St David's, Cardiff
St David's (Welsh: Dewi Sant), previously known as St David's Shopping Centre, is one of the principal shopping centres in the city centre of Cardiff, Wales. It is in The Hayes area of the southern city centre. Following the extension of St David's 2 in 2009, St David's is the third busiest shopping centre in the United Kingdom.
| Location | Cardiff, Wales |
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| Opening date | 24 March 1982 (phase 1) 22 October 2009 (phase 2) |
| Developer | St David's Partnership and Land Securities Group (50%)) |
| Owner | Landsec Cardiff Council (Freeholder) Linc-Cymru Housing Association (Barrack Lane) |
| Architect | Benoy (phase 2) Building Design Partnership (library) Glenn Howells (Hayes Apartments) |
| No. of stores and services | 203 |
| No. of anchor tenants | 4 (Boots, Marks & Spencer, Primark and John Lewis) |
| Total retail floor area | 129,561 m2 (1,394,580 sq ft) |
| No. of floors | 9 (2 shopping levels, 1 restaurant seating level and 6 car park levels) |
| Parking | 2,550 |
| Website | www |
The construction of the extension cost a total of £675m and brought Cardiff within the top five shopping destinations in the United Kingdom. The centre consists of the original first phase - St David's Centre - adjoining St David's Hall and the second phase, given the development name of St David's 2. The second phase of the shopping centre opened on 22 October 2009, when the first 58 of its 88 stores opened for business.