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Originally Posted by casper
Saskatoon is an interesting example. Midtown Plaza (the downtown mall) is the largest in the city and plays a role in attracting people downtown. In this case some of the advantages that Midtown Plaza has is it is the premier shopping centre in the city. The only Bay and Sears department stores in the city and the shops in the mall are mostly national/international brands where they only operate one outlet in the city or province. It is basically a destination, that helps compensate for the hassle of parking downtown.
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Regina and Saskatoon both seem to have their main malls downtown too...it seems some cities it is a hit, others a huge miss.