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Port Place Shopping Centre is a hybrid indoor/outdoor shopping mall located in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada.It previously had a total retail floor area of 145,000 square feet prior to partial demolition of the mall space, which reduced its floor space to approximately 134,478 square feet [1] prior to the addition of new retail and office space.
Woodgrove Centre features 724,713 square feet (67,328.0 m 2) 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 Central Walk.
The first enclosed shopping mall was the Park Royal Shopping Centre in West Vancouver, British Columbia, which opened a year later, in 1950. As of May 2017, there were 3,742 enclosed and strip malls in Canada that were larger than 40,000 square feet (3,700 m 2 ).
Raffles Place c.1910. The area become the location for well-known retail stores in the 19th century. John Little, Singapore's oldest department store, was established on 30 August 1842 on Commercial Square. [7]
Thrifty Foods was founded by Alex Campbell and Ernie Skinner in 1977 when the first store was opened in Victoria's Fairfield neighbourhood. As of June 2018, the chain operates 25 stores, with 2 more under construction on Vancouver Island and the Lower Mainland. [citation needed] It is the largest supermarket chain on Vancouver Island.
The stores carry a variety of goods, but the vast majority of space is devoted to groceries, and about a third of each store is set aside for electronics, housewares, and clothing. Items in the latter two categories are mainly from Loblaw's private labels, such as President's Choice, Life at Home, No Name, or Joe Fresh.
The ten store chain was founded by Don Yuen [2] in 1963 and employs over 700. [3] ... 103-4750 Rutherford Road, Nanaimo, BC; Saanich Peninsula. 7108 West Saanich Road
Change Alley was not famous yet but recognized as a meeting place for European buyers and Asian brokers. There were only a few stalls then so it served as a convenient thoroughfare for pedestrians to get from Collyer Quay to Raffles Place. 1930s: The 100-metre long informal space gained reputation for its increasing hustle and bustle. [1]