Kungsmässan

Kungsmässan is a shopping centre located in central Kungsbacka, Sweden. It is one of the larger retail destinations in the Storgöteborg (Greater Gothenburg) area and describes itself as "Sveriges Bästa Citygalleria" (Sweden's Best City Gallery), a title it has won multiple times in the Evimetrix survey "Svenskarnas favoritcentrum". The centre contains approximately 100 shops, cafés and restaurants, has around 3 hectares of parking areas, receives about 5 million visitors annually and generates total turnover of roughly SEK 1.5 billion. The site has a layered history. From the 1950s until 1966 the building housed a textile factory owned by P. Em. Lithander & Co AB. Between 1966 and 1972 the premises were used for a boat show; because the show was held in Kungsbacka it was named "Kungsmässan", and the name stuck to the later shopping centre. Kungsmässan opened as a department-store-style retail venue in 1973 with 25 shops. It was expanded in 1984 to accommodate 50 shops, and a major expansion and renovation in 2000 brought the number to 80 shops. By November 2021 the centre counted around 100 shops, cafés and restaurants. Kungsmässan has been recognised repeatedly in the Evimetrix "Svenskarnas favoritcentrum" survey, being named Sweden's best city gallery in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2021. Its official website states that it has the most satisfied customers in Greater Gothenburg and has been voted Sweden's Best City Gallery four years in a row. The centre remains an active retail destination in central Kungsbacka.

The building that now houses Kungsmässan has its origins in industry. From the 1950s until 1966 it was a textile factory owned by P. Em. Lithander & Co AB. The textile factory was considerably smaller than the current premises. Between 1966 and 1972 the premises were used as a boat show. Because the boat show was located in Kungsbacka, it was logically named "Kungsmässan", and that name was later carried over to the shopping centre. In 1973 Kungsmässan opened as a department store with 25 shops. It was expanded in 1984 to accommodate 50 shops. In 2000 the shopping centre underwent a major expansion and renovation that gave Kungsmässan 80 shops. By November 2021 the number of shops, cafés and restaurants had reached approximately 100. Over the years Kungsmässan has been renovated and expanded several times. It has around 3 hectares of parking areas, receives approximately 5 million visitors annually and has total turnover of around SEK 1.5 billion. It was named Sweden's best city gallery in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2021 according to the Evimetrix survey "Svenskarnas favoritcentrum". Its official website states that it has the most satisfied customers in Greater Gothenburg and has been voted Sweden's Best City Gallery four years in a row. On 6 October 2024, at around 3 p.m., a person was shot inside Kungsmässan. Six to ten shots were fired and panic broke out.

• 2021

  Number of shops, cafés and restaurants reaches approximately 100.

• 2016

  Named Sweden's best city gallery in the Evimetrix survey.

• 2000

  Major expansion and renovation gives Kungsmässan 80 shops.

• 1984

  Expansion allows Kungsmässan to accommodate 50 shops.

• 1973

  Kungsmässan opens as a department store with 25 shops.

• 1972

  Boat show use of the premises ends.

• 1966

  Textile factory owned by P. Em. Lithander & Co AB ceases operation at the site.

• 1966

  The premises begin to be used as a boat show, giving rise to the name Kungsmässan.

• A person is shot inside Kungsmässan; six to ten shots are fired and panic breaks out.

Sweden's Best City Gallery (Sveriges Bästa Citygalleria), with the most satisfied customers in Greater Gothenburg

Product categories. shops · cafés · restaurants · retail services

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