Woodgrove Centre
Woodgrove Centre[2] is a shopping centre on Vancouver Island in the harbour city of Nanaimo, British Columbia.
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| Location | 6631 Island Highway North Nanaimo, British Columbia V9T 4T7 |
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| Coordinates | 49.23658°N 124.05051°W |
| Opening date | September 30, 1981 |
| Management | Weihong Liu |
| Owner | Weihong Liu |
| No. of stores and services | 150 [1] |
| No. of anchor tenants | 8 |
| Total retail floor area | 751,713 square feet |
| No. of floors | 1 (2 in Hudson's Bay department store) |
| Website | Woodgrove Centre |
Woodgrove Centre features 724,713 square feet (67,328.0 m2) of retail space and is Vancouver Island's largest shopping centre.[3] The centre has over 150 stores, among them are Hudson's Bay, Walmart Canada, Toys "R" Us, Winners, Sport Chek, Save-On-Foods, Chapters and Landmark Cinemas.
Woodgrove is owned and managed by Weihong Liu, a Chinese immigrant businesswoman.
History
Woodgrove Centre opened in 1981 with Eaton’s and Woodwards as its tenants. In 2000, the mall was expanded from 530,000 square feet to 724,713. The Bay moved to the former Eaton’s location. The Woodward’s store was demolished and was replaced with Wal-Mart which moved from its Country Club Centre location.
On September 1, 2020, Weihong Liu bought the property from Ivanhoe Cambridge
Anchors
Current anchors
- Hudson's Bay (opened 1993)
- SportChek (opened 2000)
- Toys R Us (opened 1994)
- Walmart (opened 2002)
- Winners (opened 2000)
Former anchors
- Eaton's (closed 1999 and replaced with a relocated The Bay store)
- Marks & Spencer (closed 1993)
- SAAN (closed late 1990s)
- Safeway (closed 1994 and replaced with Toys R Us)
- Sports Experts (closed 1993)
- Woodward's (closed 1993 and replaced with The Bay)
- Woodwynn (closed 1995)
References
- http://www.woodgrovecentre.com
- http://maps.google.ca/maps/place?cid=8972638237322370642&q=Woodgrove+Centre&hl=en&gl=ca
- "Woodgrove Centre has been a fixture for 30 years". Canada.com. Postmedia Network. 2010-12-21. Retrieved 2011-02-11.