Sheraton Centre (Barbados)

The Sheraton Mall (formerly known as Sheraton Centre) is a shopping and entertainment complex located close to the fringe of both Sargeants' Village and Vauxhall in the Parish of Christ Church, Barbados. The mall boasts having roughly 120 stores and services along with the only multiplex cinema on the island. The major anchor stores for the mall are Courts Barbados Ltd, DaCosta Mannings, and the Olympus Theatres cinema Multiplex.

In 1986 the Intel Corporation closed their subsidiary called Intel (Barbados) Ltd. [cite news |url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1052/is_v8/ai_4031990 |title=Twin plants in operation now - Puerto Rico |date=1985-11-25 |work=Business America via CNET Networks, Inc., a CBS Company |accessdate=2008-09-28] the company was involved in microprocessor manufacturing at the building. The move displaced about 1,000 workers and placed pressure on the Government of Barbados to make further use of the facility. Sometime thereafter the Sheraton Mall opened and over the years as popularity grew the mall has continued to build onto the original building structure.

The mall's Food Court has local, regional and international cuisine available. But, additionally there are an assortment of stores that include accessories, clothing, shoes, electronics, health, nutrition, and home accessories. Around the exterior of the complex is free parking in the parking lot. The mall acts as a central location for many shoppers and is only a few minutes from such areas as Saint Lawrence Gap in Christ Church, The Wildey area in the Parish of Saint Michael and other places via the ABC Highway. Stores are open until 9 pm Monday through Saturday.

On the afternoon of December 30, 2004, a fire began at the Sheraton Centre, as it was then known. One firefighter was injured and the western side of the mall was severely damaged. [cite news |url=http://web.archive.org/web/20050110234710/http://www.barbadosadvocate.com/NewViewNewsleft.cfm?Record=19903 |title=Fire at Sheraton |last=Wallace|first=Nigel |date=2004-12-31 |work=The Barbados Advocate |accessdate=2008-09-28] [cite news |url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-18377410_ITM |title=Barbados shopping mall fire finally under control |date=2005-01-02 |work=BBC Monitoring International Reports via Asia Africa Intelligence Wire, quoting the Caribbean Media Corporation (CMC) news agency |accessdate=2008-09-28]

Stores continually leave and open at the mall and in July, 2006 an Attiva fitness centre opened at the mall. [cite news |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-154417996.html|title=Tom helps Attiva go global |last=Duckers |first=John |date=2006-11-15 |work=The Birmingham Post (England) |publisher=Birmingham Post & Mail Ltd. |accessdate=2008-09-28]

Local stores

Accessories

*Accessory Ms. & Mister Too
*Arpees
*Harrisons Land
*Milano (quality leather ladies shoes & handbags)
*Tubes (authentic urban Caribbean design)

Children

*Gaalaxy Fashions
*Kids to Adults
*Kids Club
*Komik Kraze
*Krackerjack Kidz
*Peaches
*Thani's Shoe Shop
*Upbeat

Ladies

*Thani's Shoe Shop
*Milano (Quality Leather Ladies Shoes & Handbags)

Entertainment

*A&B Soundz
*Courts Barbados Ltd
*Komik Kraze
*DaCosta Mannings
*Mix 96.9FM [http://www.mix969fm.com/]
*Olympus Theatres [http://www.olympustheatres.com/]
*Sunbeach

References

External links

* [http://www.sheratonmall.com/ Sheraton Mall] official site
* [http://www.olympustheatres.com/ Olympus Movie Theatres]