Cavendish Square (shopping centre)
Cavendish Square is a shopping centre in Claremont, Cape Town. It was at the time the largest upscale centre to open in Cape Town and was a project of Stuttafords department store. Original tenants included a full-line Stuttaford's store, a Greatermans department store, whose space was later taken by Garlicks. The centre opened September 7, 1972.[1][2][3]
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 An aerial view of Cavendish Square from Table Mountain. | |
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| Alternative names | Cavendish |
| General information | |
| Type | Shopping mall |
| Address | 1 Dreyer St, Claremont, Cape Town, 7708 |
| Coordinates | 33°58′49″S 18°27′48″E |
| Opening | September 7, 1972 |
| Owner | Old Mutual |
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| Number of stores | 180 |
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Current anchors include Woolworths South Africa, Edgars, Cotton On, H&M, Mr Price, and Pick n Pay Stores. It also hosts the Made in the Cape artisans market.[4] The investment firm Old Mutual, through their subsidiary Old Mutual Property, are the current owners of Cavendish Square.[5]
References
- Marwood, John. The History of Stuttafords Department Stores. pp. ebool actions 2715, 3477.
- Marwood, ebook location 2715
- Stuttafords News (internal newspaper), Christmas 1972, p.1
- "Christmas markets in Cape Town".
- "Old Mutual Property turns to small businesses to take up mall space". BusinessLIVE. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
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