History
In 1967, Radisson street was renamed Galeries d'Anjou boulevard in honor of the upcoming shopping mall.
In 1968, Galeries d'Anjou opened. Its original anchors were the department stores Simpson's and Eaton's, the supermarkets Steinberg's and Dominion, and a Famous Players movie theater.
In 1976, the mall was expanded to make room for an additional wing including the arrival of the current Sears. Part of this expansion happened on the space of the former Famous Player movie theater which had closed and been demolished the year before.
In 1980, Dominion rebranded as Provigo.
In 1989, La Baie replaced Simpsons.
In 1991, Provigo closed. (Its space is now the mall's food court and a SAQ.)
In 1992, Steinberg's went bankrupt and became a Provigo, less than a year after the previous Provigo (the former Dominion store) had closed down.
In 1993, Provigo (the former Steinberg's store) became Maxi.
In 1999, Eaton's closed its doors.
In 2000, Zellers opened. It took the first floor of the former location of Eaton's.
In 2002, Maxi closed to make room for Sports Experts/Atmosphere.
In 2003, Brick opened on the second floor of the former Eaton's store. An escalator was added at the entrance for Brick. This escalator is not located at the same place as the one from the old Eaton's store which was removed when Zellers took over the lease.
In 2008, Sears closed its standalone auto mechanics centre.
In 2009, a Linen Chest opened in the mall but only has an outdoor entrance. Gap closed and has been replaced by Jacob/Jacob Lingerie.
In 2011, it was announced that Simons will open a store in Galeries d'Anjou for Spring 2013. The store will be located on the north side of the mall. Target Corporation revealed that it had acquired the lease of the Zellers store in Galeries d'Anjou and will convert it into its own nameplate in 2013. In addition, Sears Canada, and to a lesser extent La Baie, have remodeled the exterior of their stores.
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