Esri provides a Shopping Centres advanced demographics dataset for Canada sourced from data supplied by Environics Analytics. Visit Where to find Esri Location Data to learn more about using advanced demographics.
Shopping Centres is a national dataset of more than 3,000 shopping center records produced annually by EnsembleIQ. This dataset lists most shopping malls in Canada along with data about the type of center, the number of stores, floor area, retail levels, anchor tenants, and parking spaces. Shopping Centres is a geocoded location database used for mapping and other analytical applications. It includes traditional and new format shopping centers.
Release dates
The Shopping Centres dataset was updated in November 2024; the vintage is 2024.
Base level geography
Shopping Centre variables base level of geography is geocoded points.
Sample questions and use cases
Sample questions that can be answered using Shopping Centres data may include the following:
- Where are the major shopping centers located in my trade areas?
- How many stores on average do shopping centers in a trade area contain?
- What are the top three anchor tenants for each shopping center in a particular municipality?
- What is the gross leasable area of shopping centers in my trade area?
- How many parking spaces do shopping centers in my trade area have?
- Which of my stores/branches are close to a shopping center?
Example use cases for the Shopping Centres dataset include the following:
 | Retailers can identify all locations in a market of a particular banner or franchise and identify which shopping centers are home to those franchises. This information can help retailers when profiling a store’s trade area, analyzing competitors, and determining a shopping center’s potential opportunity. |
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