It could be a win-win for bargain shoppers.
A new 20,000 square foot, two-level commercial store will be opening next year in The Bay Centre in downtown Victoria, the mallB次元官网网址檚 management announced Monday in a statement.
Media reports claim it will be a new Winners store. Currently that discount retail chain has two locations in Greater Victoria B次元官网网址 one at Tillicum Centre in Saanich and the other in Westshore Town Centre in Langford.
B次元官网网址淚 cannot confirm anything at this point; itB次元官网网址檚 up to the tenant to announce this,B次元官网网址 Bay Centre general manager Darlene Hollstein told the Vic B次元官网网址 on Tuesday. B次元官网网址淭he store is opening around April 2019, so I imagine when the new store takes possession, theyB次元官网网址檒l make a formal announcement.B次元官网网址
In announcing the large new space, the moving of some current tenants to others spaces within the mall, and various mall upgrades, Hollstein said the goal is to become a B次元官网网址渟hoppersB次元官网网址 first destination.B次元官网网址
B次元官网网址淥ver the long term, the realignment of the stores and services that are in The Bay Centre is intended to further enhance the shopping experience for those who live, work, and play downtown,B次元官网网址 she added.
The addition of a large new anchor store to complement The Bay is expected to generate more traffic to the Douglas Street retail hub, which already attracts seven million visitors per year.
Currently, The Bay Centre has more than 90 stores, with the other largest spaces taken up by Sport Chek, GoodLife Fitness, Urban Planet, Coast Capital Savings, Le Chateau, EarlB次元官网网址檚 Restaurant and Passport Canada.