5th Avenue Mall - Anchorage, Alaska - Shopping Center

5th Avenue Mall is located at West 5th Avenue in the heart of downtown Anchorage, Alaska. Opening hours are 10am to 9pm Monday to Friday, 10am to 8pm on Saturday and 11am to 6pm on Sunday. The parking garage at this shopping center is one of the largest downtown, offering six levels of parking.

The site is managed by the Simon Property Group (SPG), which is the largest public U.S real estate company with nearly 400 developments in the North America, Europe and Asia. One of the company features is the Simon Visa Giftcard which can be redeemed within any Simon mall and anywhere Visa Debit cards are accepted. 5th Avenue has five levels and is anchored by department stores JCPenney and Nordstrom. Many of the mall's stores are exclusive to the center within the state of Alaska

Amongst the many stores in the mall there are many ranges of products such as clothing, sportswear, entertainment items, home dycor and jewelry. There are many well known fashion and shoe stores including Alaska Walking Store, American Eagle Outfitters, Banana Republic, Gap, Foot Locker, PacSun, Wet Seal, whilst there are also many accessory stores including Bottoms, Circular, Claire's, J-N-S and Sunglass Hut. Clothing and other items for children can be purchased at Gymboree and Kiddywinks.

Nine jewelry retailers can be found at this shopping center too with names including Fred Meyer Jewelers, Kay Jewelers, Urban Vibe and Zales Jewelers. There are six health and beauty shops open for business such as The Body Shop, GNC and L.A Style and Retail Center. Other stores selling cards, gifts, books and stationery include A&H Hallmark, Alaska Wild Berry Products, Downtown Co-Op, Once In A Blue Moose, Style of Russia and Walleen's Northlight Gallery.

There are a few services provided at the shopping mall including jewelry repair, hairdressing, a nail spa and a Christian Science Reading Room. Communication companies set up at the center with their own stores include AT&T and ACS Wireless. Children can be kept amused at various toy stores including a Build a Bear Workshop, GameStop and Northwind Kites and Games.

Several dining options are available at this shopping mall, which has a food court on the fourth level, whilst on the street level there is a restaurant with waiter service called Sullivan's Steakhouse. Order at the counter restaurants includes names such as 5th Avenue Deli, Famous Wok, Subway and Villa Pizza. Visitors can also purchase food items from Burgers Wings & Things, whilst there is a cafy at Nordstrom on the 2nd floor.

There is a customer service desk on level 2 for visitors requiring information about the mall or the local area. On level 1 is the security desk where lost and found is located and guests will be able to borrow wheelchairs here too on a first come first served basis. Strollers can be rented on Level 1 by the JCPenney Entrance and stamps can be purchased at the U.S. Postal Store located on Level 3 near JCPenney.