Posted Aug 29, 2013, 2:02 AM
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There is a trend of suburban malls dying, or at least suffering in Ottawa. Place d'Orleans is limping somewhat, even rented a large part of the second floor, originally retail, as office space to the RCMP. The Heron Gate Mall built in 1981 has recently been torn down. The Hazeldean Mall is also pretty pathetic but I imagine the new Target store might rejuvenate the place. Other smaller suburban malls might also be suffering.
On the other hand, the big regional malls such as St. Laurent and Bayshore (currently expanding and will see a few new to Ottawa stores such as H&M) are thriving.
The Rideau Centre downtown is rolling in dough and will also be revamped and expanded soon. Confirmed stores, new to the market, are Simons and of course Nordstrom. Hudson's bay across the street, which is connected to the Rideau by two skywalks, should start renovations soon (hopefully) and could potentially hold a small Saks to complement the expanded Rideau Centre. Both the Rideau will have a few direct connections to the subway station of the same name.
Holt has been wanting out of its current location; the current store is only 36,000 square feet and situated in a corner of the business district that is totally dead on evenings and weekends.
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