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Country
  
Canada

Quadrant
  
NW

Sector
  
Southeast

Elevation
  
682 m

Phone
  
+1 587-756-6400

City
  
Edmonton

Ward
  
11

Opened
  
1998

Province
  
Alberta

South Edmonton Common

Address
  
1978 99 St NW, Edmonton, AB T6N 1N5, Canada

Hours
  
Open today · 9AM–9PMMonday9AM–9PMTuesday9AM–9PMWednesday9AM–9PMThursday9AM–9PMFriday9AM–9PMSaturday9AM–9PMSunday9AM–9PMSuggest an edit

Similar
  
Southgate Centre, West Edmonton Mall, Kingsway Mall, Mill Woods Town Centre, Londonderry Mall

Profiles

South edmonton common


South Edmonton Common is Canada's largest retail power centre, and when fully developed, it will spread over 320 acres (130 ha) and contain some 2,300,000 square feet (210,000 m2) of retail space, making it the largest open-air retail development in North America. It is located in south Edmonton, Alberta at 23 Avenue NW and Gateway Boulevard.

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Some major stores in the common include Canadian Tire (the one in South Common is the largest in the world), IKEA, Walmart, Lowe's Home Improvement, Cineplex Odeon, Real Canadian Superstore, The Home Depot, Best Buy, La-Z-Boy, Marshalls, Bed Bath & Beyond, Saks Fifth Avenue Off 5th, Nordstrom Rack, (opening 2018) The Keg, The Rec Room, Sport Chek, Old Navy, Mountain Equipment Co-op, London Drugs, and Canada's first buybuy BABY.

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.

South edmonton common


Store 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 January 2017, the location is currently occupied by Party City.

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. Wholesale Sports, Sofa Land, Bed Bath & Beyond and buybuy BABY now share the space of the former Wal-Mart.

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.

Future Shop

On September 19, 2008, the Edmonton Journal reported Future Shop would be opening its largest store in Canada at 53,000 square feet (4,900 m2). The location featured a larger, 53,000 square-foot layout and an updated sore concept. The store, along with 65 other Future Shop stores, closed on March 28, 2015. Sport Chek, which opened in fall 2016, replaced Future Shop.

References

South Edmonton Common Wikipedia