de Galeries-d'Anjou

Galeries d'Anjou is a shopping mall located in the Anjou borough of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Current major tenants include The Bay, Sears, Zellers and Brick. It is roughly 1,013,000 square feet (94,100 m²). Galeries d'Anjou also has tenants around its parking lot such as Best Buy, Future Shop and Bouclair Maison, as well as non-tenants Toys R Us and Rona l'entrepot

Galeries d'Anjou is one of Cadillac Fairview's four self-branded "Fashion centres" that also include the Carrefour Laval, Fairview Pointe-Claire and Les Promenades Saint-Bruno. It is the smallest of Cadillac Fairview's four Fashion centres and the only one within the city limits of Montreal.

Like Fairview Pointe-Claire (but unlike Carrefour Laval and Promenades Saint-Bruno), Galeries d'Anjou is co-owned by Ivanhoe Cambridge.

Galeries d'Anjou was the largest mall on the island of Montreal from 1968 to 1985. Today it has been surpassed by Place Versailles and sister mall Fairview Pointe-Claire. Despite this, it remains one of largest malls in Greater Montreal.

  History

In 1967, Radisson street was renamed Galeries d'Anjou boulevard in honor of the upcoming shopping mall.

In 1968, Galeries d'Anjou opened. Its original anchors were the department stores Simpson's and Eaton's, the supermarkets Steinberg's and Dominion, and a Famous Players movie theater.

In 1976, the mall was expanded to make room for an additional wing including the arrival of the current Sears. Part of this expansion happened on the space of the former Famous Player movie theater which had closed and been demolished the year before. Thus far, this is the only expansion the mall has had in its history.

In 1980, Dominion rebranded as Provigo.

In 1989, the Bay replaced Simpsons.

In 1991, Provigo closed. (Its space is now the mall's food court and a SAQ.)

In 1992, Steinberg's went bankrupt and became a Provigo, less than a year after the previous Provigo (the former Dominion store) had closed down.

In 1993, Provigo (the former Steinberg's store) became Maxi.

In 1999, Eaton's closed its doors.

In 2000, Zellers opened. It took the first floor of the former location of Eaton's.

In 2002, Maxi closed to make room for Sports Experts/Atmosphere.

In 2003, Brick opened on the second floor of the former Eaton's store. An escalator was added at the entrance for Brick. This escalator is not located at the same place as the one from the old Eaton's store which was removed when Zellers took over the lease.

In 2008, Sears closed its standalone auto mechanics centre.

In 2009, a Linen Chest opened in the mall but only has an outdoor entrance. Gap closed and has been replaced by Jacob/Jacob Lingerie.

In 2011, it was announced that Simons will open a store in Galeries d'Anjou for Spring 2013. The store will be located on the north side of the mall. ^[1] On May 26, Target Corporation revealed that it had acquired the lease of the Zellers store in Galeries d'Anjou and will likely convert it into its own nameplate in 2013.^[2] In addition, Sears Canada, and to a lesser extent the Bay, have remodeled the exterior their store.

  Anchors & Majors

• The Bay (190,192 sq ft/17,669.4 m²)
• Sears (146,571 sq ft/13,616.9 m²)
• Zellers (121,416 sq ft/11,279.9 m²)
• Brick (77,881 sq ft/7,235.4 m²)
• Sports Experts/Atmosphere (35,368 sq ft/3,285.8 m²)
• H & M (18,327 sq ft/1,702.6 m²)
• L'Equipeur (15,001 sq ft/1,393.6 m²)

  See also

• List of largest enclosed shopping malls in Canada
• List of malls in Montreal
• List of shopping malls in Canada

  References

1. ^ http://lapresseaffaires.cyberpresse.ca/economie/commerce-de-detail/201101/21/01-4362248-simons-investira-50-millions-dans-deux-nouveaux-magasins.php
2. ^ http://pressroom.target.com/pr/news/target-selects-initial-zellers-204201.aspx

• Interactive online directory

  External links

• Official site

Coordinates: 45°36′02″N 73°33′52″W / 45.60056°N 73.56444°W / 45.60056; -73.56444