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New retailer in VictoriaBԪַs Bay Centre could be win-win for shoppers

Mall chooses not to confirm merchant name, but reports indicate Winners is coming downtown
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The Bay Centre in downtown Victoria is preparing to welcome a large new tenant, rumoured to be Winners. File photo.

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 mallBԪַs 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 BԪַ one at Tillicum Centre in Saanich and the other in Westshore Town Centre in Langford.

BԪַI cannot confirm anything at this point; itBԪַs up to the tenant to announce this,BԪַ Bay Centre general manager Darlene Hollstein told the Vic BԪַ on Tuesday. BԪַThe store is opening around April 2019, so I imagine when the new store takes possession, theyBԪַll make a formal announcement.BԪַ

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 BԪַshoppersBԪַ first destination.BԪַ

BԪַOver 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,BԪַ 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, EarlBԪַs Restaurant and Passport Canada.

anna.james@vicnews.com





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