Owned by Andrew Stringer, St.Georges Centre opened in 1996 and is Preston city centres biggest shopping centre. The centre is home to over 100 units with big high street brands such as Miss Selfridge, River Island, Patiserie Valerie, Swarovski and more. In 2002 The Mall Company took over the Centre and rebranded it to The Mall. The ageing centre was refurbished before being bought by Aviva Investors for £87 million and the name was reverted back to St Georges.