Those hoping to catch some special deals at the outlet shopping mall on the edge of Edmonton International Airport will have to wait a little longer.

Originally slated to open in this fall, Premium Outlet Collection will now open to the public on May 2, 2018, Sébastien Théberge, spokesman for developer Ivanhoe Cambridge said Wednesday.

“Opening a shopping centre is a project of large magnitude, with a multitude of factors requiring timing to work for everyone,” Théberge said.

“Although construction was on time last winter, there are a number of retailers that, from a capital allocation perspective, preferred to open in spring of 2018.”

When the project was originally announced at the end of 2013, the fully enclosed facility was to cover 350,000 square feet.

Its size has since been increased to 428,000 square feet and will feature more than 100 stores and is expected to create about 1,000 part-time and full-time jobs.

None of the shops has been publicly identified yet.