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Square One Shopping Centre, or simply Square One, is a
shopping mall A shopping mall (or simply mall) is a North American term for a large indoor shopping center, usually anchored by department stores. The term "mall" originally meant a pedestrian promenade with shops along it (that is, the term was used to refe ...
located in
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,
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, Canada. It is the largest shopping centre in Ontario and the second largest shopping centre in Canada, after the
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. It has over of retail space, with more than 360 stores and services. On average, the mall serves over 24 million customers each year. The shopping centre also has many condominiums near it. Square One is located in downtown Mississauga adjacent to the interchange of
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and
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, near the
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, the Mississauga
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and the
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. Located within the mall grounds is the main terminal of
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(formerly Mississauga Transit) bus network, which opened in 1997, and a
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station, which opened in 2002.


History

Excavation of the Square One site began in 1969. Construction was finished in 1973, where the mall was first opened to the public. The four original anchors included
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,
Sears Sears, Roebuck and Co. ( ), commonly known as Sears, is an American chain of department stores founded in 1892 by Richard Warren Sears and Alvah Curtis Roebuck and reincorporated in 1906 by Richard Sears and Julius Rosenwald, with what began a ...
at the time Simpson-Sears, The Bay, and
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. Some stores such as Ashbrook's and Mark & Spencer's were closed in the late 1990s order to make way for the Cityside expansion, which was completed in the early 2000s. In 1999,
Eaton's The T. Eaton Company Limited, later known as Eaton's, was a Canadian department store chain that was once the largest in the country. It was founded in 1869 in Toronto by Timothy Eaton, an immigrant from what is now Northern Ireland. Eaton's grew ...
filed for
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, closing their location at Square One.
Zellers Zellers was a Canadian discount department retail chain and is currently a brand name owned by the Hudson's Bay Company (HBC). Founded in 1931 in London, Ontario, in later decades it was based in Brampton, Ontario. Zellers was acquired by HBC i ...
took over the space in 2000. During January 2011,
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acquired the leases of most Zellers stores, including their location at Square One. Zellers closed in June 2012 and the store was renovated into a Target, which opened to the public on March 30, 2013. In January 2013, Square One started a major renovation on the main corridor from the Target store to the centre court/food court.
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and Bowring were forced to close down due to the expansion of the food court across from the existing food court. The scenic elevator, along with the fountain, were removed and replaced with two escalators. This renovation was completed in Fall 2013. Square One also expanded by adding its concept, Grand Centre Court, which added at least () square feet extra.
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announced on June 14, 2013 that it would be closing its store at Square One and Yorkdale as of March 9, 2014. On June 27, Empire Theatres announced that they would be selling their theatre at Square One to
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, which closed one year later. It was announced on December 6, 2013 that
La Maison Simons La Maison Simons, commonly known as Simons, is a fashion retailer in Canada, headquartered in Quebec City, Quebec. It is a family business currently operated by Richard and Peter Simons. The business was established in 1840 by the son of a Scottis ...
would take over most of the space occupied by Sears, with a flagship store which opened in Spring 2016. In January 2015, Target Canada announced that it would close all their stores, including their location at Square One. Target's location at Square One closed in April 2015. The South Expansion was completed on March 1, 2016 adding numerous retailers and a Holt Renfrew anchor store, along with removing the
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and
Home Outfitters Home Outfitters (known as DĂ©co DĂ©couverte in Quebec; originally called Bed, Bath & More) was a Canadian retail home decor chain, owned by Hudson's Bay Company, that sold bedding, towel A towel is a piece of absorbent cloth or paper used for d ...
stores. In June 2018, Square One announced the West Expansion, which took place in the former Target location that closed in 2015. The expansion opened between Fall 2018 and Spring 2019 and added several brands like Uniqlo and
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, as well as a 34,000 sq. ft. local food emporium, The Food District.
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closed in January 2019 and reopened as Indigo in the West Expansion in February 2019. The Uniqlo at Square One opened on November 2, 2018. Square One has had many anchor stores throughout its history:


