Glæsibær Shopping Centre

Glæsibær Shopping Centre (Icelandic: Glæsibær verslunarmiðstöð) is a shopping centre located at Álfheimar 74 in Reykjavík, Iceland. It was taken into use in December 1970 and was at that time the largest shopping centre in Iceland, with a floor area of about 8,300 square metres. The centre was built by the merchants Sigurliði Kristjánsson and Valdimar Þórðarson, known by the names Silli and Valdi, who also operated grocery stores under those names. The grocery store Silla and Valda in Glæsibær was considered very elegant; it covered a thousand square metres and introduced novelties not previously seen in Iceland, such as shopping carts with child seats, alongside a wide product range. The grocery store in Glæsibær was operated under the Silla brand until 1974, when Sláturfélag Suðurlands took over its operation. Later, grocery stores under the 10-11 and Iceland brands were operated in Glæsibær. A number of other stores have been located in Glæsibær, and one of them, the cosmetics store Snyrtivöruverslunin Glæsibær, is the only store that has been operated in the shopping centre continuously since the beginning. In 2002, thorough renovations were made to Glæsibær and the shopping centre was significantly expanded, including with an extension that now houses, among other things, medical offices and a fitness centre as well as other companies. In 2006, the Glæsibær health centre (Heilsugæslustöðin í Glæsibæ) began operations, serving residents of nearby neighbourhoods. In 2018, a large Nexus store opened in Glæsibær. The centre maintains an official website, glaesibaer.is, which provides information on opening hours, services, stores, and restaurants and dining places within the centre, as well as store locations. A new website was launched on 27 October 2021, replacing its predecessor after several years of service. The site also hosts the centre's privacy policy.

Glæsibær was taken into use in December 1970 and was at that time the largest shopping centre in Iceland, with a floor area of about 8,300 square metres. It was built by the merchants Sigurliði Kristjánsson and Valdimar Þórðarson, known as Silli and Valdi, who also operated grocery stores under those names. The grocery store Silla and Valda in Glæsibær was considered very elegant; it covered a thousand square metres and featured novelties not previously seen in Iceland, such as shopping carts with child seats, and a wide product range. The grocery store in Glæsibær was operated under the Silla brand until 1974, when Sláturfélag Suðurlands took over its operation. Later, grocery stores under the 10-11 and Iceland brands were operated in Glæsibær. A number of other stores have been located in Glæsibær, and one of them, the cosmetics store Snyrtivöruverslunin Glæsibær, is the only store that has been operated in the shopping centre continuously since the beginning. In 2002, thorough renovations were made to Glæsibær and the shopping centre was significantly expanded, including with an extension that now houses, among other things, medical offices and a fitness centre as well as other companies. In 2006, the Glæsibær health centre (Heilsugæslustöðin í Glæsibæ) began operations, serving residents of nearby neighbourhoods. In 2018, a large Nexus store opened in Glæsibær. The centre maintains an official website, glaesibaer.is, which provides information on opening hours, services, stores, and restaurants and dining places within the centre, as well as store locations. A new website was launched on 27 October 2021, replacing its predecessor after several years of service. The site also hosts the centre's privacy policy.

• Glæsibær taken into use; at the time the largest shopping centre in Iceland at about 8,300 square metres.

• Sláturfélag Suðurlands took over operation of the grocery store in Glæsibær from the Silla brand.

• Thorough renovations and significant expansion of Glæsibær, including an extension housing medical offices and a fitness centre.

• Heilsugæslustöðin í Glæsibæ (health centre) began operations, serving nearby neighbourhoods.

• A large Nexus store opened in Glæsibær.

• New website glaesibaer.is launched, replacing its predecessor.

A long-established neighbourhood shopping centre in Reykjavík offering a diverse range of stores, services, and dining, with a history dating to 1970.

• Grocery store (Silla and Valda, later 10-11 and Iceland)

  A thousand-square-metre grocery store considered very elegant, with novelties such as shopping carts with child seats.

• Snyrtivöruverslunin Glæsibær

  The only store operated in the shopping centre continuously since the beginning.

• Heilsugæslustöðin í Glæsibæ

  Health centre that began operations in 2006, serving residents of nearby neighbourhoods.

• Nexus store

  A large Nexus store opened in Glæsibær in 2018.

1. 1Forsíða | Glæsibærglaesibaer.is
2. 2Glæsibær Shopping Centre - Wikidatawikidata.org
3. 3Glæsibær (verslunarmiðstöð) - Wikipediais.wikipedia.org