Amherst Centre

Amherst Centre is an enclosed shopping mall in Amherst, Nova Scotia. Its currently anchored by Sobeys and Giant Tiger. There is a Mark's and other retailers within the concourse. 
== History ==
Amherst Centre opened in 1981 with Kmart Canada and a grocery anchor (Probably Dominion) as its anchors. This was the first and only mall in the town of Amherst, and it was quite popular at the time, many national retailers were adorned throughout the centre. 
In the 1990s, a minor renovation commenced, the floor tile, benches, and other fixtures were redone in the same style of other malls owned by Crombie REIT at the time such as Penhorn Mall and County Fair Mall. At this time, the mall was continuing to be successful.
In 1998, HBC bought out Kmart Canada and converted some locations to Zellers stores. The current Zellers location moved into Amherst Centre and became a new anchor of the mall. 
In 2003, a new shopping centre with Walmart Canada and Real Atlantic Superstore opened right next to the mall. This drew business away from the mall, however since the mall still had all of its anchors, they were still doing okay. 
On June 26th, 2012, the mall suffered a massive blow when Zellers closed as part of the liquidation of the company. This left a large part of the mall without an anchor. Foot traffic took a sharp decrease and many national retailers began to vacate. 
In 2014, Sears closed their furniture/appliance outlet at Amherst Centre. However, Sears didn't have a mall entrance, so this didn't effect the mall too much, the space has since been filled by Cumberland Cheer Athletics. In June of the same year, Giant Tiger opened in a part of the former Zellers space. Since the store doesn't have a mall entrance, this didn't effect the mall too much. 
In 2016, Shoppers Drug Mart closed their location at Amherst Centre, this left a large space empty which has yet to be filled. Over the next few years, tenants like The Source, Tim Horton's, Reitman's, Bentley, and more vacated the mall, on October 9, 2024, the mall was sold off to Gray Group along with the Riverview Shopping Centre.
Within the past few years, some local retailers and services have moved into the mall, such as a dentist, JC's Tae Kwon Do, and James Austin Merchandising. Northern Reflections, Eclipse, and Rogers Wireless remain as some of the remaining national tenants. Although the mall is certainty dead, it might be able to live on as a community shopping centre with various local tenants to serve the town. 
==Stores==
== See Also ==
* Sobeys - A current anchor
* Giant Tiger - A current anchor
* The Hub Shopping Centre - A much more popular mall located a few towns away
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