Cargills Square Explained

Cargills Square
Location:Jaffna, Sri Lanka
Mapframe-Zoom:14
Address:420 Hospital Street
Opening Date:2013
Developer:Cargills Ceylon PLC
Manager:Cargills Ceylon PLC
Owner:Cargills Ceylon PLC
Architect:MMGS Architects
Floor Area:74000square feet
Floors:4

Cargills Square is a shopping mall in the city of Jaffna in northern Sri Lanka. The mall is located in the heart of the city at the junction of Hospital Street and Mahathma Gandhi Road, opposite Jaffna Hospital. Work on the Rs.500 million shopping and entertainment complex started in September 2011.[1] [2] [3] The mall opened in the last quarter of 2013.[4] The mall was designed by the Colombo based MMGS Architects.[5]

As well as a Cargills Food City supermarket, the 74000square feet mall contains a KFC restaurant, a three screen cineplex, food court, bank, a range of shops and a basement car park.[6] [7] The cineplex has seating for 1,200 people and is managed by C T Holdings (formerly known as the Ceylon Theatres Group), Cargills' parent company.[8]

Notes and References

  1. News: Cargills to invest 500mn in Jaffna. The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). 14 September 2011.
  2. News: Cargills shows the way with biggest private sector investment of Rs. 500 m in Jaffna. Daily FT. 15 September 2011. 15 March 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140315231150/http://www.ft.lk/2011/09/15/cargills-shows-the-way-with-biggest-private-sector-investment-of-rs-500-m-in-jaffna/. 15 March 2014. dead.
  3. Web site: Cargills shows the way with biggest private sector investment of Rs. 500 m in Jaffna. Press Articles. Cargills Ceylon PLC. 15 September 2011. 15 March 2014. 4 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304070712/http://www.cargillsceylon.com/MediaCentre/News.aspx?newsId=0258. dead.
  4. Web site: Cargills Ceylon PLC Provisional Financial Statements Nine Months Ended 31 December 2013. Colombo Stock Exchange. 1. 2014-03-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20140315231705/https://www.cse.lk/cmt/upload_report_file/457_1392634301.pdf#. 2014-03-15. dead.
  5. Web site: Cargills Square, Jaffna. MMGS Architects.
  6. News: Cargills Square opens in Jaffna. The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 23 February 2014.
  7. News: Sri Lanka- Jaffna gets a 15 storied Star Class hotel . News.lk . 2 February 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140315231508/http://www.news.lk/news/sri-lanka/1391-sri-lanka-jaffna-gets-a-15-storied-star-class-hotel . 2014-03-15 .
  8. News: Former war zone to get 'cineplex'. The Island (Sri Lanka). 18 September 2011.