History
The shopping centre opened on 22 March 1966 as St George's Shopping Centre. It was originally an open-air centre and was roofed over during refurbishment in 1981. It was further refurbished in 1999.
When The Mall Company took over the centre, they were greeted with an aging shopping centre. The shopping centre was rebranded as The Mall, and a massive development scheme was planned. Small stalls, main shops, cafes, restaurants, toilets, and escalators were overhauled. The introduction of television screens in the shopping centre has given information and news to the shoppers in the centre. The Mall Company also put 'Ask Me' points in the centre, so that shoppers could ask members of staff directions and other information.
In 2010, the shopping centre was acquired by Aviva Investors for £87m. In September 2010, The Mall was rebranded under its original name St George's Shopping Centre.
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