Who's ready for a new arrival in The Galleries.
It will be with us in 2024 and the news gives us a chance to share these archive Echo scenes from the shopping centre, right back to the day it first opened.
Maybe you were there when Princess Anne paid a visit in 1974.
Or when the Home Secretary was almost run over by trollies in 1983.
9. Meeting the SAFC stars
Sunderland players Simon Mignolet (left) and Keiren Westwood served behind the counter and chatted to young customers in 2011. Here they are in the SAFC club shop. | se
10. A changing scene
Work starting in 2011 on the final phase of the £8m redevelopment of The Galleries. | se
11. Santa on site
Pictured with Santa at the Galleries in 2012 were Ben Lauderdale, 2 with his sister Abigail, 8, and Harvey Blackmore, 6. | se
12. Mixing it up in 2013
The Big Mix in 2013 with drummers from Beat It entertaining the shoppers. | se