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South Edmonton Common
Categories: Arts & Entertainment Cinema Shopping Shopping Centres Cinema, Shopping Centres
Calgary Trail & 23rd AvenueEdmonton, AB T6W
(780) 424-8008
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- Accepts Credit Cards:
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- Good for Kids:
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8 reviews for South Edmonton Common
8 reviews in English
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Review from Brittany K.
Edmonton, AB
2/21/2012
So, understand that Jack G is right on the money when he says that South Edmonton Common is like an outdoor WEM. To me, that's a really funny concept because we're a total winter city half the year. Why would you want to go to a mall that forces you to walk outside and drive around between stores? But somehow, this place works.
The great thing about South Common is that it's not just for a girls day out of shopping. There are some great outlets here (Town Shoes, helloooo!), but there are also places like Best Buy, Future Shop, IKEA and Walmart. You might be noticing a pattern at this point that these places are chains, and you would be correct. For all its high points, the low point of South Edmonton Common is that almost every business here is a huge chain. Great when you need stores and restaurants open late, not great when you want to support local.
My favourite thing to do when driving down to South Common is grab a pizza at Famoso (turning into a chain, but started local), then catch a movie at the Cineplex across the parking lot. They even have a pizza-and-a-movie deal, which is perfect for an inexpensive date night.
I'm a fan, but I say that as a south sider. It's not worth the drive if you live close to WEM or Kingsway. You'll find most of the same businesses closer to your house!Listed in: Four-Stars, Date Night, South Side, Good For Groups, Girl's Day Out
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Review from S J.
Edmonton, AB
2/23/2012 2 Check-ins Here
This badly designed, hard-on-the-environment shopping centre is a blight of bad urban planning. With any amount of traffic, it is difficult to make your way from one store to another because, of course, the layout is meant to keep you from walking to more than two stores. The access and egress is so bad. It is hard to believe that the tens of millions of dollars spend on the 23 avenue interchange resulted in such a bad entrance from west.
So if the traffic planning wasn't enough to keep you away, I would say the mix of merchants is really dull. It is chain store heaven topped off with that special kind of hell that is Chuckee Cheese. I thought it would be hard to create a mall less inviting that WEM, but they did. -
Review from Peggy L.
10/8/2011 15 Check-ins Here
One of my favourite things to do is come here for a girls day with my best friend. We usually start early and shop for the whole day, then go to dinner and a movie. When the weather's nice, I prefer it to an indoor mall because it's quieter and I love the fresh air between stores. If my boyfriend and I want to get out, we'll go for an appetizer somewhere and then wander around Walmart for a while.
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Review from Nicole B.
Edmonton, AB
2/23/2010 22 photos
I am a huge fan of South Edmonton Common. It's a great place to shop.
This is one area in Edmonton that has developed so quickly and it appears that there is no end in sight!
Once South Common is completely developed, it will cover more than 320 acres. It will hold around 2.3 million square feet of retail space. If all goes according to plan, South Edmonton Common will soon be the largest open-air retail development in North America. There are already over 100 stores open right now.
Yes, you can shop in South Common 'til you drop! But you can also eat! You can go to Earls, Hudson's, OPM, Joeys, The Keg, Fat Burger, Pita Pit - and so many more! They have everything here.
If you need clothes, shoes, books, coffee, dinner, a movie, a new TV, a bed, sports equipment, or groceries - South Edmonton Common is the place for you!
There is a Walmart, a Superstore, a Best Buy, a Brick, and just about anything you could ask for, all closely put together for your shopping convenience.
South Common also holds my favorite movie theatre in the city. It's the best in my opinion!
My only complaint about South Edmonton Common is this: Edmonton is cold. When it's cold, I find myself wanting to shop indoors at a mall instead of having to go outside to get from store to store. Other than that, it's amazing! -
Review from Francesca K.
Edmonton, AB
3/26/2010
I love shopping in south edmonton common. The stores here are all ones I like and there are so many options available for shopping or eating.
I think many people are turned off by this place because for most cases you have to drive from store to store, unlike in a mall, but the stores are better and it is usually less busy than a Saturday afternoon at West Ed.
My boyfriend went shopping here in the dead of winter on one of the coldest days of the year last year for christmas gifts. The place was deserted! He said it was the nicest christmas shopping experience he has ever had. -
Review from Jack G.
Edmonton, AB
3/26/2010
South Edmonton Common is great. It has become the attraction of the south side and that's because there is a lot to do there.
When you go to South Common you can eat at one of the many good restaurants, shop, watch a movie, get a haircut etc. It is a great place to walk around in the summer to get some fresh air and new digs. The theater is now the only one on the South Side of Edmonton and it plays all the good movies.
I compare it to an outdoor West Edmonton mall. It might not have as many stores but it does have a lot of the same ones and many other great ones. It is great for shopping. -
Review from Chukwuma M.
3/25/2010
My life in Edmonton would probably be twice as boring without South Edmonton Common. Lots of quality stores, great places to eat, and to top it off, an awesome Cineplex, which might be the cinema I've ever been to. The best part is that most of the clothing stores are outlets, so you're likely to see a good sale frequently. H&M, le Chateau, Aldo, Nike, Adidas, Guess...you name it, it's in South Edmonton Common. Seriously, EVERYTHING. Think of it as an outdoor West Edmonton Mall. There's also a Futureshop and Best Buy, so your electronics needs are set.
The only problem is that the area it's soooo big. There's so much free space that its Ikea, which is actually the biggest Ikea in North freakin' America, barely takes up any room! Stores are so far apart, so if you're shopping by foot, good luck. It's crazy to imagine that there was absolutely nothing here when I first came to Edmonton in 2000. I'm glad SEC decided to fill that particular void in South Edmonton. -
Review from Jinho K.
Edmonton, AB
12/4/2010
It's a great place to shop. Walmart, Canada's biggest future shop location, h&m, gap, old navy, aeropostale, cineplex, best buy, Ikea..... I just wish that the roads were planned better, as it is a pain in the ass to make a turn or go straight on some intersections.
