Gainesville is the retail hub of North Central Florida. Its 45 distinctive shopping centers lure shoppers from 13 counties. A major attraction is the recently renovated 1 million square foot Oaks Mall, an enclosed shopping facility with five anchoring department stores and 150 other shops, boutiques, and services. The Gainesville area shopping experience is wide in scope. It includes such fine centers as Butler Plaza, the area's new "shopping mecca;" Gainesville Shopping Center; Newberry Crossing; Newberry Square; Hunters Crossing; Thornebrook Shopping Center; and Tower Center.