Galeries d'Anjou is a big shopping mall in the Anjou borough of Montreal, Quebec. It hots over 175 stores and services on the total retail area of 1,000,000 square feet (93,000 m2).
It has such anchors as Brick, La Baie, Sears, Zellers and Atmosphere - Sports Experts, Galeries d'Anjou is one of the largest centre in the East End of Montreal. It's strategic location at the intersection of Highways 40 & 25 makes it a convenient shopping destination for the East End of Montreal residents.
The mall opened in 1968, at that time it was anchored by the department stores Simpson's and Eaton's, the supermarkets Steinberg and Dominion, and a movie theater Famous Players.
The mall was expanded in 1976 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 that had closed and been demolished the year before. Thus far, this is the only expansion the mall has had in its history.
Galeries d'Anjou was the largest mall on the island of Montreal for 17 years before being surpassed by Fairview Pointe-Claire in 1985 and Place Versailles in the late 1980s. Despite this, it remains one of largest malls in Greater Montreal.
