The Mall Fund owns and operates shopping centres in England using the trading name "The Mall Company" The shopping centres are usually branded as "The Mall".
The Mall Fund owned up to 10% of the UK's covered retail space making it the largest portfolio of branded shopping centres in the UK before some of its sites were sold off. The Fund is managed by a team of 62 from Capital & Regional's Mall Corporation.
The Fund was formed in March 2002 with two investors, the Capital & Regional Group and clients of Morley Fund Management. New investors have come in as the portfolio has expanded, and a secondary market for the units has developed. The fund now has 45 investors, including three overseas institutions.
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The Mall Company tends to provide a community focus. Their centres advertise that they are a strong part of the community and they promote a celebration of "the best of your community".[1]
Centres owned by the company include:
The Mall Fund has disposed of some of its centres, usually by selling the premises on to another operator or holding company. In many cases the centre will cease to use "The Mall" name and brand, and will often switch back to its previous (pre-Mall) identity. The Mall Fund's most recent disposals are shopping centres in Barnsley and Middlesbrough, which were sold in September 2011.[2]
Centres which have been owned by The Mall Fund but are no longer in its portfolio include:
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