Galaxy Mall 1 built in 1994. Two years later, the construction was completed and opened. At the time, the shopping center was managed by PT. Sinar Galaxy. The main tenants at that time were Hero Supermarket, Timezone, KerisDepartment Store, McDonald's and Galaxy 21. Galaxy Mall also has Techno Zone to date, on the 2nd floor, the food court of the archipelago and internationally in 3rd floor. In 2005, Galaxy Mall developed, expanded and added one extension, namely Galaxy Extension Mall with the main tenants Sogo Department Store and Celebrity Fitness, completed and opened in 2006. In the same year, Hero Supermarket at Galaxy Existing Mall, is now occupied by an international supermarket, which is 99 Ranch Market. In 2010, the name of the shopping center changed to Galaxy Mall because many residents in Surabaya mentioned the name and in the same year, the Galaxy 21 cinema was transformed into the Galaxy XXI cinema. In 2011, the first Centro Department Store in Surabaya was opened. In 2013, McDonald's at Galaxy Mall 1, 2nd floor was closed and is now occupied by Erafone Megastore. While McDonald's at Galaxy Mall 1, 2nd floor moved its location to Jalan Manyar Kertoarjo, precisely at the former Pertamina gas station. In 2016, construction of Galaxy Mall 3 has begun. On July 10, 2018, an elevated bridge was installed connecting Galaxy Mall 1 and 2 with Galaxy Mall 3. Furthermore, this bridge also functions as a crossing bridge for people equipped with their own elevators, and will also be integrated with rapid transportation, namely the monorail implemented by the city government Surabaya. On April 19, 2019, Galaxy Mall 3 was completed and opened with H&M, Uniqlo and Burger King as one of its main tenants.
Controversy
After Galaxy Mall 3 construction was finished in 2019, rumors circulated that the next Galaxy Mall will also have a 4th stage. Galaxy Mall 4, according to rumors, will be built in an area currently occupied by sports facilities owned by the Indonesian National Sports Committee of East Java. According to news circulating as well, the current location of the KONI facility will be moved to vacant land in Puri Galaxy housing on Jalan Arief Rahman Hakim, which is quite strategic because it is close to the campus of the Sepuluh Nopember Institute of Technology and Hang Tuah University.
