The Mall Preston

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The Mall Preston
Facts and statistics
Location	Preston, Lancashire, England
Opening date	22 March 1966
Management	Ken Williams, Manager
Owner	The Mall Company
No. of stores and services	?
No. of floors	2
Website	The Mall Preston official website

The Mall Preston, formerly The Mall St George, or St George's Centre, is a shopping centre in the city of Preston in Lancashire, England.

Contents 1 Ownership 2 Centre information 2.1 Redevelopment 3 Transport links 4 Retailers 5 See also 6 References 7 External links

[edit] Ownership

The present shopping centre is owned by the The Mall Company, and is often traded as just 'The Mall'. Before takeover by The Mall, the centre was owned by an independent company.

[edit] Centre information

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.^[1] The centre has large halls and promenades, lined with shops and stalls. Glass roofs and walls, also are evident in the centre.

[edit] Redevelopment

When The Mall Company took over the centre, they were greeted with an aging shopping centre. A massive development scheme was introduced, and 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 has also put 'Ask Me' points in the centre, so shoppers can ask members of staff directions and other information.

[edit] Transport links

The shopping centre is located between the two main streets of Fishergate and Friargate, and can be reached easily from several transport hubs, including [Preston railway station]] and Preston bus station. The centre is linked with the Preston Park & Ride and Preston Bus services. It has its own multi-storey car park above it.

[edit] Retailers

There are many retailers in the centre, including:

• Aleef Newsagents
• Blacks (retailer)
• Brighthouse (retailer)
• Burton
• Claire's Accessories
• Costa Coffee
• Dorothy Perkins
• Ernest Jones
• Ethel Austin
• Game
• Greggs the Bakers
• H&M
• Marks and Spencer
• New Look
• Phones 4 U
• Sony Centre
• Superdrug
• Topshop
• WHSmith

[edit] See also

• The Mall Company
• Fishergate Shopping Centre
• Preston

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• The Mall Preston official website
• The Mall Company official website

v • d • e The Mall Company Shopping Centres in the United Kingdom England Norwich  · Barnsley  · Luton  · Epsom  · Blackburn  · Maidstone  · Middlesborough  · Gloucester  · Bristol  · Sutton Coldfield  · Chester  · Southampton  · Preston  · London Uxbridge  · Walthamstow  · Wood Green  · Edgware  · Romford  · Ilford  · Bexley Heath Scotland Aberdeen  · Falkirk The Mall Fund trading as The Mall Company All centres owned by the Mall carry their corporate branding.