Carrefour de l'Estrie is a

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located in

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, Canada. Its anchors include Hudson's Bay, Super C,

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, and Marshall's.

History

Carrefour de l'Estrie opened in 1973 with around 100 stores including Eaton's, Pascal,

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and Steinberg's. In 1985, Carrefour de l'Estrie was expanded at the cost of 10 million $ to include a new mall wing of 60 tenants, a food court and the first ever two-level store from the

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chain. When Eaton's went bankrupt, a portion of the space was transformed into The Bay and the rest was shared between the boutiques Gap and Esprit. Zellers closed on December 12, 2012 to make room for

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on the Fall 2013. The bankruptcy of Target on January 15, 2015 left an empty space of 126 000 square feet at Carrefour de l'Estrie. The space has been subdivided in four which include relocated existing tenants Super C on the first floor and

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on a portion of the second floor. The Sears store is closed since January 14, 2018. A portion of the store is now

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. The owner changed in 2019, when

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sold the mall to the Groupe Mach in June 2019.https://www.latribune.ca/actualites/le-carrefour-de-lestrie-vendu-f1cffe280ab00f6e736a4edb29f5537

References

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External links

Official website

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Buildings and structures in Sherbrooke Shopping malls in Quebec Shopping malls established in 1973