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Fort Edward Plaza (Formerly Fort Edward Mall) is an open-air shopping plaza in Windsor, NS. It was an enclosed shopping mall until 2010. Fort Edward Mall's current anchors include: Rossy, Home Hardware. Dollarama. Sobeys, and Kent Building Supplies.
History[]
Fort Edward Mall opened in 1972 with the original anchors of Sobeys and Metropolitan. The mall opened with mostly local tenants, as most national retailers didn't want to open locations in smaller towns such as Windsor.
In 1988, 1991, and 1994, Fort Edward Mall had several renovations done which added Central Building Supplies as a new anchor, renovated the Sobeys, and overall added some improvements to the mall. [1]
In 1997, Metropolitan went bankrupt and closed all of their locations. The Fort Edward Mall location was acquired by SAAN and was rebranded as such.
Throughout the 2000s, the mall was declining and started to lose tenants and foot traffic. However, the mall was still operating with the several local shops and services that were in the mall.
In 2008, SAAN went bankrupt and closed all of their locations. This location was turned into a Hart location by 2009.
In 2010, Crombie REIT finally decided to pull the plug on Fort Edward Mall. In early 2010, the mall was permanently closed and turned into an open-air shopping plaza. Renovations were complete by the end of the year. Some of the tenants that were inside the mall decided to move into the new plaza. The mall was also renamed to Fort Edward Plaza.
A year later, Hart went filed for bankruptcy protection and closed around 30 stores, which included the one at Fort Edward Plaza. In October 2015, the former Hart space was turned into a Rossy location. [2]
In January 2017, Central Building Supplies was converted to Kent Building Supplies following an acquisition of the chain. [3] Around this time, Crombie REIT sold this property to Pro REIT.
Today, the Fort Edward Plaza continues to be a popular shopping destination for the residents of Windsor and other towns in the Annapolis Valley.