Woodgrove Centre

Woodgrove Centre[2] is a shopping centre on Vancouver Island in the harbour city of Nanaimo, British Columbia.

Woodgrove Centre
Location6631 Island Highway North
Nanaimo, British Columbia
V9T 4T7
Coordinates49.23658°N 124.05051°W / 49.23658; -124.05051
Opening dateSeptember 30, 1981
ManagementIvanhoé Cambridge
OwnerIvanhoé Cambridge
No. of stores and services150 [1]
No. of anchor tenants8
Total retail floor area751,713 square feet
No. of floors1 (2 in Hudson's Bay department store)
WebsiteWoodgrove 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 co-owned and managed by Ivanhoé Cambridge, a Canadian-based global property developer.

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.

References
  1. http://www.woodgrovecentre.com
  2. http://maps.google.ca/maps/place?cid=8972638237322370642&q=Woodgrove+Centre&hl=en&gl=ca
  3. "Woodgrove Centre has been a fixture for 30 years". Canada.com. Postmedia Network. 2010-12-21. Retrieved 2011-02-11.
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