Carrefour Laval facts for kids
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| Coordinates | 45°34′12″N 73°45′04″W / 45.57°N 73.751°W |
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| Address | 3035 Le Carrefour Blvd., Laval, Quebec H7T 1C7 |
| Opening date | March 28, 1974 |
| Developer | Fairview Corporation (planner) Ain & Zakuta Ltd (builder) |
| Management | Cadillac Fairview |
| Owner | Cadillac Fairview / TD Asset Management |
| No. of stores and services | 300+ |
| No. of anchor tenants | 3 |
| Total retail floor area | 115,478 m2 or 1,242,990 sq ft (GLA) |
| No. of floors | 1 |
| Public transit access |  Terminus Le Carrefour Société de transport de Laval
Exo Laurentides sector
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Carrefour Laval is a very large shopping mall located in Laval, Quebec, Canada. It's found where two major highways, the Laurentian Expressway (A-15) and Autoroute Jean-Noël-Lavoie (A-440), meet.
This mall is huge, covering about 115,478 m2 (1,242,990 sq ft)! It's the biggest enclosed shopping centre in the Montreal area. What's cool is that it's also Quebec's largest mall that's all on one floor.
Carrefour Laval is one of four big fashion malls in the Montreal area managed by a company called Cadillac Fairview. The others are Fairview Pointe-Claire, Les Promenades Saint-Bruno, and Les Galeries d'Anjou.
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Awesome Stores to Explore
This mall has three main "anchor stores." These are big, well-known stores that usually attract lots of shoppers. The anchor stores here are Hudson's Bay, Simons, and Rona. There's also an empty space where Sears used to be.
Besides these big stores, Carrefour Laval has over 300 other shops, boutiques, and restaurants. It's known as a place where many international brands open their first store in Quebec. This means you can often find new and exciting shops here before they appear anywhere else in the province!
Some famous American stores that first opened in Quebec at Carrefour Laval include Apple Store, Bath & Body Works, Build-A-Bear Workshop, Crate and Barrel, Victoria's Secret, Williams Sonoma, and Coach New York. Other international stores that started here are Armani Exchange, Le Creuset, and the Lego Store.
Did you know that Rona L'Entrepôt, a major Canadian hardware store, opened its very first store at Carrefour Laval on June 30, 1994?
A Look Back: Carrefour Laval's History
Building a Big Mall (1969-1973)
The idea for Carrefour Laval was first announced on February 27, 1969. Two companies, Steinberg's and Eaton's, planned to build a mall with 150 stores. It was going to be on a huge piece of land next to the Laurentian Expressway. The city of Laval had to build roads and other important things for the mall to be built.
There were some changes to the original plans. At first, the project faced challenges because of local rules about where new malls could be built. Eventually, other companies like Morgan's and Simpson's joined the group planning the mall. However, Morgan's later decided to open a store at a different mall nearby called Centre Laval.
Important Dates in the Mall's Life
- 1974: Carrefour Laval officially opens its doors! It starts with 125 stores. The main stores are Simpsons, Eaton's, Dupuis Frères, Pascal's, and Beaucoup.
- 1978: Dupuis Frères closes down, and Wise Stores opens in the mall.
- 1983: The mall gets much bigger! It adds 125 new stores and a Sears department store. This doubles the number of shops.
- 1984: The Beaucoup store changes. Steinberg's and Miracle Mart now have their own separate spaces.
- 1985: Miracle Mart changes its name to M.
- 1989: The Simpsons store becomes The Bay.
- 1991: Pascal's store closes.
- 1992: Steinberg's and M stores close.
- 1993: Bureau en Gros opens in the mall. There were plans for a Costco store, but they stopped when Costco merged with another company.
- 1994: Rona L'Entrepôt opens its very first store in the space where Steinberg's and M used to be.
- 1995: Wise store closes.
- 1996: Les Ailes de la Mode opens in the old Pascal's and Wise store locations.
- 1999: Eaton's store closes.
- 2000: Cadillac Fairview becomes the full owner of the mall.
- 2002: Carrefour Laval expands again! It adds 80 new stores and the anchor store Simons. This new part is built where the old Eaton's store used to be.
- 2008: Work begins to make the food court bigger and to update the mall's floors and ceilings.
- 2009: The new, larger food court opens. It has 22 fast food restaurants and 1,200 seats!
- 2010: The old food court area is changed into new retail stores.
- 2011: Les Ailes de la Mode closes.
- 2012: Crate & Barrel opens in part of the old Les Ailes de la Mode space. Other restaurants like The Keg and P.F. Chang's open in the rest of the space.
- 2014: Bureau en Gros closes.
- 2018: Sears closes its store.
- 2019: TD Asset Management becomes a co-owner of the mall.
Getting There by Bus
There's a bus terminal called Terminus Le Carrefour right across the street from Carrefour Laval. From here, the STL offers frequent bus services. You can easily take a bus to and from Montmorency metro station, which is the end of the orange line of the Montreal Metro.
