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===Retail=== [[File:WestEdmontonMall2017.jpg|thumb|[[West Edmonton Mall]] is the second-[[List of largest shopping malls|largest shopping mall]] in the [[Americas]].]] Edmonton is home to several shopping malls and the second largest mall in North America, West Edmonton Mall, which is also considered to be the 10th largest mall in the world.<ref name="size">{{cite web |url=http://nutmeg.easternct.edu/~pocock/MallsWorld.htm |title=World's Largest Shopping Malls |author=Eastern Connecticut State University |date=January 2007 |access-date=December 12, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120305041824/http://nutmeg.easternct.edu/~pocock/MallsWorld.htm |archive-date=March 5, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.emporis.com/pdf/Pressrelease_20120207_ENG.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113192553/http://www.emporis.com/pdf/Pressrelease_20120207_ENG.pdf |archive-date=November 13, 2013 |title=World's 10 biggest shopping malls |author=Emporis |date=February 7, 2012 |url-status=usurped |access-date=December 12, 2013}}</ref> Other mentionable malls include [[Bonnie Doon Shopping Centre]], [[Edmonton City Centre]] (a combination of the former Edmonton Centre and [[Eaton Centre#Former Eaton Centres|Eaton Centre]] malls), [[Southgate Centre]], [[Kingsway Mall]], [[Northgate Centre]], Riverview Crossing, [[Londonderry Mall]], and Mill Woods Town Centre.<ref name="Malls In Edmonton">{{cite web|url=http://www.discoveredmonton.com/Edmonton/Shopping/ShoppingMalls/ |author=Edmonton Shopping Malls |title=Malls In Edmonton |access-date=March 7, 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080512022741/http://www.discoveredmonton.com/Edmonton/Shopping/ShoppingMalls/ |archive-date=May 12, 2008 }}</ref> Edmonton also has many [[Big-box store|big box]] shopping centres and [[Power center (retail)|power centre]]s. Some of the major ones include [[South Edmonton Common]] (one of North America's largest open air retail developments),<ref name="South Edmonton Common">{{cite web|url=http://southedmontoncommon.com/index.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080212095448/http://southedmontoncommon.com/index.htm|archive-date=February 12, 2008|author=South Edmonton Common|title=South Edmonton Common|access-date=February 28, 2009}}</ref> RioCan Mayfield, Westpoint Centre, Skyview Centre, Terra Losa Centre, Unity Square, SouthPark Centre, The Meadows, Christy's Corner, Currents of Windermere, and Manning Village.<ref name="Windermere">{{cite web |url=http://www.canada.com/edmontonjournal/news/business/story.html?id=1b9e9fa4-046c-493f-8645-1d14d7df140d |author=Collier International |title=Windermere Power Centre |access-date=May 10, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130412192541/http://www.canada.com/edmontonjournal/news/business/story.html?id=1b9e9fa4-046c-493f-8645-1d14d7df140d |archive-date=April 12, 2013 }}</ref> In contrast to suburban centres, Edmonton has many urban retail locations. The largest of them all, Old Strathcona, includes many independent stores between 99 Street and 109 Street, on Whyte Avenue and in the surrounding area.<ref name="PlaysREW">{{cite web |url=http://www.rewedmonton.ca/content_view2?CONTENT_ID=139 |author=Real Estate Weekly |title=The Plays the Thing in Old Strathcona |access-date=March 7, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130908193312/http://www.rewedmonton.ca/content_view2?CONTENT_ID=139 |archive-date=September 8, 2013}}</ref> Old Strathcona also houses the city's largest indoor farmer's market with over 130 vendors selling local and regional produce, meat, crafts, and clothing year-round.<ref>{{Cite web|last=MacGregor|first=Sandra|title=Discover Why Edmonton, Alberta Is One Of Canada's Hottest Destinations|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/sandramacgregor/2020/01/09/discover-why-edmonton-is-one-of-canadas-hottest-destinations/|access-date=December 29, 2020|website=Forbes|language=en}}</ref> In and around Downtown Edmonton, there are a few shopping districts, including the Edmonton City Centre mall, Jasper Avenue, and 104 Street. Near Oliver, 124 Street is home to a significant number of retail stores. Edmonton is the Canadian testing ground for many American retailers, such as [[Bath & Body Works]] and [[Calvin Klein]].<ref name="EOOW">{{cite book|last1=Goyette|first1=Linda|last2=Roemmich|first2=Carolina Jakeway|title=Edmonton in Our Own Words|date=2005|publisher=University of Alberta|location=Edmonton|isbn=9780888644497|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JRtWO4osCYYC&q=Edmonton+in+Our+Own+Words|access-date=April 14, 2017|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171224010838/https://books.google.com/books?id=JRtWO4osCYYC&dq=Edmonton+in+Our+Own+Words&source=gbs_navlinks_s|archive-date=December 24, 2017}}</ref>
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