Shopping Centres

Shopping Centres is a national dataset of more than 3,000 shopping center records produced annually by EnsembleIQ. This Esri Advanced Demographics dataset for Canada is sourced from data supplied by Environics Analytics.

The Shopping Centres 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 is updated annually and includes traditional and new format shopping centers.

Data source

Release:

November 2024.

Data Vintage:

2024

Data:

Data is provided by Environics Analytics.

Base Level Geography:

Geocoded points.

Number of Records

3,115

Shopping Centres documents

Refer to the following reference documents:

Example use cases

Sample questions that can be answered using Shopping Centre data may include:

  • 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:

Identify franchise and shopping center locations

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.