The Mall Company
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Shopping mall
A shopping mall, shopping centre, shopping arcade, shopping precinct or simply mall is one or more buildings forming a complex of shops representing merchandisers, with interconnecting walkways enabling visitors to easily walk from unit to unit, along with a parking area — a modern, indoor version...
in England and uses the trading name "The Mall Company" The shopping centres are usually branded as "The Mall".
The Mall Fund previously owned and operated up to approximately 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
Capital & Regional
Capital & Regional plc is a large British manager of property assets - mainly shopping centres - for funds in which it has a significant stake.-History:...
's Mall Corporation.
The Fund was formed in March 2002 with just two investors, the Capital & Regional Group
Capital & Regional
Capital & Regional plc is a large British manager of property assets - mainly shopping centres - for funds in which it has a significant stake.-History:...
and clients of Morley Fund Management
Morley Fund Management
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. 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.
Community focus
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".Locations
Centres owned by the company include:- The Mall BlackburnThe Mall BlackburnThe Mall Blackburn, also known by its former name Blackburn Shopping Centre, is a shopping centre that serves the town of Blackburn, Lancashire England and is owned by The Mall Company.-History:...
, Blackburn - The Mall Camberley, CamberleyCamberleyCamberley is a town in Surrey, England, situated 31 miles southwest of central London, in the corridor between the M3 and M4 motorways. The town lies close to the borders of both Hampshire and Berkshire; the boundaries intersect on the western edge of the town where all three counties...
- The Mall Luton, LutonLutonLuton is a large town and unitary authority of Bedfordshire, England, 30 miles north of London. Luton and its near neighbours, Dunstable and Houghton Regis, form the Luton/Dunstable Urban Area with a population of about 250,000....
- The Mall Norwich, NorwichNorwichNorwich is a city in England. It is the regional administrative centre and county town of Norfolk. During the 11th century, Norwich was the largest city in England after London, and one of the most important places in the kingdom...
- The Mall MaidstoneThe Mall MaidstoneThe Mall Maidstone is a covered shopping centre in Maidstone, the county town of Kent. Together with the Fremlin Walk shopping centre, which is uncovered, it is one of the two primary shopping venues within the town centre....
, MaidstoneMaidstoneMaidstone is the county town of Kent, England, south-east of London. The River Medway runs through the centre of the town linking Maidstone to Rochester and the Thames Estuary. Historically, the river was a source and route for much of the town's trade. Maidstone was the centre of the agricultural... - The Mall Sutton Coldfield, Sutton ColdfieldSutton ColdfieldSutton Coldfield is a suburb of Birmingham, in the West Midlands of England. Sutton is located about from central Birmingham but has borders with Erdington and Kingstanding. Sutton is in the northeast of Birmingham, with a population of 105,000 recorded in the 2001 census...
- The Mall Pavilions, UxbridgeUxbridgeUxbridge is a large town located in north west London, England and is the administrative headquarters of the London Borough of Hillingdon. It forms part of the ceremonial county of Greater London. It is located west-northwest of Charing Cross and is one of the major metropolitan centres...
- The Mall Walthamstow, WalthamstowWalthamstowWalthamstow is a district of northeast London, England, located in the London Borough of Waltham Forest. It is situated north-east of Charing Cross...
- The Mall Wood Green, Wood GreenWood GreenWood Green is a district in north London, England, located in the London Borough of Haringey. It is situated north of Charing Cross. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of the metropolitan centres in Greater London.-History:...
Former locations
The Mall Fund has over time 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 centre will also commonly be removed from The Mall's website following such a deal, and it is the responsibility of the buyer to establish an alternative web presence for the centre should they so choose. The Mall Fund's most recent disposals are shopping centres in Barnsley and Middlesbrough, which were sold in September 2011.Centres which have previously been owned by The Mall Fund but are no longer in its portfolio include:
- Trinity Centre, AberdeenAberdeenAberdeen is Scotland's third most populous city, one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas and the United Kingdom's 25th most populous city, with an official population estimate of ....
- The Mall Barnsley, BarnsleyBarnsleyBarnsley is a town in South Yorkshire, England. It lies on the River Dearne, north of the city of Sheffield, south of Leeds and west of Doncaster. Barnsley is surrounded by several smaller settlements which together form the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, of which Barnsley is the largest and...
- Broadway Shopping Centre, BexleyheathBexleyheathBexleyheath is a main suburban district of Southeast London, England, in the London Borough of Bexley with a small percentage of the district itself being in the London Borough of Greenwich. Bexleyheath is located on the border of Inner London and Outer London. It is east south-east of Charing Cross...
- The Pallasades Shopping Centre, BirminghamBirminghamBirmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
- The Galleries, BristolBristolBristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, with an estimated population of 433,100 for the unitary authority in 2009, and a surrounding Larger Urban Zone with an estimated 1,070,000 residents in 2007...
- Grosvenor Shopping Centre, ChesterChesterChester is a city in Cheshire, England. Lying on the River Dee, close to the border with Wales, it is home to 77,040 inhabitants, and is the largest and most populous settlement of the wider unitary authority area of Cheshire West and Chester, which had a population of 328,100 according to the...
- The Ashley Centre, EpsomEpsomEpsom is a town in the borough of Epsom and Ewell in Surrey, England. Small parts of Epsom are in the Borough of Reigate and Banstead. The town is located south-south-west of Charing Cross, within the Greater London Urban Area. The town lies on the chalk downland of Epsom Downs.-History:Epsom lies...
- The Exchange, IlfordIlfordIlford is a large cosmopolitan town in East London, England and the administrative headquarters of the London Borough of Redbridge. It is located northeast of Charing Cross and is one of the major metropolitan centres identified in the London Plan. It forms a significant commercial and retail...
- St George's Shopping Centre, Preston
- Mercury Shopping Centre, RomfordRomfordRomford is a large suburban town in north east London, England and the administrative headquarters of the London Borough of Havering. It is located northeast of Charing Cross and is one of the major metropolitan centres identified in the London Plan...
- Eastgate Shopping Centre, GloucesterGloucesterGloucester is a city, district and county town of Gloucestershire in the South West region of England. Gloucester lies close to the Welsh border, and on the River Severn, approximately north-east of Bristol, and south-southwest of Birmingham....
- Howgate Shopping Centre, FalkirkFalkirkFalkirk is a town in the Central Lowlands of Scotland. It lies in the Forth Valley, almost midway between the two most populous cities of Scotland; north-west of Edinburgh and north-east of Glasgow....
- The Mall MiddlesbroughThe Mall MiddlesbroughThe Mall Middlesbrough, formerly Cleveland Shopping Centre, is a shopping centre that serves the town of Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England and is owned by The Mall Company.- Transport links :...
, MiddlesbroughMiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough is a large town situated on the south bank of the River Tees in north east England, that sits within the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire... - Marlands Shopping Centre, SouthamptonSouthamptonSouthampton is the largest city in the county of Hampshire on the south coast of England, and is situated south-west of London and north-west of Portsmouth. Southampton is a major port and the closest city to the New Forest...
- The Broadwalk Shopping Centre, EdgwareEdgwareEdgware is an area in London, situated north-northwest of Charing Cross. It forms part of both the London Borough of Barnet and the London Borough of Harrow. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London....