Current

*
Holt Renfrew Holt, Renfrew & Co., Limited (doing business as Holt Renfrew and known colloquially as Holt's) is a Canadian luxury department store chain founded in 1837 by William S. Henderson. It has been owned by the Weston family since 1986, and was previo ...
(2016-present) * Hudson's Bay (1973-present) *
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(2016-present, formerly Sears) *
Sport Chek Sport Chek is the largest Canadian retailer of sporting clothing and sports equipment, with 191 stores throughout Canada as of 2020. It is the only national big box sporting goods retailer in Canada, although it is absent in the Northwest Territ ...
(2016-present, formerly Sears) * Uniqlo (2018-present, formerly Eaton's/Zellers/Target) *
Walmart Walmart Inc. (; formerly Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.) is an American multinational retail corporation that operates a chain of hypermarkets (also called supercenters), discount department stores, and grocery stores from the United States, headquarter ...
(1994-present, formerly Woolco)


Former

*
Eaton's The T. Eaton Company Limited, later known as Eaton's, was a Canadian department store chain that was once the largest in the country. It was founded in 1869 in Toronto by Timothy Eaton, an immigrant from what is now Northern Ireland. Eaton's grew ...
(1973–1999) closed 1999; replaced with Zellers the following year. *
Zellers Zellers was a Canadian discount department retail chain and is currently a brand name owned by the Hudson's Bay Company (HBC). Founded in 1931 in London, Ontario, in later decades it was based in Brampton, Ontario. Zellers was acquired by HBC i ...
(Store 279) (2000–2012) - took over Eaton's; replaced with Target the following year after its closure. *
Sears Sears, Roebuck and Co. ( ), commonly known as Sears, is an American chain of department stores founded in 1892 by Richard Warren Sears and Alvah Curtis Roebuck and reincorporated in 1906 by Richard Sears and Julius Rosenwald, with what began a ...
() - 1973 as Simpsons Sears – March 9, 2014; replaced with Simons and SportChek. * Ashbrook's - closed around the late 1990s; currently part of Cityside Expansion. *
Marks & Spencer Marks and Spencer Group plc (commonly abbreviated to M&S and colloquially known as Marks's or Marks & Sparks) is a major British multinational retailer with headquarters in Paddington, London that specialises in selling clothing, beauty, home ...
- closed late 1990s. *
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(1973–1986) - original anchor; closed and demolished during the 1980s. Now mall space. *
Target Target may refer to: Physical items * Shooting target, used in marksmanship training and various shooting sports ** Bullseye (target), the goal one for which one aims in many of these sports ** Aiming point, in field artillery, fi ...
(2013–2015) () - replaced Zellers; closed April 2015. A portion of this space is now used by Indigo,
The Rec Room The Rec Room is a Canadian chain of entertainment restaurants owned by Cineplex Entertainment. It first opened in Edmonton in 2016 and its locations feature entertainment and recreational attractions such as an Amusement arcade, arcade, driving ...
, and Food District (Western Expansion). *
Woolco Woolco was an American-based discount retail chain. It was founded in 1962 in Columbus, Ohio, by the F. W. Woolworth Company. It was a full-line discount department store unlike the five-and-dime Woolworth stores which operated at the time. At its ...
(1973–1994) - Woolco was acquired by Walmart, which replaces it. *
HMV Sunrise Records and Entertainment, trading as HMV (for His Master's Voice), is a British music and entertainment retailer, currently operating exclusively in the United Kingdom. The first HMV-branded store was opened by the Gramophone Company ...
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Future Hurontario LRT Connection

The Hurontario LRT will run along the Hurontario corridor, starting from
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and running along 18 stops to Mississauga. The LRT will have an intermediate stop at City Centre and connect to the MiWay City Centre Bus Terminal, as well as the Square One GO Bus Terminal.


References

Square One Condos located in Mississauga City Centre


External links


Official website

Square One Mississauga
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