Square One Shopping Centre, commonly called Square One, is Ontario's largest shopping centre in number of shops and the third-largest in square footage in Canada, after West Edmonton Mall in Edmonton, Alberta, and Metrotown in Burnaby in British Columbia. It is located at 100 City Centre Drive in downtown Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. Square One is located at Highway 403 and Highway 10 , about 12 km from downtown Toronto and 9 km from Toronto's Pearson International Airport. The mall is in close proximity to Mississauga Civic Centre, the Living Arts Centre , and Playdium. It is serviced by the main terminal of the Mississauga Transit bus network.
Square One Shopping Centre contains 360 stores and services, 8,700 parking spaces and 1.6 million square feet of retail space. The mall serves an average of 21 million customers each year.
History
Square One Shopping Centre opened in 1973, anchored by four major retailers (Dominion, Sears, The Bay and Woolco) and had 169 stores and services. In the 1980s it underwent numerous expansions, adding 80 more stores and a million square feet to the property. In the 2000s, the Cityside expansion added 20 more stores, a new Old Navy, Home Outfitters, and Cineplex Odeon movie theatre and 220,000 square feet to the mall.
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Last updated: 05-26-2005 17:31:00
