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Pickering Town Centre
Location Pickering, Ontario, Canada
Coordinates 43°50′08″N 79°05′10″W / 43.83552°N 79.08620°W / 43.83552; -79.08620
Address 1355 Kingston Road
Opening date 1972
Management Cushman & Wakefield
No. of stores and services 167
No. of anchor tenants 6 (5 open, 1 in the process of redevelopment)
Total retail floor area 904,049 sq ft (83,988.9 m2)
No. of floors 2
Space Needle--Pickering Town Centre
This cool space needle used to be part of the movie theater at Pickering Town Centre. It's not there anymore!

Pickering Town Centre (PTC) is a big shopping mall in Pickering, Ontario, Canada. It first opened in 1972 and was called Pickering Sheridan Mall. Today, the mall has more than 150 different stores for people to visit.

History of Pickering Town Centre

The mall first opened its doors in 1972. Back then, it was known as the Sheridan Mall and had about 80 stores.

Mall Renovations

The first big changes to the mall happened in 1998. Later, in 2008 and 2009, Pickering Town Centre got a major update. This project cost $17 million! They put in new floors, ceilings, and lights. They also added more places to sit and a new elevator. All these changes gave the mall a fresh, modern look.

Flood in 2016

On November 28, 2016, the mall had a flood. A water pipe broke, and water covered many stores on the lower level. Even Santa's Castle, a popular holiday spot, had to close. Luckily, most stores were able to open again just a few days later, by December 1, 2016.

New Stores and Changes

Over the years, many stores have changed at the mall. In 2015, a store called Target closed down. In 2017, that big space was split into three new places:

In 2018, even more new stores arrived. These included Winners/HomeSense, which sell home goods and clothing, and a Hakim Optical store for glasses. There are also plans to change the areas where the old Famous Players movie theater and Sears department store used to be.

Main Stores at PTC

The main stores in a mall are often called "anchors." They are usually the biggest stores that attract many shoppers. Here are some of the main stores at Pickering Town Centre:

  • Hudson's Bay
  • Winners/HomeSense (These stores opened in 2018.)
  • H&M
  • Shoppers Drug Mart
  • Saks Fifth Avenue Off 5th (This store opened in 2017.)
  • Farm Boy (This food market also opened in 2017.)
  • Cineplex Cinemas (This movie theater opened in 2018.)

Past Main Stores

Over time, some main stores have closed or moved out of the mall. Here are a few that used to be at Pickering Town Centre:

  • Zellers (This store closed in 2012.)
  • Target (This store closed in 2015.)
  • Famous Players (This movie theater closed in 2018.)
  • Sport Chek (This sports store closed in 2018.)
  • Sears (This department store closed in 2018.)
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