South Edmonton Common
| South Edmonton Common | |
|---|---|
| Neighbourhood | |
  South Edmonton Common Location of South Edmonton Common in Edmonton | |
| Coordinates: 53°26′46″N 113°29′02″W / 53.446°N 113.484°W | |
| Country |
 Canada |
| Province |
 Alberta |
| City | Edmonton |
| Quadrant[1] | NW |
| Ward[1] | 11 |
| Sector[2] | Southeast |
| Government[3] | |
| • Administrative body | Edmonton City Council |
| • Councillors | Mike Nickel |
| Elevation | 682 m (2,238 ft) |
South Edmonton Common is Canada's largest retail power centre,[5] 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.[5] It is located in south Edmonton, Alberta at 23 Avenue NW and Gateway Boulevard.
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,[6] Nordstrom Rack,[7] The Keg, The Rec Room,[8] Sport Chek, Old Navy, Mountain Equipment Co-op,[9] London Drugs, and Canada's only 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.[10]
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 June 2016, 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.
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).[11] The location of the store was between Cineplex Odeon and Wal-Mart Supercentre. Unlike traditional Future Shops, this Future Shop carried appliances, computers, games, movies, exercise equipment, musical instruments and home automation equipment. It opened its doors on December 5, 2008.[12] While Future Shop was owned by the same parent company as Best Buy, they felt it would not cause issues because they had different banners and were designed to appeal to different demographics. The store, along with all other Future Shop stores, closed on March 28, 2015.[13] Sport Chek, which opened in fall 2016, replaced Future Shop.
References
- 1 2 "City of Edmonton Wards & Standard Neighbourhoods" (PDF). City of Edmonton. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
- ↑ "Edmonton Developing and Planned Neighbourhoods, 2011" (PDF). City of Edmonton. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
- ↑ "City Councillors". City of Edmonton. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
- ↑ http://www.southedmontoncommon.com/directory/
- 1 2 South Edmonton Common - About
- ↑ "Saks Fifth Avenue Off 5th opens stores in Calgary, Edmonton". CBC News. 1 September 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- ↑ Ramsay, Caley (13 August 2016). "Attention shoppers: Nordstrom Rack is coming to Edmonton". Global News. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- ↑ Kent, Gordon (6 July 2016). "Cineplex shows off first $10-million Rec Room entertainment centre at South Common". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- ↑ Ramsay, Caley (24 March 2016). "MEC to open second store in South Edmonton Common this fall". Global News. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- ↑ Severs, Laura (2003-03-20). "Retail power corridor gains more muscle". Business Edge. Retrieved 2010-08-27.
- ↑ "Future Shop enters a brave new world". Edmonton Journal. 2008-09-19. Retrieved 2010-08-27.
- ↑ "Future Shop Opens Largest Store Ever in Edmonton". Marketwire. 2008-12-05. Retrieved 2010-08-27.
- ↑ "Three Edmonton Future Shop locations shuttered for good". 630 CHED Edmonton News. 2015-03-30. Retrieved 2015-04-08.
